Our Hap Ki Do, Jung Bai Hapkido
First off let me say that we are only Hapkido, a combative and practical self defense art. We do not teach Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do or some version of Tae Kwon Do based Hapkido. There are no Karate style reverse punches or Katas/Poomse! Just practical techniques and applications. We are A Real Combative Hapkido!
Jung Bai Hapkidois the development of hapkido as taught by Grandmaster Lee, jung Bai. Grandmaster Lee has been training in Hapkido for almost 60 years. Grandmaster lee began the
The version of Hapkido we teach today is very similar to the general description given in the "What is Hapkido" section. Below I will list the differences.
The Ground:
Many Hapkido schools and associations do not cover ground work. Many
more have neglected ground training to the point of forgetting their
ground techniques, all together. We still train to defend on the
ground. Our goal on the ground is simple, "Hurt them and get back to a ready position".
We do not care about making our opponent tap out. We use what has
become a distinct Hapkido style of ground work, using our knowledge of
small joint manipulation, pressure and pain points and yudo based
techniques to achieve victory in a ground fight.
Striking:
This can be broken down into 3 distinctive areas.
1. Arms: hands, forearms and elbows.
2. Legs: Feet, shins and knees.
3. Body: Shoulders and hips.
1. Arms:
Our influences here come from the arts of Karate, American style Boxing, Muai Thai and Wing Chun.
2. Legs:
Our influences here come from the arts of Karate, Muai Thai and Gung Fu.
3. Body:
Our influences here come from Karate and Gung Fu.
There are 365 pressure points on the human body. We use an average of
83 on a regular basis to assist with or techniques .(Joint manipulation
& pain compliance) These techniques are focused on mostly at higher
belt ranks.
Weapons:
On top of the weapons training previously mentioned, we also deal with using common objects as defensive weapons.
Reality Based Self Defense (RBSD):
It takes more than just techniques to prepare a student to defend themselves. It also takes realistic training, learning situational & environmental awareness and verbal judo.
Because of the I.H.K.A.'s large student base of military and law enforcement
officers, it has been the belief of our association that truly teaching
a student to defend themselves requires teaching these aspects as well;
even before the big RBSD craze hit.
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