| Korean Hapkido - Most physical confrontations take | | | | throws, Hapkido seems well prepared to deal with up |
| place in specific ranges, which are commonly | | | | close confrontations. If you have an opportunity to |
| designated as kicking, punching, trapping and grappling. I | | | | block a punch, kick or simply touch someone, then joint |
| have learned that proficiency in only one range does | | | | locks and grappling can easily come into play. This and |
| not guarantee success in a street fight because real | | | | the other three ranges all found in Hapkido make a |
| confrontations can flow from one range to another in | | | | perfect balance. |
| the blink of an eye. | | | | Taekwondo - All of the kicking techniques of Hapkido |
| Kicking range. Korean Hapkido comes well equipped | | | | are derived from the art of Taekwondo with very little |
| for fighting in the kicking range. Yet its leg techniques | | | | differences. Taekwondo offers a more founded |
| differ from those of many other arts because of the | | | | technique of kicking allowing the kicker to leave the |
| tremendous power imparted by pivoting the supporting | | | | ground in a flury of kicks of great accuracy and |
| foot and following though with the leg motion. | | | | power. With the proper training and application |
| Punching range. Just inside kicking range hand | | | | Taekwondo allows its user to keep an attacker at |
| techniques take over. The punching range techniques | | | | bay, rendering all other forms of fighting useless. |
| don't usually refer to boxing style punches; it is mostly | | | | Taekwondo literally means "tae" to smash with hand, |
| straight karate style punching and open hand strikes. | | | | "kwon" to destroy with foot and "do" the way of. |
| However, I like to use boxing style training to increase | | | | Taekwondo also puts forth an impressive show of |
| accuracy, speed and strength. | | | | hands; punching, striking and throwing that most don't |
| Trapping range. Move a little closer to your opponent | | | | normally see. The different striking methods allow its |
| and you enter the trapping range, this is where | | | | user to attack different areas of the body with |
| attacking arms get deflected and immobilized, and | | | | completely different motives in mind. |
| knees, elbows and head bunts are smartly put to use. | | | | Its strongest defense is of course its kicking style, for |
| Trapping techniques help to stop an aggressor and | | | | which it is most commonly known. A reputable |
| render their attack ineffective. | | | | defensive style that calls for a lesser degree of |
| Grappling range. Many would argue that Hapkido | | | | aggression allowing the defender to protect |
| functions best at the closest distance of all the ranges. | | | | themselves in a more humane way while still striking |
| The throws, chokes and joint locks become the | | | | with a powerfully reckoning force. |
| dominant techniques. With thousands of twists and | | | | |