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Bookmark or Share- Hapkido and Aikido Differences? | Martial Arts PlanetHapkido uses a lot of strikes and spinning kicks. Hapkido generally trains weapons. You'll probably see some slight differences in the techniques they share, and some techniques in Hapkido probably aren't in Aikido, and vice versa. Although I don't do Hapkido, Kuk Sool Won is basically the same thing, but with forms, and some minor differences.
- aikido/hapkido | Martial Arts PlanetEither way, Hapkido and Aikido (And Aiki Ju Jutsu) supposedly share the principle of the Circle as an integral part of their techniques. Hapkido was formulised by Choi Yong Sul in 1947 and is a Korean art. On the other hand there's the other Korean story which is that Hapkido is two thousand years old blahblahblah founded by Buddhist pigeons etc.
- Concerning hapkido | Martial Arts PlanetHapkido as I'm learning it is largely self defense oriented. joint locks, grabs, throws, coupled with kicks and strikes are the arsenal of weapons we learn to employ in various ways. Some schools teach forms but they arent "kata" as you'd call it.
- Combat Hapkido Cirriculum??? | Martial Arts PlanetIn many cases, Combat Hapkido is used as an add-on self defense program and/or as a supplement to another art. My guess (while knowing nothing of the situation) is that the instructor is a MT instructor who tarined in and got certified in Combat Hapkido to bolster his self defense program.
- akido or hapkido | Martial Arts Planethapkido involves a lot of kicks and also breakfalling/rolling grtz evilkingston, Mar 30, 2007 #2. ...
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