N e one here take hapkido??

**JSN723** · Posted On: 10/29/2002 2:29am

Hey i was just wondering if ne one here takes/took hapkido, and peoples opinions on it. I started recently, so ne tips would also be appreciated. Thanx in advance

**Freddy** · Posted On: 10/29/2002 11:10am

Hapkido is a pretty good style to learn from. Although there kicks may not be too useful on the streets. I mean those high kicks. But overall its a pretty good art. Its based on Aiki-jujitsu.

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**Sucka_MC** · Posted On: 10/29/2002 11:19am

It's not my primary study but we include some in our training. It's pretty good but I'm not a big fan of joint locks (specificly wrist locks) or pressure points too much. They are pretty inefective against me. Maybe I'm just a freak with flexible joints and my pressure points are located in odd places but I tend to think that there is enough variety between people that as often as it will work it will fail.

Michael · Posted On: 10/29/2002 1:47pm

Technically I've done Hapkido, I just chose never to ranked in it. Hapkido is a more self-defense approach to Taekwondo in my book. Like any other system it depends upon the instructor. I usually use the wristlocks when I have to secure somebody during security work (did that sound redundant?)

Two guys walk into a bar....ouch that's gotta hurt.

**Miguksaram** · Posted On: 10/29/2002 2:32pm

I do hapkido. It is a good art as long as you can think outside of the box and use learn to adapt the techniques to different scenarios.

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**Balloonknot** · Posted On: 10/29/2002 3:01pm

I hear there is a lot of backstabbing in the Hapkido community. But, basically it's a darn good self-defense system. Haven't you ever heard of the infamous BILLY JACK! He kicks ass!

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Edited by - balloonknot on October 29 2002 15:13:12

**Dochter** · Posted On: 10/29/2002 5:42pm

I practice it and have been very impressed with the techniques . I think there are a fair amount of McDojangs out there though. A lot of TKD schools claim to teach HKD as part of their cirriculum but they are different arts.
If you want an ecletic art with a fair amount of striking and throws its going to be a good fit.
Some schools seem to be more Judo oriented and others Aikido in some of their techniques so this is something to look into as a personal preference.

**Dochter** · Posted On: 10/29/2002 5:44pm

As with any other MA I'd say the biggest tip would be to be serious about stretching outside of class. This will yield the biggest and earliest benefits