WHAT IS HAPKIDO
Hapkido is a form of self-defence that employs joint locks, grappling, and throwing techniques similar to those of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. It also teaches the use of traditional weapons, including knife, sword, rope, cane , short stick, and middle-length staff.
Hapkido employs both long-range and close-range fighting techniques, utilising jumping kicks and percussive hand strikes at longer ranges, and pressure point strikes, joint locks, and throws at closer fighting distances. Hapkido emphasises circular motion, redirection of force, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to gain advantage over their opponents through footwork and body positioning to incorporate the use of leverage, avoiding the use of brute strength against brute strength.
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Hapkido is a form of self-defence that employs joint locks, grappling, and throwing techniques similar to those of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. It also teaches the use of traditional weapons, including knife, sword, rope, cane , short stick, and middle-length staff.
Hapkido employs both long-range and close-range fighting techniques, utilising jumping kicks and percussive hand strikes at longer ranges, and pressure point strikes, joint locks, and throws at closer fighting distances. Hapkido emphasises circular motion, redirection of force, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to gain advantage over their opponents through footwork and body positioning to incorporate the use of leverage, avoiding the use of brute strength against brute strength.
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Manawatu Hapkido is affiliated to the New Zealand Hapkido Federation. This follows the Hapkido syllabus and tradition established in New Zealand by Grandmaster Lee Jung Nam in 1976. Grandmaster Lee ran Hapkido in New Zealand for 30 years before handing the Federation on to Master Callum Forbes.