I've been on this forum for a while already with my Hapkido training. I just started Judo with a local university club affiliated with the USJA....
Something that was always stressed to me that hasn't been mentioned yet, is slapping your arm at a 45 degree angle from your body. I've done some...
Exactly, but I expect this stuff to start popping up once we get a little closer to 1st Dan. A year in Hapkido is still relatively new for the...
My school does the full TKD gear style of sparring (head pro, chest pro, 16 oz. gloves, shin and in-step pads) with punches, kicks, and sometimes...
That's really interesting considering the size of a city like Boston, but Hapkido can be notoriously hard to find.
I'm definitely not one to blindly accept what I'm told, especially regarding the MA. That is one of the reasons I frequent forums such as this....
Full contact with head gear, chest protector, instep pads, 16 oz gloves, cup, mouth piece. No, we don't bring in outside competition. Most...
Self defense techniques are taught from wrist grabs, clothing grabs, belt grabs, etc... Sparring is taught from a very modern kickboxing type of...
Just off a google search I found this place. I'm not familiar with the lineage beyond GM Kim, Myung Yong. He is the founder of my lineage, and I...
I guess I find it interesting because one of the things that attracted me to Hapkido was a lack of forms/kata/hyung.....etc, and I thought other...
Kung fu forms? I'm sure this is oversimplifying it, but I'm generally curious. What benefit do you see yourself getting from something like that?
Thank you, Mr. Sims. I really enjoy reading about what has come of your journey, and that of all the other senior Hapkido-in on here and other...
A little surprised I hadn't posted here yet. Anyway, I've been training in Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido for a year now. I had about 2 or 3 months with...
Mr. Sogor, I've seen several different threads on different forums where others have posted that he came out of the Combat Hapkido system, and...
:rolleyes: Disagree, haha.
My name is Evan, and I train at a Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido school in southwest Missouri. I've been training here for about 6 months after training...
Hello all, I train in Hapkido in southwest Missouri. I've been training in Hapkido through a Jin Jung Kwan school for about 6 months, and am a...
These guys post the same stuff on every forum where their credibility is called into question. Stinks of desperation. If I were them I would...
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