What is Hapkido
Hapkido is a powerful and innovative Korean martial art. Literally translated, the word Hap means coordination of harmony, Ki denotes the essence of power, and Do means the art or the way. Hapkido incorporates powerful and fluid kicking techniques; highly effective and flowing throwing techniques; and precise and sharp hand techniques.
Hapkido, "The Art of Coordinated Power," is a martial arts system of flowing, circular motions incorporating kicks, throws, joint-locks (breaks) and punches. Its attacks focus on the weakest parts of the opponents body such as arteries, nerves, joints and organs. Defenses are "soft" circular deflections to diminish or neutralize the power of the attacker. With a "no rules" fighting philosophy, Hapkido is taught as an art - not a sport.
Hapkido is a Korean Martial Art familiar to most people knowledgeable in the Martial Arts field. Known as the “ugly cousin of Ju Jitsu”, Hapkido shares the same path. Like Ju jitsu techniques, Hapkido involved throwing, locking, striking, choking, and pinning, and the defences to these and all manner of weapons. Not many people, however, actually know of its origins and more importantly, what makes it unique. Hapkido was derived from Daito-ryu-Aikijutsu, combined with a blend of Korean TaeKyeon. Aikijujutsu was brought over from Japan to Korea in 1946 after World War II by the founder of original Hapkido, Young-Sool Choi. Choi studied with the same Grand Master of Aikijujutsu (Sokaku Takeda) as did Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. To understand the unique nature of Hapkido, it is perhaps best to become more acquainted with its above mentioned predecessors.
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