Hapkido is a Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. It also teaches the use of traditional weapons, including … 展开

Hapkido or 합기도 in the native Korean writing system hangul is rendered as 合氣道 in hanja. This is similar to how the Japanese aikido was written using kyūjitai in the pre-1946 period. Currently, though, the second character is pref… 展开

The birth of modern hapkido can be traced to the efforts of a group of Korean nationals in the post-Japanese colonial period of Korea: Choi Yong-sool (최용술) (1904–1986) and his most prominent students; Chinil Chang, his perso… 展开