KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS
TAEKWONDO & HAPKIDO
Taekwondo
Taekwondo first began as a native martial art of the Republic of Korea but has now been disseminated as a global sport and culture. It is recognized as one of the oldest forms
of martial arts in the world, reaching back over 2,000 years.
Kukkiwon is playing the pivotal role for global Taekwondo families numbering approximately 150 million.
‘Tae’ means to break or attack with the foot, ‘kwon’ means to break with the fist and ‘do’ translates as the art or way.
Develop discipline by training your body and mind in the tenets and techniques of Taekwondo. Teach self-defence by recognizing situations in which physical self-defence may be necessary, and learn how to control such situations to your advantage.
Individuals of all ages and abilities can take up Taekwondo.
Individuals of all ages and abilities can take up Taekwondo.
Martial Arts for all.
Taekwondo is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Herts Taekwondo provides professional training in the community in a friendly and safe environment.
Hapkido
In fighting techniques of Hapkido, there are both long- and close-range fighting techniques, utilizing jumping kicks and percussive hand strikes at longer ranges and pressure point strikes, joint locks, or throws at closer fighting distances. In Hapkido it is emphasized that the motion for defence has to be circular to redirect and control the force of opponet. Practitioners seek to gain advantage through footwork and body positioning to incorporate the use of leverage, avoiding the use of strength against strength.
The character 合 Hap means "coordinated" or "joining"; 氣 Ki describes internal energy, spirit, strength, or power; and 道 Do means "way" or "art", yielding a literal translation of "joining-energy-way". Therefored, the assembled one(合氣道, HapKiDo) of the three characters is usually translated as "the way of coordinating energy", "the way of coordinated power" or "the way of harmony".
Hapkido is a dynamic and highly eclectic Korean martial art.
It is a form of self-defence that employs other martial arts' techniques such as joint locks, grappling and throwing techniques, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. There is also the use of traditional weapons, including knife, sword, rope, nunchaku, cane, short stick (dan bong), and staff (bong, gun, bō) of which are chosen depending on the particular situation.