Hap-Ki-Do Books

Discussion in 'Hapkido' started by PlumpSamurai, Nov 28, 2017.

  1. PlumpSamurai

    PlumpSamurai New Member

    Hi guys,
    I was wandering if you had any recommendations for hap ki do books?

    Thanks
     
  2. Thomas

    Thomas Combat Hapkido/Taekwondo

    What are you looking for content-wise?

    The main books I'd recommend are Dr Kimm He-young's beautiful coffee-table books Hapkido or Hapkido II or the History of Korea and Hapkido... all are well worth reading
    Products – Dr. He-Young Kimm

    Some people like Mark Tedeschi's books... lavishly illustrated (I do prefer the Kimm ones better)
    Marc Tedeschi: Hapkido Book (1136-page); Description, Reviews, Specifications, Table of Contents, Samples, How to Buy

    Depending on what 'kwan' you study, there may be other more specific ones to look at. I have generally found most Hapkido books tend to focus on the basic levels, with few going into the higher levels.
     
  3. PlumpSamurai

    PlumpSamurai New Member

    I was looking to purchase a book for my friend, we both have trained in Hap Ki Do under International Hap Ki Do in the UK and I was hoping to get something to suppliment and add to that as we are going to get back into training and hopefully start a club ourselves. I can't remember what kwan we study so I will have to ask my friend as he should know more than me.
    Thanks for those suggestions I will have a look at those, I think the Dr He-Young Kimm books may be a bit out of my price range at the moment haha
     
  4. Thomas

    Thomas Combat Hapkido/Taekwondo

    Very cool. When you say "International Hapkido", do you mean in the lineage of Myeong Jae-nam Kuksanim or a different group?

    Sadly I can't think of any good IHF books, but you can get the first Hankido video for free (download) and I do recommend the Hankido videos for anyone interested... very good.
    Hankido: a unique Korean martial art

    There is an International Hapkido Federation run by GM Benko... he has books (I have never read them so I cannot give a review) Korean Martial Arts Classic Book Collection Catalog And Links Menu - by Grandmaster James S. Benko

    I would also highly recommend GM Myung Kwang-shik's books the Ancient Art of Masters and the Special Self Protection Techniques - both are great surveys of the techniques and well illustrated (the history is a bit off, but that's easy to ignore) https://www.amazon.com/Books-Kwang-Sik-Myung/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n:283155,p_27:Kwang-Sik Myung
     
  5. Twisting

    Twisting Valued Member

    not purely hkd in name, but i enjoyed michael echanis books, as well as some of the hwarangdo books.

    i haven't seen the kim books in person, but they seem to be exttensive and easier to read than the tedeschi books, which has photos that are too small imo.

    i would say that judoka have done a much better job of converting their art to print format, from okano's vital judo, mifune's the canon of judo, masterclass books, sato's kodokan judo, fighting judo by kashiwazaki, etc.

    considering that there is an overlap in some throwing techniques, this might be a useful way to go as well.
     

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