Hapkido Martial Arts

Hapkido (also called hap ki do or hapki-do) is a combined and dynamic Korean martial art. Hapkido is a form of martial art that uses lock techniques, techniques from other martial arts such as punches, kicks and other attacking techniques. There is also the use of traditional weapons such as swords, ropes, nunchaku, sticks, short sticks and toys that vary depending on the particular tradition.
Hapkido has both close-range and long-range fighting techniques, using kicks and blow punches to jump over long distances and using acupuncture point blows, locks or dings at close range. Hapkido focuses circular movements, non-resistance movements and opponent control. Practitioners gain more through footwork and body placement to leverage, avoiding the use of force against power.

This martial art evolved from the Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu or the closest relation of the Jujutsu system taught by Choi Yong-Sool who returned to Korea after the second world war and has lived in Japan for 30 years. This system is then combined with the techniques of punches and kicks from the original martial arts that were owned at the time such as Taekkyeon and Tang Soo Do. This history is forgotten because of the historical hatred between the Japanese and Koreans who experienced the previous world war.

Hapkido is written "합기도" in the original Korean writing system called Hangul, the most widely used type of writing in Korea. Hapkido can also be written "合氣道" using traditional Chinese letters that would have been used for the Japanese Aikido martial name in the period before 1945. Japan chose to use a simplified second letter that originally replaced 気 which would later become more complex. Letters.
Hap has meaning "unwarranted", "directional" or "merge";氣 Ki describes inner power, soul / spirit, energy or strength; and 道 Do means "way" or "art", forming the meaning of "combining energy paths". It is often interpreted as a "way to drain energy", "directed road of energy" or "path of harmony".

Although many believe that Aikido and Hapkido share the same historical resemblance, they are something different and separate from one another. Significantly, they differ in the philosophy, behavior and implementation of techniques. Because they use the same original Chinese characters, since 合 is pronounced "ai" in Japan and "hap" in Korea, this has created difficulties in promoting this martial art internationally as a discipline with unique characteristics unlike any other from Japanese martial arts. Hapkido uses kicking techniques, punches, dings, locks and weapons.