Hapkido
Hapkido (also spelled hap ki do or hapki-do) is a dynamic and eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, pressure points, throws, kicks, and other strikes. Hapkido practitioners train to counter the techniques of other martial arts as well as common "unskilled" attacks. There are also traditional weapons including short stick, cane, rope, sword and staff which vary in emphasis depending on the particular tradition examined.
Although hapkido contains both long and close range fighting techniques, the purpose of most engagements is to get near for a close strike, lock, or throw. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion, non-resisting movements, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to gain advantage through footwork and body positioning to employ leverage, avoiding the use of strength against strength.
The art evolved from a base of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu or a closely related jujutsu system, though its history is obscured by the historical animosity between the Korean and Japanese peoples following the Second World War. Over the years it has added additional striking techniques.
Although hapkido contains both long and close range fighting techniques, the purpose of most engagements is to get near for a close strike, lock, or throw. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion, non-resisting movements, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to gain advantage through footwork and body positioning to employ leverage, avoiding the use of strength against strength.
The art evolved from a base of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu or a closely related jujutsu system, though its history is obscured by the historical animosity between the Korean and Japanese peoples following the Second World War. Over the years it has added additional striking techniques.
The spelling of hapkido (합기도) in Chinese characters is exactly the same as the pre-1946 rendering of aikido, 合氣道, the Korean pronunciation of 合 being hap (while in Japanese kun'yomi it is au). 合 hap means "harmony", "coordinated", or "joining"; 氣 ki describes internal energy, spirit, strength, or power; and 道 do means "way" or "art", yielding a literal translation of "joining-energy-way", but it is most often rendered as "the way of coordinating energy", "the way of coordinated power" or "the way of harmony".
Contents
1 Name
2 History and Major Figures from Korea
2.1 Choi Yong Sul
2.2 Suh Bok Sub
2.3 Kim Moo Hong
2.4 Ji Han Jae
2.5 Myung Jae Nam
2.6 Lim, Hyun Soo
3 Principles
4 Techniques
4.1 Kicking
4.2 Hand strikes
4.3 Joint manipulation techniques
4.4 Throwing techniques
4.5 Weapons
5 Training
5.1 Example Curriculum
6 See also
7 References
7.1 Further reading
8 External links
No comments:
Post a Comment