Hapkido is a Korean martial art that is practiced worldwide. It is a hybrid martial art that combines joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion, redirection of force, and control of the opponent. It is a complete art of self-defense that can be applied from any position: standing, sitting, or lying, and from any direction. Hapkido employs both long-range and close-range fighting techniques, utilizing jumping kicks and percussive hand strikes at longer ranges, and pressure point strikes, joint locks, and throws at closer fighting distances. The philosophy of Hapkido is to use minimal force to overcome a stronger opponent, and it uses pressure points to assist in controlling the opponent. Hapkido is fluid and does not rely on brute force against force. Rather, it is much like water as an adaptable entity, in that a Hapkido master will attempt to deflect an opponents strike in a way that is similar to free-flowing water being divided around a stone, only to return and envelop it.

Hapkido is a complete martial art that emphasizes practical self-defense with the hard and soft techniques of disciplines such as TaeKwonDo, Aikido, Jiu-Jitsu, and Judo. It is a kicking and punching martial art, very much like other karate styles, but it also teaches principles of Hapkido (water, circular, sum) that emphasize using the opponents aggression to your advantage. Hapkido is popular among private security and law enforcement agents throughout the world because of its practical self-defense techniques.

In summary, Hapkido is a Korean martial art that combines joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. It emphasizes circular motion, redirection of force, and control of the opponent. Hapkido is a complete art of self-defense that can be applied from any position and uses minimal force to overcome a stronger opponent. It is popular among private security and law enforcement agents throughout the world because of its practical self-defense techniques.