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Tom Yum · 01-26-2007, 10:51 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xfrcEt2Sjw

The first part of this clip are demonstrations of throws, board breaking and acrobatics/break falls - most of the flashy stuff used to demonstrate skill, but not really combat oriented.

The last part (the good stuff) is a full-contact tournament. Hapkido fighters can throw some hard kicks. When they close the distance, they go for sweeps or throws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BryqS55_0PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J39BrcKL4ts

This is a slightly different system - looks like this guy took away all the flashy demo type self-defense moves and kept the combat related stuff. In my very humble opinion, this is what Hapkido should be like...

Pure-combat Hapkido as demonstrated by GM Pelligrini, who has something like 40 years in the system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tswPea9jOHw

01-26-2007, 10:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,218	Korean Hapkido Tournament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xfrcEt2Sjw The first part of this clip are demonstrations of throws, board breaking and acrobatics/break falls - most of the flashy stuff used to demonstrate skill, but not really combat oriented. The last part (the good stuff) is a full-contact tournament. Hapkido fighters can throw some hard kicks. When they close the distance, they go for sweeps or throws. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BryqS55_0PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J39BrcKL4ts This is a slightly different system - looks like this guy took away all the flashy demo type self-defense moves and kept the combat related stuff. In my very humble opinion, this is what Hapkido should be like... Pure-combat Hapkido as demonstrated by GM Pelligrini, who has something like 40 years in the system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tswPea9jOHw __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it. Last edited by Tom Yum; 01-26-2007 at 11:14 AM.