Hapkido or Prankration

[Blade3]

Any Hapkidoist out there? Any Prankrationist out there?

 

How do you think the two compare ? Which one is more suitable for you , whether in the ring or in the streets?

 

Please no cheap shots just an honest opinion on these two styles of MA.

Edited August 10, 2004 by Blade3

[battousai16]

hmmmm... you may want to change the wording a bit before a mod strolls around if you want this thread to stay alive...

[JESSEK16]

Listen it is not the style but the artist that determines which is better. For me Hapkido works . It is ever adapting to new kinds of threats and it has so many techniques that anyone can use it and you do not have to be the biggest or strongest person for it to work. Also in South Korea everyone is taught Tae Kwon Do, but the South Korean police use Hapkido for there fighting style. Ask anyone who knows about Hapkido and they will tell you that it is violent . I hope this helped you, but remember nothing is absolute.

[aefibird]

Listen, it is not the style but the artist that determines which is better.

 

Very well put.

[G Money Slick]

I never really had any interest in studying Prankation or Pancratium.

 

Hapkido has always served me well.

[SevenStar]

Listen it is not the style but the artist that determines which is better.

 

That is incorrect. It is neither. training methods are the determining factor.

[White Warlock]

I would say it's all three.

[Tomahawk]

I am not that familiar with prankration. However, I feel that Hapkido is one of the most well rounded arts (this is a totally unbiased opinion).

 

When I decided to start training in MA, I wanted to find an art that would teach me striking, grappling, throwing, and joint locks/manuevers. After doing a lot of research and searching for different training centers in my area, I ultimately chose Hapkido.

 

I may train in another art in the future, but I feel that if I don't it does not matter. I am very comfortable with Hapkido.

 

Another nice thing that is nice about Hapkido is the fitness aspect. A lot of grappling arts do not focus a whole lot on fitness. Since hapkido has a lot of taekwondo influence, it is a great workout also.

 

Finally, hapkido can be used as a MA for sport as well as a MA for self defense. Hapkidoist may not be able to use everything in their arsenal at tournaments (because it is a very deadly art), but we can hold our own.

[Red J]

I would say it's all three.

 

I agree.

 

For what it's worth, Hapkido would be a style that I would investigate. I base this on the comments that I have read about on KF over the past two years on how it is a well rounded system. Good luck.

[White Warlock]

A lot of grappling arts do not focus a whole lot on fitness.

Wow, where did you hear this? Grappling arts tend to be the most physically challenging of the arts.

 

As to pankration (correct spelling), it is essentially a revival of an ancient Olympic event that combined boxing and wrestling into a virtually no-holds barred competition. What is being studied now is not what was practiced then. Essentially, it's riding the name of an ancient sporting event. As to what it offers, it is basically a MMA, geared towards sport, and combines 'select' elements of sambo, greco-roman wrestling, judo and some bjj refinements. I have not seen much boxing or hand striking techniques brought into play with pankration.