Both Hap Ki Do and Tae Kwon Do originated in Korea, but Tae Kwon Do (the Korean name for Karate is a hard style, meaning that kicks and strikes follow a straight
line). Hap Ki Do, on the other hand, is a soft style, with circular, more deceptive strikes and kicks. It teaches throwing and joint - locking techniques, which Tae Kwon Do does not. Hap Ki
Do also takes longer to master, which is why there are many Tae Kwon Do school but very few Hap Ki Do schools.
If it takes so long,
… why should I bother?
Our approach is pragmatic and from the very first day you will learn techniques that could save Your life on the street. You progress at your own
speed, without great pressure or competitiveness. All classes begin with a careful, but rigorous warm up involving stretching and callisthenic exercises. Within three months, you will find your-self
in better physical shape than you have ever been before.
“There is no quick and easy
way to learn Self-defense”
Self - defense is a way of life. It is what you see and what you do. It is how you get on the bus and the way you walk down the street. Most of all, it is the way you think, and you cannot learn that in any four-week course as other martial arts schools would like you to believe. At this Hapkido School, there are no 30 day wonders. As an old Oriental proverb says,
“… a small pot of water boils faster than a large pot, but the small pot cools off more quickly, too.” We like to think of ourselves as the large pot - which is why we are the best master instructor.
Unique Characteristics of Hap Ki Do
As in any martial art, Hap Ki Do has its own distinguished characteristics. The hap Ki Do structure has more that 270 major techniques, with the possibility of more
that 10,000 variations.
The addition of 3,864 attack and defense techniques, to the multitude of
counter attacks and combinations, make for endless flexibility.It is this
unique advantage of Hap Ki Do that makes it the origin of all martial arts
of the orient some may wonder if it is the origin of all martial arts of the
orient. Some may wonder how one can learn and master 10,000 techniques.
It is not so difficult as it may appear. Once the fundamental techniques
have been mastered, it is quite easy to learn and perform the many
variations.
