will observe a hapkido class

[LoChu]

It's a school that only teaches hapkido. If I like what I see I may enroll. Any suggestions on what I should look for as I observe?

[hapkidofighter]

Sparring, no forms, training with resistence, the majority of advanced students should look like they're in pretty good shape. different school emphasize differant things- some schools have no kicks and others will be more like a taekwon do school. Id just try a class out and see if you like it!

[LoChu]

Sparring, no forms, training with resistence, the majority of advanced students should look like they're in pretty good shape. different school emphasize differant things- some schools have no kicks and others will be more like a taekwon do school. Id just try a class out and see if you like it!

I'm already taking taekwondo and the last thing I want is taekwondo techniques at this school which supposedly teaches only hapkido.

[LoChu]

I like what I saw. But I haven't decided yet because I'm checking other schools and trying to determine if I have time to study Taekwondo and Hapkido simultaneously.

[Cosmo Kramer]

sounds good, i studied both at the same time for about 14 months, but do to my school schedule i have to take a break from TKD until at least May. Hope you find a school you like, Hapkido has a lot of great aspects

[doc97]

Sparring, no forms, training with resistence, the majority of advanced students should look like they're in pretty good shape. different school emphasize differant things- some schools have no kicks and others will be more like a taekwon do school. Id just try a class out and see if you like it!

Just curious, would forms be a bad thing? The school I studied at had forms. Not nearly as many as TKD, but we still had them. I didn't mind doing them, but I didn't think they particulary helped either, but them again I am a newbie.