fastandfurious

I was just wondering, I've been learning alot about martial arts on this thread but I still cant figure out the difference between hapkido and jujitsu. I just dont see what the difference is. Can anyone tell me?
many thanks.

Tant01

Hard to say just how much Hapkido is "Korean" and how much is from Japan

I'm sure the good folks here will help you out.

You might start with a bit of history of Hapkido

Some Hapkidoists regard Grandmaster Ji, Han Jae (1936- ) as the true founder of Hapkido. ...however, Master Ji, Han Jae himself gives much of the credit to Grandmaster Choi, Young Sool (1904-1986) for the creation of Hapkido.

There are many questions surrounding the early life of Master Choi. Following is the account Choi himself gave throughout his later years: Master Choi was born Chung Buk province of Korea in 1904 and was orphaned at the age of eight or nine. He was then brought to Japan by a candy maker who later abandoned him. Left to wander begging for food, he was "adopted" by a Japanese man (Sokaku Takeda) who gave him the name Tatujutu Yoshida.

Choi Yong Sool studied Daito-Ryu Aiki Jutsu with Sokaku Takeda. Exactly how much training Choi received and in what manner is a mystery...(We know) Choi started life with Sokaku Takeda as his houseboy and later became his manservant...

Daitokan:
School of aiki-jutsu (harmony art). In late 19th century Japan, Sokaku Takeda, 32nd in line of the Takeda family, revived the family’s system of Daito-ryu aiki-jutsu. After travelling throughout Japan to teach his system he opened a school at Hokkaido. Renamed Daitokan by his son Tokimune Takeda, it continues to operate. Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba studied here.

Daito-ryu Aiki-jutsu
One of the earliest known Japanese disciplines to supplement weapons techniques with empty-hand combat methods, the Daito-ryu was a renowned school of aiki-jutsu.

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fastandfurious

thanks for the history. It looks like you know alot about it, those are some difficult names to remember though.

whitebelt

Tant did a fantastic job of answering this thread.

I'll just summarize and say that Hapkido has a lot more emphasis on kicking. Of course that also depends on the Instructors background.

Tant01

I've read a bit about Jujutsu. The philosophical differences between JU jutsu and AIKI Jutsu are subtle but profound. The techniques are strongly related to Judo in the sense that Kuzushi is the element of the art that makes the techniques most effective by unbalancing the opponent and taking advantage of his inferrior position.

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"In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur."

James Paterson