lol, yeah, after WW2, EVERY THING was Karate, did'nt matter what it was, lol, very few new any different. Even growing up, it wasn't much...
I would think that RD is just trying to assimilate some knowledge, and organize it in a manner that makes some sense to him...nothing wrong with...
Right on, thanks for the invite :) If I ever do the bike week thing or Disney World again, I'll get in touch :D
I am from Ontario, Canada. At the present, no, I do not teach...not for over a year now. Closed the gym, our web site is down now too. My main...
Hi Shelby, thanks for the warm welcome, I appreciate it :) Nice summary of HKD as it is now a days. I know personally, that that my style of HKD...
lol, I'll try to keep it interesting ;) "I assume this is in jest. There is not any real proof Choi Dojunim was ever an assassin" Now, I never...
World HapKiDo Federation, although GM Hwang was also formerly associated with the Korea Hapkido Association. He was the head instructor at KHA...
Judoka develop what the Jap call "round body" In NA, we prefere the "V" shaped body of a body builder. Repetative throwing will thicken the...
Hmmm... Sorry for posting on so many of these threads guys...just started looking through the posts and picking a few here and there to add to or...
We have 12 base techniques per discipline... 12 strikes, 12 throws, 12 kicks, 12 joint breaks etc...the exception being meridians or pressure...
HapKiDo IS a sword art... You do have the terms "Body of the Sword" for an Ulna strike etc, no? Put a Tanto or short stick in your hand...Now go...
lol, calling me Mr. is like calling God a sinner Doom...it just don't fit ;) OK, I'll bite on this one for you, though I am not looking up a...
Doom...I usually use wrist rolls at the end of a bicep/fore arm routine...1 up and down is one set. Add 2.5 lbs, do your next set...add 2.5 lbs...
BTW, we call this live hand. As a side note, Houdini also used this technique to gain slack or space in the ropes he was being bound in :) It is...
Wrist curls and reverse wrist curls with a barbell Reverse curls with an e-z curl bar roll ups...put a 5 or 10 lb weight at the end of a 4 foot...
lol, the one with the lesses scruples will win ;) Sight, breath and mobility...these are our targets. Take away any one of those, and there is...
Thanks Brian...Though I am not really new ;) Just been away from surfing for a couple of years ;) Have been in HKD for 20+ yrs Kevin, 4th...
I know this thread is a few monthes old, but... All HKD tech shoud be Harmonious, Circular and Flowing...that is HKD. If your technique is...
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LOL. Sorry Dortiz, I was venting there. Slight exaggeration on my part, but probably not by much. I am in ontario canada. There are 6 schools...
The state of HKD is falling apart. For every 1 good school, there are 4 ******** schools. Come on, how many 8th and 9th dans are there? 'ell, I...
Can you learn a new art from video? I don't believe so, not a complex art, and not to proficiency anyway. Can a black belt watch a video of his...
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