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Summary: Learn about the Hapkido fan weapon in this free martial arts video from our expert Master David Herbert.
Master David Herbert is Seventh Dan Black Belt with over 36 years of Martial Arts training and experience.He's an active member of the Korean Hapkido Association, the Korean World Pro...read more
"On behalf of Expert Village my name is Master David Herbert the World Martial Arts in New York City and today I will be demonstrating some of the basic hapkido weaponry. Another short weapon is the fan, the fan would be bamboo or it could be steel like this one. Fan is similar to the Dan Bong or short stick. Striking 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Fan is used closed, also used open, the hand besides the fan is also a weapon. The fan could be to strike and second hand strikes. So using the fan is representative of using this activity it is not holding the fan is a weapon but also the opposite hand and the fan makes a strike with second could be a little bit to aim low. "
eHow Article: Description of a Hapkido Fan