Arys Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Would you classify it as a combative art or no? I'm not really sure what to think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid hamster Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Um exactly what is the definition of a combative art..? It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai_Kick Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Hapkido... No, I wouldn't classify it as combative, it's an art. Styles that are combative would be Muay Thai, JKD, BJJ, Sambo, Boxing, Kali, Vale Tudo, Kyokushin, Kickboxing, Pankration and Savate. Limits Are Not Accepted. They Are Elbowed, Kicked And Punched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid hamster Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Oh so from the examples you gave me it sounds like combat arts are the kind that focuses a lot on sparring and not really on spiritual stuff. Then yeah I agree with Thai_Kick I wouldn't consider hapkido a combative art. It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arys Posted October 17, 2002 Author Share Posted October 17, 2002 I've never heard of a spiritual side to Hapkido. By the way what do you think about Kyokushin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid hamster Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Yes there is a spiritual side to hapkido. I don't take kyokushin personally, but it's known as one of the toughest karate styles. It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hpkid0ist Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Really guys, do any of you actually studie Hapkido. If not then I don't know how you are making an opinion on something you havn't trained in. If so then you need to re-evaluate your training. I have stugied many diferent styles, and Hapkido is one of the only ones other than Wing Chun that I have studied that I would classify as a combative style. Just becouse we stress control and proper use of force doesnt mean we are just an art. Hell we are not even a pretty system. The techniques you learn as a white belt are streat ready from day one if you were competant enough to use them. Traditional Hapkido is a combat art. Tested and proven. That is why a lot of people call it a traditional Korean combat martial art. Becouse thats what it is. As far as sparring, we spar are butts off. No we don't always use techniques when we spar, but then when I teach my students to spar I am first going to teach them how to fight period. How to strike, guard, move, look for openings, utilize those openings, how to use combinations, and how to use all kinds of strikes together from punches to kicks to ebows and knees ( wich we do a lot of ). In Hapkido there is no need to modify anything for street effectiveness and application. We just refine them to build upon them and make them MORE effective and MORE painfull. 2nd Dan Hap Ki Do: What we do in life echos for an eternity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heckler83 Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 The purpose of Hapkido IS combat. Sure, there is a spiritual side, but as far as I know it's the whole "ki" element that many other martial arts have. The teachers I learn from talk about this, but I prefer to think that training and hard work are what make you a great martial artist, not some mystical power. Also, in hapkido (and I might not have the ranks correct) to become a grandmaster or own your own school you need to be a licensed accupuncture and accupressure specialist, as well as a chiropracter. The people who do this licensing are, not coincidentially, in Seoul. Everything that we learn at my school is combat-oriented and combat-usable. It is up to those men who are strong,to protect those who are weak,from the tyranny of evil menBlue belt, Hap Ki DoDropped Shotokan and TKDPicked up Muay Thai and Jujitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hpkid0ist Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Actualy all that is required to open your own school is a minimum 2nd dan with considerable teaching experiance, and have begun the healing art aspect of the studies. Even then if you want to go off on your own then there is no requirements. Many systems do not even get very indepth with the healing aspects. 2nd Dan Hap Ki Do: What we do in life echos for an eternity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fungku Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 It doesn't matter what art you're in, if you don't practice sparring, you'll never be able to apply the techniques you learn in combat. As long as you learn how to apply what you've learned I'd say most arts can be 'combative'. Visit Shaolin, Chinese Martial Arts - I don't fear the 10,000 techniques you've practised once, I fear the one technique you've practiced 10,000 times. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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