whats the differnce between hapkido and tae kwon do?

Question

can other martial arts be mixed in to and when you train how do you know your doing it right

Answer 1

Both are Korean arts.

Tae Kwon Do means the way of the hand and foot. There is a lot of kicking, however, there are also a lot of hand strikes. Tae Kwon Do will teach you to block, parry, and counter strikes with strikes. It is like Karate but with more kicks.

HapKiDo means the way of coordinated power. Everything that is taught in TKD can be found in HKD. HKD also incorporates pressure points, joint manipulations, joint breaks, throws and grappling. It is like Ju Jitsu but with more strikes.

I think it is good to mix arts under the supervision of a qualified instructor. Your instructor will be happy to critique your technique if you ask him.

Answer 2

The difference is that Tae Kwon Do uses mostly kicking techniques and a little bit of striking techniques with the hands, with only a little bit of joint locks, very little if any at all.

Hapkido takes the striking and kicking, but adds the ground fighting techniques of Judo, some Jiujitsu, and the throwing and joint manipulation of Aikido.

Both of these disciplines were developed in Korea

any Martial Art can be mixed into another with the techniques working into one another, the best combination is studying a "Standing Game" Martial Art like TKD that will help you defend yourself while your on your feet, then studying a "ground Game" Martial Art like Hapkido that will help you if a fight is taken to the ground.

for example your currently studying TKD, then a few years later, you study Hapkido, Aikido, or Jiujitsu or even Judo; with the kicking, punching and blocking that you already learned in TKD, with the added throwing or ground fighting techniques from either of those other Martial Arts will add to your arsenal of what you know and make you a more rounded fighter.

Answer 3

You're instructor should be keeping an eye on you that you're doing it right, but just watch him/her and the older black belts if you think you're doing something wrong.

Personally though I've nothing against people mixing styles I prefer not to. I've found Tae Kwon Do and I enjoy it immensely, and when I am competing I find it more reassuring to myself that i won't do an illegal move on instinct, because a lot of it is reflexive and not thinking about it, so if I am trained in the one style hopefully that will flow more naturally to me and I will be a touch faster than those trained in many styles and have to limit their repetoire when competing against me, as very few competitions will allow all of them. Of course, when you've trained enough not to have to worry aobut this, such as a 1st or 2nd Dan then maybe you do want to expand your learning and it won't inhibit you in tournaments.

Answer 4

Hapkido tends to have more throws and locks , like ju jitsu while tae kwon do focuses on striking , mostly kicks ..yet both are from Korea .
As far as incorporating different styles into techinque I like to follow the advice of Bruce Lee... Absorb what is useful!! Just remember..practice practice practice..

Answer 5

If your enjoying it that is a tick on my list, I try to get around different instructors and classes to see what works for me that uis why there are so many different styles, do what works for you - bearing in mind the sensie has the experience so do as you are asked within reason

Answer 6

Hapkido is a Akido with taekwondo. with all of the locks and throws and stuff.

Answer 7

I bow to the first answer, it gives the clear difference.