Starting Yudo/Hapkido

[BoxerScott]

Hi all,

 

I'm currently boxing (for fitness) and I have been taking Aikido (more for the spirtual side/non-violence). However, I want to start taking a more offensive martial arts (maybe drop the boxing or box less). The only other dojo in my area offers a Yudo/Hapkido combination (I can't really find any info on what Yudo is besides the Korean version of Judo).

 

Anyways, my question is, is Hapkido/Yudo a good combo?

[paolung]

while i am no expert on hapkido, i did check it out in my area a while back as it was one of my prospective MA to take a peek at. my understanding is that hapkido is essentially the korean word for 'aikido', and both the founder of aikido as well as the founder of hapkido had the same aikijujitsu teacher back in the day. hapkido seems to be more offensive than aikido from my experience... think "tkd" type kicks and punches with aikido type throws/blending and aikijujitsu type controlling and manipulation techniques. never heard of "yudo" but it stands to reason that if it is korean judo, will be very throw-and-control based stuff. i would think they would be a fairly good combination from what i know. hapkido seems more involved than many other korean systems i have had exposure to, with a wealth of techniques to draw from. not sure about the philosophy component(s) behind it though.

[SBN Doug]

There is a wealth of information on individual martial arts in the designated foums. Do a search on the Korean Arts forum for key word Hapkido, and you'll get about 80 threads where Hapkido is discussed.