Forms in Hpkido

[Fryia]

I was wondering since traditionaly Hpkido has no forms what forms dose everyone do at there school?

 

My two most advaced forms are Penon and Sala.

[RJRKihap]

Our school is set up as follows:

 

Start with a bow to the flag then the instructor. Then meditation.

 

Warm-ups & Stretching

 

Then in line we go through the various hand attacks and kicks (basically the cardio portion of the class)

 

Now we break into partners of the same rank to work on our current curriculum such as defense against punches, kicks, wrist grabs, garment grabs, etc.

 

We then move into falling, throws, takedowns, joint locks, etc.

 

*** Some of the classes are dedicated to Sparring where your partner attacks and you defend and then vise versa. To put a real world spin on what we are learning.

 

Class ends with meditation and then a bow to the flags & instructor.

 

Since Hapkido is based and focuses strictly on self-defense (no tournaments or competition in our system), forms might now be as applicable as in TKD. Like TKD and TSD, Hapkido offers an excellent opportunity to develop mind, body and spirit.

 

Please understand that this is reflective of my experience with Bong Soo Han Hapkido and Traditional TKD. Other people may and probably do have other unique experiences.

 

Thank You

 

Ron

[RyanBric]

http://hapkido.site.yahoo.net/books.html

 

Thats a link to the World Hapkido Federation, scroll down to the bottom and they sell a forms book. I do not own this book, but maybe this info will help you!