Goju_boi

"they wont throw hooks because its the weakest kind of punch you can throw at them" hook punches are not weak at all unless you don't know how to do them.they do take longer than the other punches , but they are very powerfull.

by stick kata do you mean with a bo staff or filipino sticks?

Taekyon is a old school martial arts that has been forgotten,but theres still practitioners.It looks like their dancing and just kicking each other.anyways dthis art did inspire other arts.

so why do you thik learning hindi is a lost cause?

I guess I have to study Goju's history some more.

good one , but I don't think he's talking about that kind of trick.He's refferering to doing fancy movements like flips,jump spinning kicks .. etc

well I guess we could start a poll to see if more girls can do the splits at your school or if more guys can do the splits at your school.

in public school or martial arts school?

different patches have different meanings just ask your instructor what yours means.

It doesn't sound bad.Do you know if they are part of an organization?

Hmm I guess my uncle was just studying what was Moo sool kwan hapkido.Anyways what I stii don't get is why he was using okinawan wepons and every terminolgy was in japanese if it was a korean art?

were did you see it?

I wouldn't want him in the movie either.

wouldn't it be the same as a punching bag?

yeah that's pretty good,you should enter a mixed martial arts tournament and use all three.

WCK is hundreds of years old but its a living breathing art.It continues to evolve and change.Its not the same art as it was 100 yrs ago.In another 100 yrs it will be very different then it is now.If a fighting art is to stay relevent it must change. that's true,but in the martial arts a lot of people don't like to see change.

well out of my whole dojo theres only one girl who can outstrech me,but she's a dancer so that would make sense.

I've also heard that the japanese rito squad carries jo staffs with them.Anyways what about korea?

oh ok,but I thought that nobody does higaonas style anymore?

wow the militayr taught you all of that?how did you have the space to cram all those languages in your head?

i guess it's because less people practice it

I like those philosophies,I wish more schools did that though

how come all these Korean arts copied shotokan?There more styles out there to chose from.not that Shotokan is bad,just that there isn't a variety that they chose from.

"Anyways, back on track. Would Hapkido be a good striking art that would be able to be used in MMA competitions or would I need something else, and also does it cover enough submissions to enter in a MMA competition? " Well for striking is fine,but I really can't tell you about the grappling because the grappling in that style was meant for nasty things like breaking bones.

is there a long term contract? what organizations are you with? how often do you compete in tournaments? Also look around to see if you see a lot of senior students.The reason is because that shows that the people that join stay because they like it and are commited.Also if you don't see too many senior students don't worry,it might just be a new school.Anyways good luck.