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Hapkido is a Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, pressure points, throws, kicks, and other strikes. Hapkido practitioners train to counter the techniques of other martial arts as well as common unskilled
attacks. There are also traditional weapons including short stick, cane, rope, nunchucks, sword and staff which vary in emphasis depending on the particular tradition examined. Hapkido contains both long and close range fighting techniques, utilizing
dynamic kicking and percussive hand strikes at longer ranges and pressure point strikes, jointlocks, or throws at closer fighting distances. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion, non-resisting movements, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to
gain advantage through footwork and body positioning to employ leverage, avoiding the use of strength against strength. The art evolved from Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu or a closely related jujutsu system taught by Choi Yong Sul who returned to Korea
after WWII, having lived in Japan for 30 years. This system was later combined with kicking and striking techniques of indigenous and contemporary arts such as taek kyun and tang soo do. Its history is obscured by the historical animosity between the
Korean and Japanese peoples following the Second World War.
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