2006-09-30 20:42:45 · 17 answers · asked by j -cold 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
thanks for the points
2006-09-30 20:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a Korean Martial Art, it's more of a Hybrid discipline that blends the kicking and striking of techniques of the other Korean disciplines, but adds the throwing aspects of Aikido as a third dimension of fighting along with the ground fighting and grappaling techniques that can be integrated from other disciplines like Jujitsu and Judo.
in the class I attend, we use such combinations of techniques all the time, it's very on the fly and works much like a chess game in terms of strategy.
and it isn't a sport, about the only Korean Martial Art that is designated as a sport is Tae Kwon Do
2006-10-02 05:19:07 · answer #2 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hapkido is a Korean sport
2006-09-30 20:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is korean... I didn't think it was a sport, but maybe they have competitions somewhere.
Kilroy, what works are you referring. I'm unfamiliar with the Africa, India to Korea basis.
The founding of martial arts is a fun topic. Where did it come from, who influenced who, etc.
I thought Hapikido was a fairly recent martial art (meaning not an ancient before 1600 martial art).
2006-10-02 05:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by calmman7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the person on top is dumb
Hapkido (also spelled hap ki do or hapki-do) is a dynamic and somewhat eclectic Korean martial art. In the Korean language, hap means "harmony", "coordinated", or "joining"; ki describes internal energy, spirit, strength, or power; and do means "way" or "art". Thus, hapkido translates literally as "joining-energy-way", but it is most often rendered as "the way of coordinating energy" or "the way of coordinated power
2006-09-30 20:51:25 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's Korean Martial art.
The birth of hapkido can be traced to two men, Choi Yong Sul (b. 1904, d. 1986) and Ji Han Jae (b. 1936). As Ji initially was a student of Choi, the foundations of this martial art are attributed to Choi.
Hap--- means "together" and means the harmony of body and spirit.
Ki---defines the life and body energy.
Do--means "way of life, way of learning".
2006-09-30 20:59:41 · answer #6 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Although I've never practiced hapkido, I know for sure that it originated in Korea.
2006-10-02 09:47:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Korean.
2006-10-01 03:20:02 · answer #8 · answered by Chris F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Korean... its not a sport.. TKD is more of the Korean martial art Sport.
2006-10-02 04:52:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Korean and very effective. It doesn't rely on ellaborate kicks like it's brothers tae kwon do and tang soo do. It is more of a no-nonsense martial art.
2006-09-30 22:21:30 · answer #10 · answered by Hattori H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Korean...along wiht Tae Kwan Do, Hwa Rang Do and Tang soo Do
2006-09-30 21:58:40 · answer #11 · answered by kveldulfgondlir 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋