Pro Hapkido?

**SifuAbel** · Posted On: 7/11/2005 2:35pm

"looks like MMA to me"

Yeah, and we all know MMA just appeared out thin air. And, we know "it" invented all punching , kicking, grappling and throwing. Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzuuussssssssssss

**DngrRuss1** · Posted On: 7/11/2005 3:07pm

I fought in last year's PRO-HAPKIDO, and ref'd this year's.
Is it MMA?- no.
Is it closer to MMA than most amatuer martial artists compete?- yes

This competition is for those who do not necessarily want to become or are not ready for MMA fighting. But they do want something more hardcore than point-fighting or Olympic ****. It was not closed this year to strict Hapkidoin. Other stylists were allowed and encouraged to fight. (did someone say Omega :toothy9: )

To those Hapkido instructors that think this is "not Hapkido"....

I have been doing HKD for nearly 20 years- I own 2 HKD schools- I have been in this debate with HKD "purists"- before and I say the same thing everytime:
Screw you- meet me on the floor.

BTW Omega- I don't know what the ref's in your ring were thinking. I really thought you took it to your opponent. More ref seminars, I guess...

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 7/11/2005 10:27pm

Originally Posted by DngrRuss1

I fought in last year's PRO-HAPKIDO, and ref'd this year's.
Is it MMA?- no.
Is it closer to MMA than most amatuer martial artists compete?- yes

This competition is for those who do not necessarily want to become or are not ready for MMA fighting. But they do want something more hardcore than point-fighting or Olympic ****. It was not closed this year to strict Hapkidoin. Other stylists were allowed and encouraged to fight. (did someone say Omega :toothy9: )

To those Hapkido instructors that think this is "not Hapkido"....

I have been doing HKD for nearly 20 years- I own 2 HKD schools- I have been in this debate with HKD "purists"- before and I say the same thing everytime:
Screw you- meet me on the floor.

BTW Omega- I don't know what the ref's in your ring were thinking. I really thought you took it to your opponent. More ref seminars, I guess...

Thanks dude but I still had a blast. I think it'll only get better.

**TylerDurden** · Posted On: 7/12/2005 4:07pm

I am glad to see HKD going in this direction, with at least some of the schools. If it had been like the tournaments when I trained in it I might still be doing it.