There's a lot of crossing over between the two. Both are great. Judo is a derivative of Jujutsu, but it's a SPORT art. Hapkido is influenced by Jujitsu, but it's a COMBAT art. The two styles are similar, but both were founded with very different ideas in mind. Being on the wrong end of a Hapkido throw, from my experience, is significantly more painful (and can be incapacitating when you get into the nitty gritty) that taking a Judo throw.
Very nice demonstration, thank you. I also practice everything on both sides, but yes, I've come across martial artists who don't, much to my surprise.
@HapkidoJosh Yes Id have to agree, good technique on both sides. Ambidextrous training is very uncommon. I've visited many schools that only teach on side and some which actual teach against using both sides. Glad to see someone being smart for a change. Good Video.
@ioutub2 This is very sad. Historically there were schools that either taught to focus on your strong side, or more commonly, that you have no strong or weak side, but to learn your body, perception, the bodies and reactions of yourself and others, and to feel your environment as a master violinist feels a violin. A physical, spiritual, etc. part of you.
BTW: judo is the child of ju-jutsu... is only reduced to techniques, which are not so "bad"... judo is the smooth way.... and its eveloped more for sports... aikido is also a very smooth way.. it is reduced to techniques, which dont injure your opponent... but also comes from the Daito-Ryu...
i dont promiss everything is very correctly, but things like that, you`ll find on serious sources in the web, too...
im not sure,but ive collected some information.our grandmaster said,that all the styles as hapkido,ju-jutsu,aikido,judo have the same roots,because all the techniques used in are taken from the jap. Daito-Ryu (which was the trad. style of the samurai).this style was taught by Takeda Sokaku.he was the one who also taught Ueshiba Morihei.Choi Yong Sul who returned to Korea after WWII,having lived in Japan for 30 years.he mixed it up with korean tkd.more or less,the founder was Choi Yong Sul.
I like those trowing techniques but most of them are taken from judo...How old is the Hapkido as the separate martial art and who is the founder of that style?
Hapkido was founded in 1959. Some people say Choi Yong-Sul and others say Ji Han-Jae. Either way both are important in the history. Choi brought Daito Ryu Aiki-JuJitsu from Japan and taught it under the name Yu-Sool. Ji is responsible for adding in kicking techniques as well as many of the weapons and is said to have introduced the name of Hapkido and Choi adopted it afterward. It's controversial.
Choi's first student was a prominent Judo (Yudo) player in Korea but I'm not sure if the throws came from Judo or Ju-jitsu. Since Judo came from Ju-Jitsu, does it really matter?
sorry but pay attention on the attacker...he stands like zombie doing nothing...he is pretending to be an object, a sack that is trowed... if they just exercise trowing than that is ok
Originally I was making videos of the curriculum to help the students remember all of the techniques at a certain rank. Although I agree that he should have put a little more aliveness in his stance as an attacker.
Working with more experienced bigger people can only make you better. You may have some advantages being smaller being able to get your center of gravity under theirs. Just work on your technique. Try to get your partners to help you figure out what you are doing wrong.
I had the opposite problem. I was taller than most of the other students, so I found it relatively easy to just use my superior leverage to overpower them. The problem? I couldn't throw anyone who was considerably stronger or taller than me.
Naturally I got paired with our resident giant until I learned how to disrupt balance properly.
I can't seem to not get hurt when I'm tripped. The other guy pushes me down into the ground with his hand and lets go of my other hand at the last second so I land flat on my back. How to not get hurt in this situation?
I'm not sure I understand the technique being done to you or what your level of falling. However, my best advise is to take it slow and practice in segments. For our backfall we start from a sitting position and roll back onto our back and slap the floor, then we move up to kneeling and do the same thing, then move up to standing. Another thing I would say is try to be less rigid and roll with the fall. See video: watch?v=0vjYu5j61lw
Also, if you can fall on your side and use your thigh and the side of your body as opposed to the middle of your back to take the fall you will be better off.
The trip technique I'm talking about is the one where you pull out the opponent's left arm with your right, sweep them with your left leg and simultaneously palm-heel strike with your left. I've learned the standard backfall technique and it works with most people but the guy I practice with sometimes is particularly rough. I try rolling back so that my lower body touches the ground before my back, but he pushes the top of my body down so fast it hits before the lower part can hit the ground!
I don't know if this is a case of your falling being bad or more of a bad partner. I can understand wanting to practice things as realistic as possible, but you also have to be considerate of your partner when doing techniques. I'd let him know to ease up or ask your instructor to watch next time you guys work together. Maybe it's a good time to learn a defense against this and turn it around on him.
Our blackbelt curriculum consists of: One handed defenses, Sitting defenses, Short Stick techniques, Knife Techniques, Double/Twin Jumping kicks. I have one short stick technique posted here: SYJmq2STbvQ
Otherwise I'll try to think of a good technique in the months to come. Thanks for the comment.
There are a lot of factors that go into choosing a martial art. One that should not be overlooked is the instructor. Go to the schools around you and find out if you like the way the instructors teach. It could be the greatest martial art in the world, but if the instructor cannot teach it well or you cannot relate to them then it will be tough to learn.
The camera angle was great. I appreciate the slower speed you went by because it was very easy to see exactly what you were doing. This is an instruction video, not theatrics. Thank you!
Originally when I made this video I was trying to show all of the techniques at each rank. So it could spark a student's memory if they forgot a technique at a certain rank. I tried to do them at medium speed so they could see whats going on.
That seems a little harsh. Throws are not exclusive to Judo any more than side kicks are exclusive to Karate. If a technique is effective, you are going to see it in many arts.
I've never trained in Judo but I believe they do many of these throws differently.
Hapkido comes from Jujitsu, Judo also comes from Jujitsu. By your logic Judo is a rip off too.
The throws are very different. Judo throws revolve around balance control whereas hapkido throws use pain compliance. The lower level hapkido throws only resemble judo throws for the safety of the students. Also hapkido has a whole category of throws judo simply doesn't have, those being throws that land you on your stomach. Yes some judo practitioners know how they are done but they are not part of formal judo.
i'd just like to note for some people. this is just josh demonstrating the throws from the curriculum, in the way that belt level learns them, there are many other applications. and this videos doesnt show the setups, the variations, the striking aspects that could be going on, or many other things. it's just a demo. take it for what it is.
If a technique doesn't work against an opponent who is bigger, stronger, and faster than you. Then, the it is only effective in the dojo where your opponent is willing to stand there and be manipulated. It is wasted time and energy for the practitioner and produces a false sense of security if he/she doesn't realize the reality of a given technique.
So are you just making a statement or are you saying that these techniques are not effective? This is an overview of throwing techniques. They work. we test them in sparring and resistance training.
No, I believe there is some validity to all techniques, otherwise they would cease to exist. However, testing techniques and theories(traditions) in a dojo is very limited. You can speculate all you want on what you have learned, but until you use it in real life situations. You don't really know.
Of course it is limited. I have no desire to go out and start fights to prove my techniques work. Just out of curiosity, how many fights would it take? How many times would I have to pull off a technique against how many different types of adversaries?
Not all opponents and situations are equal. Where one technique might be best against one person it might not be the best choice against another person or in another environment.
I have a toolbox of techniques that can be used when situations present themselves. Not to mention there are follow ups and reversals when techniques don't go as planned.
That is main point in my first response. To know there are limitations in the techniques they learn and practice. Most traditionalists don't understand this. I see you have a more open mind. However, the video does not imply that, hence my first comment.
the same goes for you though i'm sure. there's nothing in any bjj, or mma that isnt somewhere in a traditional art. in my experience, most of those mma bjj whatever guys talk alot of smack about something they know nothing about.
And, there are always people who are interested in comparing themselves, training(their art),etc.,in a combat situation without having to look for an innocent bystander. You'd be surprised at how few opponents it would take to let you know the truth about your own ability and knowledge.
there's a reason some of this stuff is illegal in mma, and it isn't because it doesn't work, it's because if it DOES...fight's over..end of story, and the guy will probably never use his arm, wrist, fingers again. mma guys are partial artists, they leave out ALOT of important stuff. not to mention that the limitations drive us to learn more, not discard something as useless.
but you cant tell most bjj/mma guys that. they should look at Bas Rutten teaming up with the krav maga guys. they see the strengths AND weaknesses of each others game and work to resolve both sides. mma is not street fighting nor is it self defense. those "illegal" tactics just may be what the average citizen needs to gain that small advantage they need to allow them to win against what by all accounts is a better "fighter" of course the average guy can't beat Couture in a fair fight.
part 2 ..but how often are you going to be attacked against a boxer, bjj guy, mma'tist in a real self defense situation? practically never. my opinion is that the truth of fighting/defense is somewhere in the gray area between traditional techniques and philosophy, mma type "pressure testing"...and real combat realism of tactical military/police type systems. no one of them is the be all/end all system for self defense. i think the "perfect" system would be a blend of the 3.
nevertheless, the yellow belts who learn this stuff, learn the proper mechanics of these throws (which is the entire point) for when the situation arises that they could possibly use them, look at karo parysian, he does judo type throws all the time. sparring and pressure testing comes later. not to mention this is only the yellow belt throws, not 8th dan variations
That is something good to point out. What we do is grab the bicep with one hand and their wrist with the other. Then when you do the throw you only use the bicep and relax the pressure on their elbow joint.
In real life depending on the situation you would lock the elbow out 1. to help get their center of gravity up and 2. to go for a break.
it's the variety of throws that interested me in hapkido to begin with. our throws were pretty much just the basic throws universal to all styles. in hapkido you learn many "strange" throws from aikijujutsu without having to sit in seiza or any other japanese formalities
judo has far better techniques
alijijel 5 months ago
@alijijel
There's a lot of crossing over between the two. Both are great. Judo is a derivative of Jujutsu, but it's a SPORT art. Hapkido is influenced by Jujitsu, but it's a COMBAT art. The two styles are similar, but both were founded with very different ideas in mind. Being on the wrong end of a Hapkido throw, from my experience, is significantly more painful (and can be incapacitating when you get into the nitty gritty) that taking a Judo throw.
(I practice Sambo btw, derived from Judo)
LuckyDukeSeven 5 months ago
Nice vid, at higher level, does Hapkido have something like Atemis, Kiai...like in Judo, anyone knows?
truckabc 9 months ago
nice video, what degree are you and which organization are you associated with?
Eemrik 10 months ago
@Eemrik Thanks. I'm a third degree. I'm currently not affiliated with any organizations. Which org do you belong to?
HapkidoJosh 10 months ago
@HapkidoJosh i belong to Hapkidowon, which is also known as WHH (World Hapkido Headquarters)
Eemrik 10 months ago
Great vid!!!
I really like how they do the techniques at a slow pace so it's easy to follow.
akrocuba 1 year ago
@AmericanPowerBase Thanks for the comment and for subscribing to my channel! I will strive to live up to this comment.
HapkidoJosh 1 year ago
shoe shoe shoe?
bubbe95 1 year ago
Very nice demonstration, thank you. I also practice everything on both sides, but yes, I've come across martial artists who don't, much to my surprise.
wael77 1 year ago
poor guy....hez jss being tossed around...
commentor911 1 year ago
Hey man good stuff. Too bad there's no Hapkido school in Jamaica :(
bushido007 1 year ago 3
it's rare to see an ambidextrous training in martial arts, that is a good instructive video.
Greetings from France.
ioutub2 2 years ago 3
Thanks for the comment! I didn't realize that doing things equally on both sides was so uncommon.
HapkidoJosh 2 years ago
In Tae Kwon Do for example, the first move in training is always in the left direction, it is a pity.
ioutub2 2 years ago
@HapkidoJosh Yes Id have to agree, good technique on both sides. Ambidextrous training is very uncommon. I've visited many schools that only teach on side and some which actual teach against using both sides. Glad to see someone being smart for a change. Good Video.
twleo1975 8 months ago
@ioutub2 This is very sad. Historically there were schools that either taught to focus on your strong side, or more commonly, that you have no strong or weak side, but to learn your body, perception, the bodies and reactions of yourself and others, and to feel your environment as a master violinist feels a violin. A physical, spiritual, etc. part of you.
SavageInsight 2 years ago
favorited t/y
your vids are always very instructive
im quite a distance form lincoln ne
wish it were not so
your students are very fortunate
peace
JustAintthatWay 2 years ago
Thank You for the compliment! Are you studying Hapkido?
HapkidoJosh 2 years ago
Great job demonstrating those throw ambidextrous! Great job! And well done!!
zenbodybuilder 2 years ago
Thanks for the compliment. We try to practice everything on both sides equally. But easier said than done.
HapkidoJosh 2 years ago
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zenbodybuilder 2 years ago
BTW: judo is the child of ju-jutsu... is only reduced to techniques, which are not so "bad"... judo is the smooth way.... and its eveloped more for sports... aikido is also a very smooth way.. it is reduced to techniques, which dont injure your opponent... but also comes from the Daito-Ryu...
i dont promiss everything is very correctly, but things like that, you`ll find on serious sources in the web, too...
dont argue, guys
LovingSun 2 years ago
im not sure,but ive collected some information.our grandmaster said,that all the styles as hapkido,ju-jutsu,aikido,judo have the same roots,because all the techniques used in are taken from the jap. Daito-Ryu (which was the trad. style of the samurai).this style was taught by Takeda Sokaku.he was the one who also taught Ueshiba Morihei.Choi Yong Sul who returned to Korea after WWII,having lived in Japan for 30 years.he mixed it up with korean tkd.more or less,the founder was Choi Yong Sul.
LovingSun 2 years ago
I like those trowing techniques but most of them are taken from judo...How old is the Hapkido as the separate martial art and who is the founder of that style?
Gliachi 2 years ago
Hapkido was founded in 1959. Some people say Choi Yong-Sul and others say Ji Han-Jae. Either way both are important in the history. Choi brought Daito Ryu Aiki-JuJitsu from Japan and taught it under the name Yu-Sool. Ji is responsible for adding in kicking techniques as well as many of the weapons and is said to have introduced the name of Hapkido and Choi adopted it afterward. It's controversial.
HapkidoJosh 2 years ago
Choi's first student was a prominent Judo (Yudo) player in Korea but I'm not sure if the throws came from Judo or Ju-jitsu. Since Judo came from Ju-Jitsu, does it really matter?
HapkidoJosh 2 years ago
I'm getting ready to take Hapkido and Ninjutsu next year will I have to make all those sounds when peforming techiniques
SDub817 2 years ago
I try to breath with every technique that I do, sometimes I get carried away with the sounds.
The student getting thrown came from a Taekwondo background and his "Haap!" yells are a little different then what I do or teach.
Most Hapkido that I've seen has some type of audible breathing while doing techniques. I'm sure it varies from instructor to instructor.
HapkidoJosh 2 years ago
Thanks for replying,the reason I asked is because I'm a quiet person and I prefer to not make any of the sounds.
SDub817 2 years ago
First throw, used in Judo.
Seconds throw, used in Judo.
Third throw , used in Judo/Jiu Jitsu
Curatalo506 2 years ago
if you like to see some do-am hapkido, look at hapkido markdorf stadtfest rhigt her on youtube
akasturm 2 years ago
The demo is very good! It serves a purpose, you are not in a real conflict. Thanks!
KCMO2NDTWIN 2 years ago
sorry but pay attention on the attacker...he stands like zombie doing nothing...he is pretending to be an object, a sack that is trowed... if they just exercise trowing than that is ok
Gliachi 2 years ago
Originally I was making videos of the curriculum to help the students remember all of the techniques at a certain rank. Although I agree that he should have put a little more aliveness in his stance as an attacker.
HapkidoJosh 2 years ago
true dattt
lol, wat kinda person would sit there and let the hapkido practitioner do that 1-2 second wrist twisty crap b4 every single throw
dohboiii 2 years ago
Well, the 'twisty crap' hurts far more than the throw ever will :)
But beside that, they're not applying large amounts of force, it isn't a big deal
jbentley83 2 years ago
How advanced is Orange belt?
twinku1 3 years ago
We have White, Yellow and then Orange. It usually takes 8 months or so to reach Orange belt.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
shhh ssshooo shhhhhooouuupppp!!! hap
andreikamiKaze 3 years ago
thank you ^_^
Hapkidostudent15 3 years ago
My hipthrow is awful.Sadly.I just find it hard.Cause im younger then eveyrone and they are all bigger then me..hmm.
Hapkidostudent15 3 years ago
Working with more experienced bigger people can only make you better. You may have some advantages being smaller being able to get your center of gravity under theirs. Just work on your technique. Try to get your partners to help you figure out what you are doing wrong.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
I had the opposite problem. I was taller than most of the other students, so I found it relatively easy to just use my superior leverage to overpower them. The problem? I couldn't throw anyone who was considerably stronger or taller than me.
Naturally I got paired with our resident giant until I learned how to disrupt balance properly.
crookeyejim 3 years ago
I can't seem to not get hurt when I'm tripped. The other guy pushes me down into the ground with his hand and lets go of my other hand at the last second so I land flat on my back. How to not get hurt in this situation?
XtraZero 3 years ago
I'm not sure I understand the technique being done to you or what your level of falling. However, my best advise is to take it slow and practice in segments. For our backfall we start from a sitting position and roll back onto our back and slap the floor, then we move up to kneeling and do the same thing, then move up to standing. Another thing I would say is try to be less rigid and roll with the fall. See video: watch?v=0vjYu5j61lw
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
Also, if you can fall on your side and use your thigh and the side of your body as opposed to the middle of your back to take the fall you will be better off.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
The trip technique I'm talking about is the one where you pull out the opponent's left arm with your right, sweep them with your left leg and simultaneously palm-heel strike with your left. I've learned the standard backfall technique and it works with most people but the guy I practice with sometimes is particularly rough. I try rolling back so that my lower body touches the ground before my back, but he pushes the top of my body down so fast it hits before the lower part can hit the ground!
XtraZero 3 years ago
I don't know if this is a case of your falling being bad or more of a bad partner. I can understand wanting to practice things as realistic as possible, but you also have to be considerate of your partner when doing techniques. I'd let him know to ease up or ask your instructor to watch next time you guys work together. Maybe it's a good time to learn a defense against this and turn it around on him.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
At 1:04 the guy being thrown lands his roll on the wrong side.
Hapkido67 3 years ago
Our blackbelt curriculum consists of: One handed defenses, Sitting defenses, Short Stick techniques, Knife Techniques, Double/Twin Jumping kicks. I have one short stick technique posted here: SYJmq2STbvQ
Otherwise I'll try to think of a good technique in the months to come. Thanks for the comment.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
There are a lot of factors that go into choosing a martial art. One that should not be overlooked is the instructor. Go to the schools around you and find out if you like the way the instructors teach. It could be the greatest martial art in the world, but if the instructor cannot teach it well or you cannot relate to them then it will be tough to learn.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
The camera angle was great. I appreciate the slower speed you went by because it was very easy to see exactly what you were doing. This is an instruction video, not theatrics. Thank you!
thruruby 3 years ago
Originally when I made this video I was trying to show all of the techniques at each rank. So it could spark a student's memory if they forgot a technique at a certain rank. I tried to do them at medium speed so they could see whats going on.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
i got black band in hapkido too, and that sssssssssooo is not necasarry:P
Tomm1504 3 years ago
What is a black band? A rank? Not all Hapkido schools are the same.
HapkidoJosh 3 years ago
I admire your skill and knowledge HapkidoJosh
sushiMUNSTER 4 years ago
Thank you! I just enjoy sharing my love for Hapkido.
HapkidoJosh 4 years ago
you learn the same stuff in judo hapkido just a korean judo rip off
XWLreviews 4 years ago
That seems a little harsh. Throws are not exclusive to Judo any more than side kicks are exclusive to Karate. If a technique is effective, you are going to see it in many arts.
I've never trained in Judo but I believe they do many of these throws differently.
Hapkido comes from Jujitsu, Judo also comes from Jujitsu. By your logic Judo is a rip off too.
HapkidoJosh 4 years ago
there are no kicks or punches in judo.....
AllMartialArts 4 years ago
The throws are very different. Judo throws revolve around balance control whereas hapkido throws use pain compliance. The lower level hapkido throws only resemble judo throws for the safety of the students. Also hapkido has a whole category of throws judo simply doesn't have, those being throws that land you on your stomach. Yes some judo practitioners know how they are done but they are not part of formal judo.
huntyarra 4 years ago
but theres also lots of judo throws which arent used in hapkido! dont get me wrong i really like hapkido but as i do Judo i also prefer it
tsubasa211 4 years ago
Dude, if you were close enough, I'd buy you a beer or Gatorade, or whatever you drink. You make sense and you are tactfull at the same time. Cheers.
chshamus3xw 4 years ago
i'd just like to note for some people. this is just josh demonstrating the throws from the curriculum, in the way that belt level learns them, there are many other applications. and this videos doesnt show the setups, the variations, the striking aspects that could be going on, or many other things. it's just a demo. take it for what it is.
kempobrad 4 years ago
If a technique doesn't work against an opponent who is bigger, stronger, and faster than you. Then, the it is only effective in the dojo where your opponent is willing to stand there and be manipulated. It is wasted time and energy for the practitioner and produces a false sense of security if he/she doesn't realize the reality of a given technique.
chshamus3xw 4 years ago
So are you just making a statement or are you saying that these techniques are not effective? This is an overview of throwing techniques. They work. we test them in sparring and resistance training.
HapkidoJosh 4 years ago
No, I believe there is some validity to all techniques, otherwise they would cease to exist. However, testing techniques and theories(traditions) in a dojo is very limited. You can speculate all you want on what you have learned, but until you use it in real life situations. You don't really know.
chshamus3xw 4 years ago
Of course it is limited. I have no desire to go out and start fights to prove my techniques work. Just out of curiosity, how many fights would it take? How many times would I have to pull off a technique against how many different types of adversaries?
Not all opponents and situations are equal. Where one technique might be best against one person it might not be the best choice against another person or in another environment.
HapkidoJosh 4 years ago
I have a toolbox of techniques that can be used when situations present themselves. Not to mention there are follow ups and reversals when techniques don't go as planned.
HapkidoJosh 4 years ago
That is main point in my first response. To know there are limitations in the techniques they learn and practice. Most traditionalists don't understand this. I see you have a more open mind. However, the video does not imply that, hence my first comment.
chshamus3xw 4 years ago
the same goes for you though i'm sure. there's nothing in any bjj, or mma that isnt somewhere in a traditional art. in my experience, most of those mma bjj whatever guys talk alot of smack about something they know nothing about.
kempobrad 4 years ago
And, there are always people who are interested in comparing themselves, training(their art),etc.,in a combat situation without having to look for an innocent bystander. You'd be surprised at how few opponents it would take to let you know the truth about your own ability and knowledge.
chshamus3xw 4 years ago
there's a reason some of this stuff is illegal in mma, and it isn't because it doesn't work, it's because if it DOES...fight's over..end of story, and the guy will probably never use his arm, wrist, fingers again. mma guys are partial artists, they leave out ALOT of important stuff. not to mention that the limitations drive us to learn more, not discard something as useless.
kempobrad 4 years ago
Can't be said any better.
sushiMUNSTER 4 years ago
but you cant tell most bjj/mma guys that. they should look at Bas Rutten teaming up with the krav maga guys. they see the strengths AND weaknesses of each others game and work to resolve both sides. mma is not street fighting nor is it self defense. those "illegal" tactics just may be what the average citizen needs to gain that small advantage they need to allow them to win against what by all accounts is a better "fighter" of course the average guy can't beat Couture in a fair fight.
kempobrad 4 years ago
part 2 ..but how often are you going to be attacked against a boxer, bjj guy, mma'tist in a real self defense situation? practically never. my opinion is that the truth of fighting/defense is somewhere in the gray area between traditional techniques and philosophy, mma type "pressure testing"...and real combat realism of tactical military/police type systems. no one of them is the be all/end all system for self defense. i think the "perfect" system would be a blend of the 3.
kempobrad 4 years ago
nevertheless, the yellow belts who learn this stuff, learn the proper mechanics of these throws (which is the entire point) for when the situation arises that they could possibly use them, look at karo parysian, he does judo type throws all the time. sparring and pressure testing comes later. not to mention this is only the yellow belt throws, not 8th dan variations
kempobrad 4 years ago
gotta be careful when demoing the advanced shoulder... otherwise you could break their arm. At least that's how it seems. nice work
lvcsslacker 4 years ago
That is something good to point out. What we do is grab the bicep with one hand and their wrist with the other. Then when you do the throw you only use the bicep and relax the pressure on their elbow joint.
In real life depending on the situation you would lock the elbow out 1. to help get their center of gravity up and 2. to go for a break.
HapkidoJosh 4 years ago
it's the variety of throws that interested me in hapkido to begin with. our throws were pretty much just the basic throws universal to all styles. in hapkido you learn many "strange" throws from aikijujutsu without having to sit in seiza or any other japanese formalities
kempobrad 4 years ago
Impressive, shows the technicality of Hapkido and demonstrates why it is essential to practice constantly.
deguimeraUSA 4 years ago
Informative and well presented, if not particularlly flashy. But as they say, if it looks too flash it's not good martial arts.
Thanks
BlackDice572 4 years ago