Hapkido

[Intercepting fist]

Why are there so few Hapkido schools in the UK. It looks like an amazing martial art for inflicting pain aswell as some awsome kicks and punching techniques. We need more Hapkido school!!

[disgruntled]

it is an amazing MA


you could also consider studing Judo (which you have), taekwondo, and aikido. that is basically what hapkido is.

[JackG]

there are at least 10 hapkido schools in my town - my town has the highest korean population density that any other place in the world excluding korea

[Chapel]

A lot of Tae Kwon Do places that aren't all about competitions will incorporate some Hapkido into everyday classes. A lot of Tae Kwon Do high ranks that I know are also Hapkido higher ranks (and I guess vice versa).

That being said, I think it has more to do with marketing than anything else. People recognize the term Karate, less so for Tae Kwon Do (been unsuccessfully trying to change all of the paper work in my non-profit to read 'Tae Kwon Do' instead of 'Karate,' there is just so much of it and the old copies are too heavily circulated) and even less so for Hapkido.

[N.B]

It's funny you should say that Chapel, I just found out yesterday the Tae Kwon Do place I plan to go to over the holidays (trying to keep up the Tang Soo Do stylee sort of thing), also teaches Hapkido. Although I don't know if it's mixed in with the classes or taught separately.

I do have a question about it though. I know Hapkido is a mix of Tae Kwon Do and a grappling sort of martial art, but what is that element of it like? Is it more similar to Judo, Jujitsu or Akido?

[Chapel]

Hapkido deals with a lot of joint locks, manipulations and breaks. Takedowns and throws are also present, but in my experience are less prevalent.

[disgruntled]

Originally Posted by Chapel

Hapkido deals with a lot of joint locks, manipulations and breaks. Takedowns and throws are also present, but in my experience are less prevalent.

i would disagree. i did a lot of take downs... the throws not so much. i only know under 20 different throws. there are also a lot of pressure points, which i don't belief is from either aikido, judo, or taekwondo.... i think that is more of a hapkido thing..... i know a lot of hapkido masters are also certified acupunturists (sp???)

[Chapel]

Originally Posted by disgruntled

i would disagree. i did a lot of take downs... the throws not so much. i only know under 20 different throws. there are also a lot of pressure points, which i don't belief is from either aikido, judo, or taekwondo.... i think that is more of a hapkido thing..... i know a lot of hapkido masters are also certified acupunturists (sp???)

Now I am feeling quite humbled. I can't think of any pressure points that have been taught in Hapkido to me, but it is very possible that my instructor, knowing that I also do Tae Kwon Do, glossed over them, a few were taught there.

Anyway... what I was saying about the takedowns in Hapkido is that although near everything you do in Hapkido is going to end with a take down, most of the take downs are highly similar. This is opposed to the joint manipulation aspect of it which is limitless by comparison. I guess the mistake I was making is the same mistake people make when saying that Tae Kwon Do is 'all feet.' There are few hand techniques in comparison to the number of kicks, but those few punches/blocks are still used a whole bunch. (Look at the Tae Guek forms, mostly blocks done with the hands.)

[disgruntled]

Originally Posted by Chapel

Now I am feeling quite humbled. I can't think of any pressure points that have been taught in Hapkido to me, but it is very possible that my instructor, knowing that I also do Tae Kwon Do, glossed over them, a few were taught there.

Anyway... what I was saying about the takedowns in Hapkido is that although near everything you do in Hapkido is going to end with a take down, most of the take downs are highly similar. This is opposed to the joint manipulation aspect of it which is limitless by comparison. I guess the mistake I was making is the same mistake people make when saying that Tae Kwon Do is 'all feet.' There are few hand techniques in comparison to the number of kicks, but those few punches/blocks are still used a whole bunch. (Look at the Tae Guek forms, mostly blocks done with the hands.)

i understand... i agree about the throw thing too.... when i was thinking of all the throws i know, it got to the point when i could not think of how else you could throw someone. they just because vasiations of things i know.

but then again, someone who does judo might disagree.

[47MartialMan]

In Hapkido I've studied, there were many takedowns and throws.....their defense course was satuated with them....

[Jozen-Bo]

Well, this has quite a variety of arts to discuss here. Hopkido, I just chose one for starters at random. I have studied Kajukenbo, what similarities and differences would one say that these to fightings styles hove?

[47MartialMan]

Kajukenbo- a interesting art/concept...perhaps can be MMA?

[03youngd]

Originally Posted by Intercepting fist

Why are there so few Hapkido schools in the UK. It looks like an amazing martial art for inflicting pain aswell as some awsome kicks and punching techniques. We need more Hapkido school!!

im a 1st Dan black belt in hapkido up in Durham, near Newcastle, im taught by Master Kim, Grandmaster Kim Duk In's son. theres only my Master and his brother who teaches Hapkido in the UK as ours are in the North East and his Brothers are in London.

[TKD&JKD]

My School is primarily a Taekwondo School. We do also incorporate a lot of Hapkido throwing and falling tecniques. We have different Hapkido tecniques we are suposed to learn as we begin to aquire rank. I currently have twenty different escape tecniques which have got me to my first dan.

[Draven]

I've seen a few Hapkido schools in Korea, seen more Hapkido schools state side then in Korea but most TKD dojangs there also taught Hapkido. From what little I saw, it looked a bit like American Jujitsu...