MawashiGeri60 Posted August 3, 2003 Author Posted August 3, 2003 thank u for the website sight for sore eyes . i hope ur right that there only teaching hapkido . just like sho-ju said i dont want a school who is just teaching TKD i wanna learn the original hapkido .. it seems intresting anybody intrested in it ??? or learning it ?
WU TANG CLAN Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Hapkido is tha Bomb! You'll like it, once again make sure it's only hapkido & nothing more it's already a Mixed Martial Art wrapped up in one style. Strikes, joint locks, throws , take downs, pressure points..etc. Don't worry your pretty little head young lady,I gotta black belt in Chop sockey, Kop Kee Do & Dairy Doo! I can hanel a 20 British Marines & a hunn ed cooks. -hic-burrp! Bartender?........
Sorynn Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Mawashi, You can try looking for an instructor here: http://www.koreahapkidofederation.com/directory.php I hope you find an instructor that suits your needs. Cheers!
Shoryu Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 I do Korean Hapkido...I'm trained in it in the same place as I take TKD...It's an awesome martial art and will help you get out of pretty much any situation, grapple, weapon attack, and you learn how to fall and get thrown without gettin hurt...
zelgadis-3878 Posted September 15, 2003 Posted September 15, 2003 i take hapkido as well^_^ its a great style that has lots of take downs and locks. its also a hard defense style..... i enjoy it and find it to be very effective. i walk the path of the warrior not only to yeild to my hunger of battle nor to protact myself are the ones around me. but to honer those that spent there life making a style are defending a nation with said style ^_^
Nick117 Posted September 16, 2003 Posted September 16, 2003 Real hapkido is hard to find, now days it's mostly Tae Kwon Do with wrist locks. I was told not to take hapkido in a dojang where TKD is being taught as well, to seek out a dojang that only taught hapkido without any blending of TKD. The point behind this...to make sure your teacher is teaching hapkido and not TKD with wrist locks. What about a Hapkido Dojang where Tang Soo Do is being taught?
bigpopparob2000 Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I neighbor of mine used to teach hapkido before he came to college. He can snap someone's wrists like it's nothing. It seems to be an amazing form of self defense.
Venezolano Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 YEah, very effective... Valencia - Venezuela.
JESSEK16 Posted October 18, 2003 Posted October 18, 2003 To try to answer your question about Hapkido. Yes it does have it's similarities with Aikido, but Hapkido is more aggressive than Aikido. There are so many joint locks, arm bars, throws(from the wrist,clothes,and hip), and defenses from nearly every attack that you can imagine. And it is not Taekwondo with wrist locks. Every technique is designed to break a bone or cause serious pain . There is also a lot of internal arts and healing taught. Becareful when choosing a school, there are places that say Hapkido but they are not. I am fortunate to have a Grandmaster who trained under Young Sol Choi and with Han Ji Jae . Good luck and if you can pick up the book HApkido by Marc Tedeschi. Great book on Hapkido . I almost forgot to mention the pressure points and weapon defenses. I have my first degree black belt and there is nothing like it. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are victorious.-THE ART OF WAR-Sun Tzu
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