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mikebourkefan
02-10-2008, 01:11 PM
can someone explain what hapkido is like ? there was a guy from ufc 5 who used it as his fighting style.
dudeonaleaf
02-11-2008, 12:20 AM
it's a korean martial art that similar to taekwondo uses a lot of kicks. a lot of small joint locks are used too. hapkido is less of a "artists" martial art (i.e. there are no forms or katas) and more of a functional technique
mikebourkefan
02-11-2008, 07:32 AM
btw the guy who used it was john dowdy. he lost to guy mezger in 2 minutes
mikebourkefan
02-11-2008, 07:34 AM
it's a korean martial art that similar to taekwondo uses a lot of kicks. a lot of small joint locks are used too. hapkido is less of a "artists" martial art (i.e. there are no forms or katas) and more of a functional technique



thanks for explaining
White Snake
02-19-2008, 01:22 AM
I thought it was like a Korean version of aikido