Hapkido

Hapkido is a Korean self-defense martial arts. It consists of kicking, punching, throwing techniques and falling techniques as well as joint lock and pressure point techniques. Weapons such as the staff, nunchuck, and sword are used in the advanced levels of Hapkido.

HAP

Union and coordination

KI

Internal power

DO

The way

The Three Hapkido Theories

YU

WATER

Can be thought of as the soft, adaptable strength of water. Hapkido is “soft” in that it does not rely on physical force alone, much like water is soft to touch. It is adaptable in that a hapkido master will attempt to deflect an opponent’s strike, in a way that is similar to free-flowing water being divided around a stone only to return and envelop it.

won

CIRCLE

Is a way to gain momentum for executing the techniques in a natural and free-flowing manner. If an opponent attacks in linear motion, as in a punch or knife thrust, the hapkido student would redirect the opponent’s force by leading the attack in a circular pattern, thereby adding the attacker’s power to his own. Once he has redirected the power, the hapkido student can execute any of a variety of techniques to incapacitate his attacker.

hwa

HARMONY

Is simply the act of remaining relaxed and not directly opposing an opponent’s strength. For example, if an opponent were to push against a hapkido student’s chest, rather than resist and push back, the hapkido student would avoid a direct confrontation by moving in the same direction as the push and utilizing the opponent’s forward momentum to throw him.

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