Many would argue that the Korean martial art of hapkido functions best at the closest distance of all — grappling range, where throws, chokes and joint locks become the dominant techniques. Find out what two veteran instructors think.
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Hapkido
Hapkido is a Korean martial art that is written with the same three Chinese characters as aikido. Hapkido’s techniques, however, bear little resemblance to aikido’s. Although Choi Yong-sul is credited with founding hapkido, it’s probably more accurate to say that hapkido arose from a collaborative effort among a small group of Korean nationals (Ji Han-jae, Kim Moo-hong, Suh Bok-sub and Myung Jae-nam) following the period of Japanese colonialism in Korea.
Hapkido originally focused on pressure-point strikes, joint locks and throws, but now, thanks to the influence of hapkido expert Ji Han-jae, it also includes highly refined kicks and hand strikes. Various weapons are taught, including the cane (perhaps influenced by French savate), staff and belt. Development of the practitioner’s ki (life force) is also stressed. Hapkido, which doesn’t have any forms, is usually considered a self-defense style rather than a martial sport.
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Hapkido: Can One Martial Art Function in All Four Ranges of Self-Defense? (Part 4)
– February 25, 2013
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Hapkido: Can One Martial Art Function in All Four Ranges of Self-Defense? (Part 3)
– February 20, 2013
When you move inside kicking range and punching range, you enter trapping range. There, attacking arms get deflected and immobilized; and knees, elbows and head butts cut loose. Learn how Jang Mu Won Hapkido handles close-range combat.
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Hapkido: Can One Martial Art Function in All Four Ranges of Self-Defense? (Part 2)
– February 13, 2013
Once they’re inside kicking range, where hand techniques usually take over, hapkido practitioners are quite capable of continuing to defend themselves. “Most of the punching we do is straight karate-style punching; beyond that is open-hand strikes,” said Stephen Petermann of Jang Mu Won Hapkido.
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Hapkido: Can One Martial Art Function in All Four Ranges of Self-Defense? (Part 1)
– February 8, 2013
Practitioners of the Korean art of hapkido claim to be privileged to study a style famed for its powerful kicks, varied hand strikes, effective trapping-range techniques, and versatile joint locks and throws. Does it effectively cover all four ranges of combat?
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Combat Hapkido’s John Pellegrini on Women’s Self-Defense, MMA and Military Training
– October 3, 2011
To help us learn more about traditional training in a modern world, our friend GK Zachary from AdultMartialArtist.com sat down with combat-hapkido founder John Pellegrini.
Pellegrini’s been inducted in more than 20 martial arts halls of fame and has been on the cover of 17 self-defense magazines, including our own. Why?
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From Hapkido to Kuk Sool: Exploring Korea’s Martial Arts
– June 15, 2011
I found several kumdo schools (kendo in Japanese), countless taekwondo, hapkido and kuk sool academies, and a boxing gym within 100 yards of the apartment I occupied in Pusan, Korea. On the same block as my building, there stood a school that taught the rare art of tae kyon, and
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Hapkido Palm-to-Palm Wrist Hyperextension/Takedown
– March 24, 2011
Steve Petermann, president of the Jang Mu Won Hapkido Association, trained under hapkido founder Chong S. Kim for more than 30 years. In this exclusive in-studio video, Petermann demonstrates a hapkido control technique involving a powerful wrist hyperextension and takedown.
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Hapkido Z-Arm / S-Arm Wrist Lock to Takedown
– March 24, 2011
Steve Petermann, president of the Jang Mu Won Hapkido Association, trained under hapkido founder Chong S. Kim for more than 30 years. In this exclusive in-studio video, Petermann demonstrates a hapkido control technique involving a powerful wrist lock capable of taking an opponent straight to the ground with minimal effort.
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Combat-Hapkido Weapon Disarms With John Pellegrini
– March 22, 2011
Combat-hapkido creator and Black Belt Hall of Fame member John Pellegrini is one of the world’s leading authorities on hand-to-hand combat. In this video, he demonstrates the combat-hapkido method for weapon disarms!
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Combat-Hapkido Defense Against a Lunge
– March 22, 2011
Combat-hapkido creator and Black Belt Hall of Fame member John Pellegrini is one of the world’s leading authorities on hand-to-hand combat. In this video, he demonstrates the combat-hapkido method for defending against a lunge!
