Hapkido

[shaheediyan]

Veer Rupz Ji mentioned Hapkido in an earlier post, but showed a film clip. I thought I would post some history and some training clips, as it does have some similar moves to Shastar Vidya Sheshnaag.

Seems to be a sort of cross between Karate, Judo and Aikido:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY6-hDkaFVQ...ted&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU8dgmcJ-Y8...ted&search=

The walking stick - sub-style:

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, which shares the same Chinese characters with aikido (合気道), translates literally to "joining-energy-way", but it is most often rendered as "the way of coordinating energy" or "the way of coordinated power."

A historical link to Daito-ryu aikijujutsu is generally acknowledged, though the exact nature of which is clouded by the historical animosity between the Korean and Japanese peoples and the confusion following the end of the Second World War.

Hapkido prides itself on effective self-defense and as such employs joint locks, pressure points, throws, kicks, and other strikes. Hapkido is an authentic Asian martial art of total self-defense; it deals with countering the techniques of other martial arts as well as common "unskilled" attacks.

Although hapkido contains both long range fighting and infighting techniques, the end of most situations is to get near for a close strike, lock, or throw. 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.

[Mystical]

Some good clips, I liked the second video.