Forum: Hapkido

I'm going to take advantage of the one guy I see around here who I know (JointLock) and those I don't know (everyone else) and put this out there: ...

Hi, just wanted to ask if anyone knew of the breathing forms that some Hapkido practitioners use.. I have heard of Taoist and Dan Jeon breathing...

Where do the forms in Hapkido actually originate? Also, what are they supposed to illustrate?

This has really got me going recently, so i'm going to go ahead and ask it... Why do most Korean masters promote only the right leg spinning heel...

Hapkido in its original form is a theoretically sound martial art. In fact many people would categorize Hapkido as a "scientific" martial art as...

I've recently had a drop off in student attendance. At the beginning of the year my classes have consisted of 1 to 2 students and occasionally none....

Hapkido is a uniquely comprehensive ancient Korean art that is gaining a huge following around the world as an incredibly practical self-defence...

Well, I'm a brown belt now. This test was harder than the others. Originally I spent nearly a month working a hook kick but due to my achilles I just...

I'm in the process of making a "Hapkido-like" curriculum for kids. I'm interested in reading feedback of others that teach kids Hapkido. ...

Hey guys, I wanted to ask fellow Hapkido people out there, how do they feel about the effect of flexibility on their Hapkido skills? Do you...

Hi. I frequently hear how the knife defense taught in HKD are flawed, ineffective and could be potentially dangerous. I have wondered the same thing...

In my opinion, one of the differences between "belt factories (or McDojos)" and quality schools is in how many long term students (black belts)...

I'm curious do many practitioners out there do standing chokes? This is the second time I've heard mention of their exclusion from hapkido yet...