THE ART OF HAPKIDO AND IT'S HISTORY

HAPKIDO history is full of controversy, due to lack of original records.Over 2000 years the Koreans have developed several fighting systems in different disiplineds known has Tang-soo-do karate/hwa-rang-do karate/Yusul/Taekwondo/Hapkido/etc. Due to war,trade,occupations,and exchange between Koreans and there neighbors Japan and China and now the Grandmasters coming to America it is hard to tell which techniques in the Martialarts today are which due to the blending of styles,mma,cross training,etc. CHOI YUONG SUL(1904-1986)from south Korea developed Hapkido system by combining native korean fighting systems with Japanese DAITO RYU AIKI-JUJITSU Choi learned Jujitsu under the Grandmaster SOKAKU TAKEDA while living with him in Japan.In 1910 Japanese annexed Korea and in 1912 GrandMaster Takeda took Choi back with him to Japan. There is no recordes saying why but in my opinon  has a child labor. Choi lived in Takedas house studying Ju-jitsu untill 1943 when Takeda died.Takeda is the founder of DAITO RYU JUJITSU he was known has the most understanding social order of all time,he was the last in a prestigious line of Japanese Samuari who considered them selves a divine race during that period of time.In 1945 ww2 ended and the Koreans were allowed to tech Korean arts to the public again.CHOI moved back to South Korea in 1945 and started teching yu sul no form of ancient Korean arts but a pure form of DAITO RYU JUJITSU. YU SUL a korean ward for soft art. in JU soft JITSU art in Japanese language. Some say it was called YAWARA meaning soft art in Korean also. His top three students were Hapkido pioneers Han Jae Ji,Moo Hong Kim,Bob Sub Sub.They all put ther on ideas tothe art but in 1965 HAPKIDO was a common name in Korea. In Korea Hapkido is thought to police and military.It's knowns as the most dangous art. USA is ranked#2 in Hapkido only toKorea ranked #1.A lot of the Hapkido GrandMasters have come to the USA to tech and form federations and associations. SOKE HAN JAE JI meaning 10th degree black belt. Came to America in 1984 is founder of SIN MOO HAPKIDO.Grandmaster JI said he come up with the name Hapkido first and told it to  Grand master Choi  who started using that name at the same time in diffrent place. Both men were mixed martialartist and liked the meaning of the name.JI has trained presidential body  guards,military,special forces,police.Golding harvest films has a chorographer,technical advisor,trainer for martialarts movie stars including BRUCE LEE,CARTER WONG,and many more.Played in the movie Game of death with Bruce Lee has one of the main stars.Came to USA,from South Korea founded KIDO association, the eagle patch catching the arrow widely used in most all Hapkido styles to day.

AIKIA JUJITSU come from Japan in the 12 century it combines joint lock,holds,throws,strikes,ground,and weapons,etc.

AIKIDO comes from Japan in the 20 century.Founded the same time has Hapkido.Founder trained under Grandmaster SOKAKU TAKEDA has a student the same time with Grandmaster CHOI non-violentharmony limited jont locks,throws,weapons,etc

HAPKIDO comes from Korea in the 20 century combines joint locks/destructions,throws,holds,strikes,ground,weapons,etc.

THE MEANING OF HAPKIDO.

HAP = to combine-harminize-coordinate.

   KI = energy-life force-dirrection.

  DO = the way-path-method-meth-the system.

THREE UNIVERSAL THEORIES OF HAPKIDO (YU-WON-HWA) WHICH MEAN THE WATER/HARMONY/NON-RESISTANCE.

WATER PRINCIPLES- penetrate defense by (flowing) under-over-in-around an attacker.

HARMONY CICULAR MOTION PRINCIPLE- redirections to control balance,body angles,kinetis energy of an attacker.

NONRESISTANCE PRINCIPLE- to stay relaxed,flexible,not to meet force with force.

 Hapkido haves three style or forms meaning some are heavily influenced in forms/hyungs/katas,some high kicks and punches like Korean Taekwondo,and some influence by Judo or ancient Jujitsu.

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO

FREE STYLE = MMA,using what ever works,this system molds to you instead of you to one system. In reality your going to react has your trianed you don't have time to think if it's not a split second you mabe to late.

HAPKIDO = to combine energy the system.

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO is a modern martialarts,it is mixed, there are know made up moves,it is not the techers opinion.but the best moves from the currickilum they trained under,

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO is not a sport it is by all means for self-protection only due to joint destrutions and etc.

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO modified in to a sport. YES

The reason is we want students to have fun,and politic free,we dont have no structure guidelines for them meaning a lot of people quit the art they love to go compete in something,because non sport arts tell them no.

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO we dont focus on tournaments just self defense because ther is just so much basics to cover.How ever if you wish to compete we back are students,because this encourages growth,self confidecnce,and lets you know that Freestyle Hapkido can hold up to other arts. We have won alot of 1st and 2nd places in open karate tournaments,Taekwondo,Hapkido sparring and comptentions.  IKFMuay thai, IKF Kickboxing,Grappling.

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO is a Christanity martialarts every martial arts is spirtitual rather its one with your self,Budo,or what ever.

Are class creed is not honor,respects,and so on.Our creed comes out of the Holy Bible.

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO is not truditional art and there is no flashy forms in empty hand combat techniques,Use every day weapons and not fan,etc Practice what ever work techniques because the drugs people are on to day in time make them meaner.Instead of what people were using 40 and 50 years ago are art fits into the days reality .It will give you confidence to go down some of the bad side road people dont wont to go down.

FREESTYLE HAPKIDO 110% self-defense we don't say we are better are knock any bodies style of martialarts a lot have been provan to work. Were ego free and won't compare art's are argue the matter it's not a matter of which one is the most flashy but who stays safe on the streets.We dont double are triple are belts just the knowledge we have 4 licends blackbelts and 3 which are at our school so you can learn faster.We wont to promote growth.We don't do 120 different kicks are name each indivisual kicking technique we just focus on a few elite ones.Every thing is done off the anatomy of the human body for pain points,throw,joint lock/destructions,chokes,ground suvival,weapons,etc. Covers all aspects of fighting,body language,and angles before blackbelt. Since all arts are different we dont skip belt ranks for Senseis are the great popie of a system butt we will advance you has you know it and earn it.

Belt Ranks = white,yellow,orange,green,purple,blue,red,brown,black belt.

2nd black to 4th degree black belt is advanced level

5th black to 7th degree blackbelt is Master level

8th black to 10 degree blackbelt is Grandmaster level

SO DROP WHAT YOU KNOW,TAKE HAPKIDO!!!

Mu Ki WEAPONS

Ji Pang E = CANE

TAHN BONG = SHORT STICK

JUNG BONG= MIDDLE STICK

JANG BONG = LONG STAFF

KAL = KNIFE

GUM = SWORD

Ee CHUL BONG = NUNCHAKA

PHO BAK = ROPE

PAIN POINTS FOR WEAPONS

TONG HYEL = INDUCE PAIN

MA HYEL = PARALYS

SA HYEL = LETHAL

ELITE FREESTYLE HAPKIDO FIGHTING SYSTEM!!!