Hapkido!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Andrew WA]

George W. Bush is more of a warrior then you ever will be.

[medic06]

Who are u talking to?

[Whispers]

It depends on the kind of Hapkido the school teaches. Some Hapkido schools teach what is basicly TKD with a little more focus on throws in step sparring. If this is a Hapkido school that teaches grappling and throws as well asstriking then yes. If it's just a dallop of it, you're better off finding a judo school.

[StealthMode]

There's a Hap Ki DO school near my place also and it too teaches tae kwon do. But IT says Han Ki Do at the sign post. Han Ki Do and Hap ki do is probably the same thing they probably just spelled it wrong. I might go check it out. I never did hapkido before

[EnlightenedOne]

The names probably aren't mixed up. How do you confuse Hap with Han??? I dont think so. But you really should try Hapkido. It is very interesting, a great self-defense art, and very fun. Theres a lot of contact in it also; well I guess that would depend on the school you go to though. The more contact the better the practice!

[aseepish]

Hangul

Is there a Korean Sign?

It should look like this. Look at the bottom of the "word on the far left" note the square with the little horns - that's "p". "N" looks like a capital "L"

[KDH]

Hapkido is not getting enough credit. It's just as good as J. Jiu Jitsu. Don't blame the art. Blame mcdojangs.

Many Korean mma fighters who use HKD as their main style(s) have used it to great effect.

[EnlightenedOne]

although his presence is disputed, I do agree with what KDH said. Even though Hapkido isn't as well known doesn't mean it isnt so good. A lot of people think that Hapkido is practiced by "wussies". "Blame mcdojangs"

[KDH]

These people should pay a visit to Korea or some really good dojangs elsewhere. Don't know about anywhere else, but in Korea, Hapkido is considered a street-smart, military martial art. They shudder to think of it as a sport.

People know Jiu Jitsu but don't seem to be as familiar with HKD. Why? I do not know. They are equally as effective seeing as how they are very similar and many Korean mma fighters use HKD to great success.

In Korea, the most common main styles of mma fighters are probably Hapkido, Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Kickboxing...

[Sah Bu Nim]

My opinion is you should learn as much as you can no matter what dicipline it is. Every style has something to offer. I like hapkido quite a bit, I just wouldn't recomend trying to catch punches with it. It's best used when the person is not expecting it.

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

I heard a rumor that MMA guys in PRIDE are starting to use a few Hapkido techniques, is this true?

[EmptyneSs]

I heard a rumor that MMA guys in PRIDE are starting to use a few Hapkido techniques, is this true?

i think its the other way around......hapkido guys are starting to use mma techniques.....

[medic06]

what exactly are MMA techniques????

[Siipher]

I myself have studied Hap Ki Do for 5 years, probably the best thing that i have taken away from it is great conditioning, enhanced agility/flexibility and improved reflexes. I have only just stopped doing it a month ago in pursuit of other styles. I really enjoyed it but do not find it competitive enough for myself. Hap Ki Do is not very competitive specially in Canada, so we only so promise sparring and as long as people understand the rules it has a few advantages.
Anyway, when we are studying techniques we do alot of grappling for lower belt levels, everything from wrists to shoulders, full nelsons, bouncer holds. Once you get higher in belt levels we start learning combat techniques against boxing and sidekicks. When we start testing for black belt we learn knife techniques and choke holds. We test with real weapons so if you dont at least block an attack you can easily get cut, the person who tested right before me got a small cut on his temple which bled profusely.
Im getting a little off track now, throughout my training we incorporated a little bit of Judo for fun and of course lots of different strikes. Another big thing that you learn in Hap Ki Do is not only defense from people but i guess defence against environmental factors such as tripping on a rock when your not watching your footing. We practised rolling on a regular basis in the end i could dive over someone 5'8" standing straight up. We learn break falls which i have used when falling on my snowboard and could use slipping on ice or any other slippery surface.
I guess thats all i can think of right now, and since I have not tried any other martial art forms yet i dont claim that Hap Ki Do is a great martial art even though some of my instructors are incredible im sure other martial art instructors could always astound me further. Just thought I could share my experiance with this martial art. If anyone has any suggestions of what i should try next that would compliment my knowlege of a self-defence martial art I would appreciate any info and if you could send it in a personal message that would be better.

[Siipher]

My opinion is you should learn as much as you can no matter what dicipline it is. Every style has something to offer. I like hapkido quite a bit, I just wouldn't recomend trying to catch punches with it. It's best used when the person is not expecting it.

Idd just like to add on to this, it is very dependant on the element of surprise, but you also learn to distract or soften up powerful opponents when you attempt to use a technique. And ofcourse techniques are practised over and over many many times until they become second nature practising with many different opponents of varying strengths flexibilities and different sensitivities in pressure points. With my studio it is a very structured learning process and everyone one learns techniques in the same order all the same way. You also learn to adapt and improvise techniques when someone surprises you.