What is Choe’s HapKiDo Martial Arts? Our martial arts is an effective style that is friendly to learn for people from all walks of life.
HapKiDo, literally translated, means:
“the way of coordinating your inner strength with your outer strength”
Hap – Coordination, Harmony
Ki – Inner strength, Inner Power
Do – The Way
HapKiDo was introduced to Korea in 372 A.D.
The HapKiDo structure has more than 365 major techniques.
The fundamental techniques of Hap Ki Do are classified as follows:
Empty Hand against Empty Hand
Empty Hand against a Weapon
Weapon against Weapon
Chung Mu HapKiDo is an original and traditional style of martial art. This means the martial art has not been combined with other styles or adopted techniques from other styles, resulting in a new one. This martial art has been kept intact through the course of history. However, Chung Mu HapKiDo was further developed by the Choe family through the ages.
We are of the hard (external) and soft (internal) school. The external schools of thought concern themselves with the disciplines of the body. Making the body hard and strong, resistant to impact, using linear force for attack and defense, and training for speed are the philosophies of the external school. On the other hand, the internal schools of thought concern themselves with the disciplines of Ki. Making the body flexible, supple, using circular force for attack and defense, and training for Ki endurance are the philosophies of the internal school. One can learn these defensive techniques with persistence, for they require much knowledge and skill. Once learned, the delicate techniques of Hap Ki Do can overcome brute force.
