Hapkido (Adults and Teenagers)

 

The Academys Core Classes are its adult Hapkido classes for adults and teenagers who want to learn good self-defence skills. Hapkido is an ecletic martial art that blends many aspects of martial arts training together to create a martial arts style that is effective in just about any self-defence sitation that you can imagine.

 

Hapkido is also taught in a modern yet traditional manner so that its practitioners can obtain the additional wellness benefits that training in a traditional martial arts format brings.

 

These include better fitness, greater range of motion, stress control, greater self confidence and the camaderie of training with like minded people!  

 

Hapkido Videos

 

(Callum Forbes demonstrating a hip throw which is one of our foundation techniques)


(Callum Forbes demonstrating the Hapkido Wrist lock - another foundation technique


(Callum Forbes demonstating Hapkido striking techniques and a Hapkido speciality kick)

Training in Hapkido

 
Hapkido employs both long-range and close-range fighting techniques, utilising kicks and hand strikes at longer range, elbow and knee attacks at intermediate range, and joint locks, take-downs and throws at close in fighting range. In addition, Hapkido also teaches the use of everyday items as self defence tools. 

Hapkido emphasises circular motion, redirection of force, and control of the opponent. Hapkido practitioners seek to gain advantage over their opponents through footwork and body positioning, avoiding the use of brute strength against brute strength. 
 
Hapkido is a very comprehensive martial art that will enable you to be able to defend yourself in a relatively short space of time but will also take you a lifetime to master. It takes approximately 4 to 5 years to earn a 1st Dan Black Belt in Hapkido and after you earn your black belt there is much more that you can learn. So it is really a martial art for life. 
 

Hapkido Class Types 

Our Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday Hapkido classes are for all grades - beginners and Black Belt students alike - and all start with a warm up before moving into cardio exercises, stretching exercises and padwork to develop kicking and  striking techniques. Some classes may include free sparring before each class move into our core Hapkido syllabus training consisting of falling techniques, patterns, grade specific self-defence drills and techniques. 

Classes finish with self-defence drills under pressure ( varying degrees of non-compliance depending on grade) before finishing with a quick warm down). 

The Friday morning Hapkido Mobility class focuses on physical conditioning exercises combining Yoga, Pilates and Flow exercises to enhance the mobility of students of all ages. This is a FREE class to for all of our members and members of their immediate family.

The Friday afternoon Hapkido Black Belt class is to to enable our black belts to train in their own grading techniques. You need to be a 1st Dan Hapkido Black Belt to attend this Class. This class runs formally every fortnight.

The Saturday morning Hapkido Family class is for Hapkido Tigers and Hapkido students. We run the Tigers and Adult training on separate sides of the mats but members who are part of a family group can train together. If you are a parent or caregiver spectator then you are welcome (and enouraged) to join in!