FearlessFreep
Senior Master
This is one thread of two that sorta fit together.
At the school I go to, the instructor teaches what he calls "Hyprid Hapkido", which seems to be mostly based in Hapkido, but incorporates a lot of kicks from Takewondo, some ground fighting from BJJ and hand strikes from boxing (I think), and others. As in my previous Taekwondo (taught by someone who also knew Hapkido and incorporated techniques from other arts as well), this makes it difficult for me to realy get a grasp on what 'Hapkido' in itself really is. About all I really know of the art itself is that it's based largely on small circle motions to redirect and counter force and as a result there is a lot of study and focus on body mechanics and pysiologoy to make the body go where you want to and do what you want to.
So I was curious, for my own sake, to know what Hapkido really is or really looks like, just in itself. Does anyone know where I could find a good reference for a 'traditional' hapkido curriculum?
At the school I go to, the instructor teaches what he calls "Hyprid Hapkido", which seems to be mostly based in Hapkido, but incorporates a lot of kicks from Takewondo, some ground fighting from BJJ and hand strikes from boxing (I think), and others. As in my previous Taekwondo (taught by someone who also knew Hapkido and incorporated techniques from other arts as well), this makes it difficult for me to realy get a grasp on what 'Hapkido' in itself really is. About all I really know of the art itself is that it's based largely on small circle motions to redirect and counter force and as a result there is a lot of study and focus on body mechanics and pysiologoy to make the body go where you want to and do what you want to.
So I was curious, for my own sake, to know what Hapkido really is or really looks like, just in itself. Does anyone know where I could find a good reference for a 'traditional' hapkido curriculum?