Does Hapkido have low kicks?

[KDH]

Does Hapkido have low kicks? If so, what kind of low kicks and what are they like?

If it does have low kicks, do hapkido low kicks bring down the opponent like MT low kicks do? (obviously not with the same amt of power or force)


And what is HKD sparring like? What are the rules? most HKD guys do spar right?

[medic06]

Yes!!!! :d

[KDH]

lol what about the other question i asked on this thread? please be more indepth. i greatly appreciate your willingness to help, however.

[medic06]

Hmmm, I suppose you can generally categorize them as: stomping, sweeping, pinning, and striking.

[KDH]

So the low kicks in HKD are pretty diverse right? Do the cripple their enemey and get the job done like MT low kicks?

What of sparring? Most HKD schools spar I hear, no? Rules?

[Tom Yum]

Sign up at a hapkido school.

[Mastah]

hapkido... i heard it's good

[foofies]

Sign up at a hapkido school.

He want an art with a low kick wich bring down the opponent like MT.

so I think you should sign up for a MMT school!!

[kuk sool won]

[QUOTE=KDH] Do the cripple their enemey and get the job done like MT low kicks?
QUOTE]

Please dont generalise like this, your'll find that techniques have very little difference, what makes MT seen as a relatively 'superior' art is the way the instructors teach and the way the students train not the techniques used.

[medic06]

Bingo!!!

[MT&BJJ@noob]

MT's Kicks and Hapkido's kicks has a lot of differences, so please don't claim that Hapkido's kicks are similar to MT, they are never the same nor even close.

[medic06]

Well, he did. So what are you going to do about it?
That's right, nothing

[kuk sool won]

check and mate, mate

[Whispers]

Hapkido schools are incredibly varied, just like TKD schools.

There are good ones, which train effective grapplings, some ground fighting, strikes(mostly punching) and take downs. They tend to train low kicks and yes, most of these kicks will take you off your feet. These schools tend to have their fair share of sparring and high turnover rates (people come in expecting it to be like the karate or TKD classes of their youth and have a rude awakening). They're also rare, not as rare as a good TKD school, but still usually take some effort to find.

Then there are the many ranges of bad schools, which vary from a good school with less emphasis on sparring or certain aspects of technique, to a soccermom friendly TKD school with afew ineffective grapples added for fun.

Basicly, if you want to get into hapkido, go watch a class and participate before making a final decision.

[Whispers]

MT's Kicks and Hapkido's kicks has a lot of differences, so please don't claim that Hapkido's kicks are similar to MT, they are never the same nor even close.

Depends on the Hapkido school. I've definately visited some MT gyms and some HKD schools, and some good HKD schools practice a shin kick that is remarkably similar to the MT round kick.