Rick...back to topic... To respond to your original post, I find that it is often the case (when people describe the kind of challenges you...
Okay Rick, I am a Hapkido instructor, and I hate to break it to you, but you actually should be able to do the vast majority of Hapkido techniques...
Not really, The Kukkiwon is the recognized International grading authority for WTF oriented Taekwondo, with strict time-in grade requirements and...
The OP asked if this school is legitimate. What do you consider legitimate? In the Hapkido world there are various opinions on this and no one...
I essentially lead a group like this. I've been training outside of schools for the last five years. (I have been offered arrangements to move...
Hapkido sword disarms? Well,...you just never do know what's going to come in handy. Here's a part of a story from 1997 that was in the Seattle...
Yes - that's what I thought. Thanks for correcting me.
The guy's site says he completed the Wing Chun system in 2006, which should give him over 10 years of experience in the style. It also indicates...
Hannibal, I agree with some of what you are saying, but I disagree with any assertion that someone who could not "beat me up, " should not be...
Simon, I think we may agree. My post was in response to Hannibal's early post, #8. It was meant to support the position that fighting techniques...
if you see an instructor in their late forties or fifties cannot teach students in their 20s or early 30s to a level where they can beat them,...
In my experience people with wrestling backgrounds do great in Hapkido. Your experience is not suprising, since Hapkido joint locking techniques...
What you have to rememebr about promotion and certification is that is essentially a service that schools or organizations provide. For...
My club has historically been about half women, and We have usually attracted women who are mostly black belts in other arts. I personally would...
Instead of trying to find a new club, you could always try to get some more people to join yours.
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