Hapkido Fighting Arts

Hapkido: is the art of coordinated power; an electric art that encompasses Striking-Kicking-Blocking-Throwing-Pressure Points-Joint Locks-Immobilization-Weapons-Takedowns-Rolls-Falls and most of all Awareness. Hapkido focuses on what happens “in the street” and is therefore not a competitive art. • Self Defense • Self Confidence through Self Discipline • Learn techniques that allows anyone of any size to turn an attacker’s force back onto the attacker Hapkido Philosophy: HAP:” harmony” or “coming together” or “coordinating” KI: “universal life force” or “energy” DO: “the way” or “path” or “method” Thus, the name Hapkido is felt to symbolize the idea of “becoming at one with the universe or harmonizing mind, body, and spirit with nature”