Hapkido pertaining to Resitance Control

[Szczepankiewicz]

Considering the content of your posts as opposed to your way cool posting name, yeah, I'd still go by what I said.

Fortunately, I'm open enough that if you stop acting like a chucklehead I'll stop flipping you crap.

The last post in reply to Ryan seems to be a good start. But I'm all about rasslin in the mud as long as you care to partake.

[ColoradoHapkido]

Yes...I've confused many and do defend my systems tenaciously. But we are all developing our own fighting system as you've eluded to.

This has all goten a bit out of hand for me. I, as always, welcome any type of intellegent forum on any martial art. My experience with martial arts has taught me that most who practice belong to a brethern and regardless of the "unintelligent" thought I've heard from a few in here it doesn't change my mind as a whole.

So if you wish to respond negativelly, fine. Just remember that every negative notion or word we spill out further poisons your mind and ultimately contributes to character assination. It all goes back to the old saying: "If you can't say anything nice..."

Take care and last post on this topic for me.

[Szczepankiewicz]

I'm down wit dat.

[Thai Bri]

ColoradoHapkido - what would you say about the view that Hapkido is merely a mix of Aikido and TaeKwondo?

[ColoradoHapkido]

Thai Bri:

Good question. Hapkdio and Aikido our both founded on the principle of utilizing an opp(s) energy against him. In my own opinion, having taken aikido in the past, Aikido is founded on the premise that an opp MUST attack you and in most cases physically touch you prior to your counter (A little to close for me). Hapkido is based on the premise that you can counter kicks, punches, throws, etc but you may and often our the "attacker". That's why no Hapkido "trick" works without a distraction, which often translates to physical contact (i.e. strike/kick).

Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do as you know have intercepted paths many times since they our both Korean Martial Arts. Hapkido schools teach the same kicks and strikes. We stay away from jump kicks, and some systems of Hapkido only teach kicks from the waist below (i.e. ICHF).

Tae Kwon Do intergrates some of the joint locks but any Tae Kwon Do Practicioner will tell you that do not possess the depth of traing in the joint manipulation/lock and throwing arena that a Hapkido practicioner has. Likewise, as I said above, Hapkido does not possess the kicking ability that a Tae Kwon Do practicioner has.

Long answer, but you had a pretty deep question.

[Thai Bri]

To be honest I only asked it to see if you mean't what you said about not posting on this thread again. Tee hee heee.

Thanks for the answer though. I feel a bit guilty now.......

[Szczepankiewicz]

You're a sly one Mr. Nipplesworth!

[Thai Bri]

Sly.... but sexy with it!

[Szczepankiewicz]

Too sexy! Too sexy!

[ColoradoHapkido]

You guys are a little too close for me....

[Tom Yum]

Hapkido, like any art has instances and ranges where it is usefull. I have a black-brown belt in it (but do not regularly practice it).

Its stand up grappling is good against 'bully' tactics, when someone pushes you, holds you against a wall, tries to hold you, choke you or get you in a headlock. Its during those instances that you can seize a wrist, elbow, shoulder or neck and go for a snap.

I think its stand up striking is satisfactory, but this dpends on what your instructor teaches. Some teach stand up that is identical to TKD, while others teach a style that is more like Kyokushin and has more closed fist punching, heavy sparring and toughening. Its ground fighting is satisfactory too.

I've also studied Tukong Musool for a year in college. Its even different than Hapkido and TKD. Its practically a Chinese art that uses kicking like TKD but hand techniques not in TKD/HKD. You parry rather than block, work angles and try to strike non stop. Strikes become tearing or grabbing moves and grabbing moves become strikes. Don't forget that when you are not wearing gloves, you can grab the arm of a punch during a parry or slip.

[Szczepankiewicz]

You guys are a little too close for me....

Then I would suggest kind sir that you not step in between us...

Spankorama

[Thai Bri]

He'd have to be pretty thin, lover boy.