Hapkido

[White Warlock]

hehe, just noticed we hijacked this thread.

 

Anyone else care to comment about hapkido?

[delta1]

hehe, just noticed we hijacked this thread.

 

Nah, I think sano just got confused. But those are some good points on Aikido. Learn somethin' ever' time I come here!

 

As to Hapkido, from what litttle I know of it, it seems to be fairly complete and effective as a system. I question their using high kicks in a fight, but I suppose it doesn't hurt to know how.

[SevenStar]

could you not use that entrance into disharmony to make a new friend through a test of skill? you enter into disharmony, but in the end, two people are better because of it.

[White Warlock]

could you not use that entrance into disharmony to make a new friend through a test of skill? you enter into disharmony, but in the end, two people are better because of it.

Does the left arm strike the right arm to see which is better?

 

The concept of unity in Omoto-Kyo goes beyond the presumed understanding of unity. It poses that we are one, all of us.

 

I don't necessarily agree to the idealist precepts posed in the Omoto-Kyo religion, but I do respect them for their brave stance and for the good they have committed in the last century. A stance that went head and above against the warring principles of the Japanese feudal system, and... won.

[White Warlock]

Learn somethin' ever' time I come here!

Hehe, glad i could oblige.

[Sorynn]

As to Hapkido, from what litttle I know of it, it seems to be fairly complete and effective as a system. I question their using high kicks in a fight, but I suppose it doesn't hurt to know how.

 

Delta1,

 

I have only been practicing Hapkido for about 7 months, but we are not learning the high kicks for use in a fight. We learn the high kicks as a training tool to develop power, coordination and balance. My instructor has told us that the high kicks and jump kicks where originally used to dismount horseriders, but I doubt I will see any of those in the city

 

Respectfully,

 

Sorynn

[G Money Slick]

Combat Hapkido is a nasty style which emphasizes joint locks (Wrists, elbows, neck, ankles) and pressure points. I love it because it boosts your confidence and allows you to perform better in a real street fight than say without any training at all.....not that there aren't 1000 techniques that would do the same thing.

 

Hapkido is my favorite Korean style by far.

[Rich_2k3]

I'm thinking about taking hapkido eventually (i'm joining the police force, so it'll be good 4 me), however I dont like the idea of lots of high kicking techniques, cuz at the mo I practice karate, and I love my punches. As you said its just for fitness purposes, but still, I dont like the idea, I love powerful punch combos backed up with kicks.

 

I'm probably still gonna take it up. I'll cross train in Karate and Hapkido, good mix.

[Drunken_Apprentice]

Never practiced it myself, but read a lot about it and other arts ... It sounds pretty well rounded ... sort of like aikido and TKD combined, which makes sense since the founders of both arts studied under the same Daito-ryu aikijujitsu teacher. (Takeda??) In fact, it's more like what I wanted aikido to be!!

 

I do not know what ground work they do, though.

[martialfanatic]

just because hapkido uses high kicks, doesnt mean its limited to them. from what i know of it (from reading mostly) it teaches a very wide variety of techniques. I think it's a pretty complete as far as combative martial arts go. i'd like do study it but there arent any schools around me