Tomahawk Posted August 11, 2004 Posted August 11, 2004 I went to my first hapkido class this past Monday. I fell in love. We worked on stretching, high /low blocks, punching, Kibon Hyung, falls, one take-down, and one wrist break. The class was two hours long. I plan attending twice a week. Is this enough? Thanks, Tomahawk
aefibird Posted August 11, 2004 Posted August 11, 2004 Welcome to Karate Forums Tomahawk! Glad you enjoyed your first Hapkido class. Yes, I think that for a beginner twice-a-week training is a good start. You'll be able to remember more than if you just went once a week, but you'll not be overdoing it at first by training in as many classes as possible. When you get more confident with it and have been training a while you could move up to 3x a week. Also, try and work on your Hapkido techniques at home. Even if you only practice 10 or 15 mins a day it will help you to remember stuff. Students who train at home progress much faster and tend to stick with martial arts longer than students who just attend classes. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
manuelito Posted August 11, 2004 Posted August 11, 2004 hapkido is a great all around style. keep it up. start of with twice a week then after a couple of months go to an extra class a week. avoid going too much it may burn you out. pain is weakness leaving the body.fear is the mind killer, i will face my fear and let it pass threw me. from the movie "dune"i know kung fu...show me. from the movie "the matrix"
coastguard Posted August 11, 2004 Posted August 11, 2004 i agree, practice at home, often and it'll help out so much for when you do get to class... Cho Dan - Tang Soo DoMiller Tang Soo Do Institutehttps://www.mtsdi.com
Rotten Head Fok Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 Hi, welcome to Karate Forums. I'm glad you enjoyed your first class, I think three times a week is good for beginners. Training at home will help. Good Luck and Enjoy! You must be stable and balanced in your foot work, if you have to use your martial knowledge in combat, your intent should be to win. If you do strike, you must release great power! The martial arts are easy to learn, but difficult to correct.
Vito Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 i dont know much of anything about hapkido- but from what you went over it sounds like a good, well rounded class. what the hell is kibon hyung? "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." -Machiavelli
Tomahawk Posted August 12, 2004 Author Posted August 12, 2004 i dont know much of anything about hapkido- but from what you went over it sounds like a good, well rounded class. what the hell is kibon hyung? Kibon Hyung is a Hapkido form. It is a very basic series of low/high blocks and low/high punches. It involves turning and using a walking stance.
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