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Originally Posted by complete  I finally watched the Hapkido episode. I haven't taken Hapkido but I've taken Hwa Rang Do, and some of the kicks and techniques were very similar.
Something I realized watching episode that I didn't see when I saw other episode with Silat, Kukyushin Karate, and Savate. That is, I can see some weaknesses in the way they were fighting. Can't say whether it's the style or the how the people were practicing this particular style. If the final sparring were a real fight, I think both Doug and Jimmy would've easily beat their opponents trained in Hapkido.
First of all, both Doug and Jimmy were in much better shape than any of the typical blackbelts in any system who's just doing it as part time/hobby level. Second, even though neither Doug nor Jimmy were efficient at those fancy kicks, they were much better at moving around and looking for openings.
I'm only saying this because I was able to see due to my familiarity with the style, that I couldn't see from other styles but I'm sure they all equally apply. (Even though Doug and Jimmy lost by points in many of the episode playing by their respective style's rules, but overall they are better trained and better fighters in real life)
I'm more of a believer now that training in multiple styles will give you more insights into pros and cons of each style and help you get better as an overall fighter. |
I am a big practitioner of Hapkido and it
IS the user that would render this style more ineffective than others. it's a very practicle style of martial arts, but there is more to learn in this style than what most schools teach.
I also agree with you about learning multiple styles. I have had many friends and students ask me which style or technique I thought was the best, and I simply answer them with "all of them". The difficulty in studying the different styles too closely to each other is to do your best not to 'combine' the styles while your learning them. Learn them in their true form and then see how the techniques can be adjusted to fit you better after you are able to master or at least understand the basic principles of each style you've learned.