These happens in a world obssessed by grades and so called "authenticity": the world of traditional martial arts.
Yes, and I can also say that, even though they are originated from any other place, they evolved and become unique. Traditional korean martial...
Hi. Because the way you write, I guess you are not english native speaker. I am guessing, but, are you japanese? What are your martial arts...
Antilie... it's hard when you grew up with some preconceived ideas, to change. I now, do understand some of your point of views. Not black and...
Thanks for this post. Is there any country in this Earth, without cultural exchange with other countries? Any one, completely 100%...
Come on... relax. That asseveration is completely unfair. Maybe America should still be an english colony. I am not trying to do this a...
The interpretation of what (why) happened, is the "truth" I mean about a "human artificial construct", and this view is shared by many historians...
Yes, ok. But now, are we going to believe the so called "official" truth? After so many years? What about Myong Jae Nam, Myung Kwang Sik,...
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Maybe another taekwondo academy with some sloppy jointlocks, called "X hapkido". Hapkido is hapkido... but trying to be fair and inclusive as...
That is a very operational and convenient definition of Hapkido, based principally on it's korean origin, it's remote roots to Daedong ryu and...
What do you think are the principle differences between chin-na and hapkido? I do know that, chin-na is not considered as a formal "martial art",...
Again, the question is: " What is and what is not Hapkido? "
Adding more controversy about Tang Soo Do..... I read about Master Won Kuk Lee, founder of Chung Do Kwan, to be the first ever to use the term:...
Thanks for your answers. You all seem to know very much about KB training exercises. But when you refer them as a very versatile kind of...
I've been a TMA for years... not really interested in the competitive/sport aspects of MAs, but interested and training in BJJ (and so, in the...
Maybe that's why many koreans are good at trading business.
A little hard to explain exactly by words, but Ill try: I see too much unnecessary strength. Remember Hapkido is never about strength, but about...
Sorry, I didn't like the executioning of the techniques I just saw. Not because of mixing hkd and bjj, but because you need a lot of practice to...
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