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Here's a new Combat Hapkido Video Teaser featuring the new "Street Self-Defense" video from the ICHF. This video is a nice overall addition to your Self-Defense Video Library. In the video you'll see New Techniques as well as many variations on existing techniques providing you with additional options and insight to Combat Hapkido.
This article is by Senior Airman Emerald Ralston 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
Posted 4/30/2009
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4/30/2009 - FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- To combine, unite or join internal energy and life force within a system or method -- that is a conceptual translation of Hapkido, a system of martial arts that focuses on self-defense, deflection and discipline. Combat Hapkido classes are offered at the base gym by Staff Sgt. Thomas Locke, 66th Training Squadron military training leader and 3rd Dan International Combat Hapkido Federation, Ground Survival Licensed Instructor, Military Combatives Association and IPDTI Licensed Instructor
"Self defense is for everyone," Sergeant Locke said. "The goal is improving yourself and defending yourself. Combat Hapkido is a very balanced, practical martial art that involves situational self defense and getting out of potentially dangerous situations with an aggressor."
The classes go from 6 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, and generally consist of five to 12 people and start with extensive stretches to ensure the utmost safety of the participants.
Following the stretches, students begin the training scheduled for that evening, which changes from class to class.
"Classes are always different," Sergeant Locke said. "I change things up a lot. Sometimes we focus on weapons defense, ground survival, strikes and kicks, escapes, trapping, balance disruption, pressure point activation, etc. I try to keep things fresh and fun. It's never exactly the same, but the core techniques are the spine of the basic requirements."
Some classes included one-on-one practice, and some include an activity where students form a circle and take turns attacking and defending against one another. This practice provides a heightened sense of intensity to help bring up the students' awareness in less predictable environments.
"The idea is to avoid and control," Sergeant Locke said. "Become part of what the aggressor is doing and take control of the situation. It is very important to stay relaxed, and controlling anger is also paramount. Anger makes you tense but when you're relaxed you tend to make better decisions and focus."
Much of the class is intended to help the student become aware of his or her own body. To understand and learn to manipulate an attacker's body because of the understanding gained over one's own self-awareness and coordination, will increase confidence, and once the student sees what his or her body can do, it creates a greater sense of awareness.
"When most people think of martial arts, they think of striking martial arts," Sergeant Locke said. "Combat Hapkido is a scalable and safe way to manipulate someone else's body. It is one thing to do your kicks and punches, but when it's actually applied toward someone who is attacking you, the difference is clear. It is much easier in those situations to avoid and control attacks, rather than rely on strikes alone to defeat a much larger assailant."
Combat Hapkido's concepts are based on scientific principles of anatomy and physiology, as well as psychological strategy. Men and women of all sizes and physical strength are welcome and can do very well in the class because physical strength and athletic ability are not essential. Men, women, children, people with physical handicaps, older adults and military members are welcome, said Sergeant Locke.
Since the emphasis is on redirecting the assailant's aggression and power back toward them, minimum force is required on the part of the practitioner.
The essence of Combat Hapkido is purely self defense. It is the synthesis of dynamic and varied eclectic concepts, scientific principles, realistic application and plain common sense, all formulated into an easy to follow curriculum.
"What often happens is people think that because it's a martial art, it is very strict and they easily mystify the art based on what they've seen in movies and on TV," Sergeant Locke said. "Combat Hapkido is a simple, practical application. There are no mystical components to this practice. When you mystify it, it becomes unapproachable. Hapkido gives you the tools for defense for everyone, in everyday situations."
The class offered by Sergeant Locke through the Force Support Squadron is a licensed charter of the International Combat Hapkido Federation. ICHF is a large organization with more than 300 schools in more than 20 countries.
To get involved, contact Sergeant Locke at 509-868-0188. Classes are held at the fitness center. The first class is free for those interested in getting involved to see if this dynamic and practical self defense system is right for them. Further instruction costs 45 dollars for 16 hours of class time, to be used at the convenience of the student during regularly scheduled training times.
Combat Hapkido's goals of preparing individuals with Self-Defense Skills needed in today's modern urban environment, can easily be seen in this video where Combat Hapkido's training is realistically practiced by defending against Knife, Gun, and Unarmed attacks while in your car or on the streets. Does your Self-Defense school take these realistic training measures to prepare you?
1. Taken - Year 2009
This was a great suspense movie. There were multiple scenes where Hapkido was used, along with some great knife fighting scenes.
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/)
2. The Bourne Ultimatum - Year 2007
Check out the scene where they’re running on top of the roofs and through the apartments, these are some classic Hapkido techniques.
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0440963/)
3. The Bourne Supremacy - Year 2004
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372183/)
4. The Bourne Identity - Year 2002
Check out the scene at the embassy, these are some classic Hapkido techniques.
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/)
5. The Hunted - Year 2003
This movie shows a little Hapkido, but what I really like about the movie is the knife fighting scenes
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269347/)
6. Saving Private Ryan - Year 1998
This movie has a Knife fighting scenes near the end of the movie; it's not very long but very memorable. It's a great example of why you should incorporate knife defense from the bottom position.
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/)
7. Under Siege - Year 1992
This movie has more Akido then Hapkido techniques, but the two are closely related. In two places in the move there are decent Knife fighting scenes.
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105690/)
March’s edition continues with “Combat Hapkido - - Blog’s” “2009 year of the knife” topic; this month we’ll be covering knife grips. When it comes to self-defense, knowing knife grips are as important to the attacker as they are to the defender. A defender’s knowledge and understands of the different ways and attacker can grip a knife will prepare the defender to responded appropriately to a knife’s attack angels, distancing, and target acquisition.
There are multiple ways a knife can be held for offensive or defensive use. The two most common are the forward and reverse grips with the edge facing out.
The following are variations of the forward grip:
1. Hammer Grip – The hand with all fingers and thumb are wrapped around the handle as if making a fist.
2. Saber Grip – The hand will all fingers wrapped around the handle and the thumb placed on the top of the handle.
3. Modified Saber Grip – Similar to the saber grip but the thumb is placed on the flat of the blade.
4. Palm Reinforced Grip - pommel rests against the palm of the hand, index finger is placed on top of the handle or blade spine
5. Filipino Grip - hammer grip, but the thumb is along the spine, either floating above the spine, or in contact with it.
6. Forward grip edge up - similar to a saber grip, but with the knife handle rotated along the axis of the forearm, so the edge is facing upward
The following are variations of the reverse grip:
1. "Regular" Reverse Grip - more specifically, "reverse grip edge out,” where the hand is wrapped around the handle as if making a fist with the thumb capping the pommel, edge facing away from the forearm
2. Ice pick grip - more specifically, "reverse grip edge in,” the edge facing the forearm.
Preparing yourself for any encounter against a knife assault will not only take dedicated training on your part but will also require you to research and learn as much as possible about knifes and their use as weapons. Bad guys don’t play by rules, and the likely hood of the bad guys using knifes to rob or hurt you is grater then the bad guys just using their fists to rob or hurt you. Bad guys will always try to get the advantage over their pray, so do your homework and prepare yourself. The first place to start is to acquire the “Combat Hapkido Weapon disarming Knife/Handgun” DVD, and then head off to the library and research as much as you can on knife fighting.
This February’s edition continues with “Combat Hapkido - - Blog’s” “2009 year of the knife” topic from last month, but this month we'll be covering Knife Types instead of Blade Types from last month. The difference between the Knife and a Blade is the Knife is the whole knife and it’s components including the blade, handle, opening, closing, and locking mechanisms, while the Blade is just the sharpened edge component of the knife.
You may be reading this and asking yourself why these details are important, and what do they have to do with self-defense. You may be thinking all you need to study and know is the ICHF “Knife Disarming” curriculum when it comes to knife self-defense, and there is a truth to that thinking, but the truth is a little more complicated. When you as a self-defense practitioner can prepare yourself with more knife knowledge, and actual physical knife familiarity, then you may just conquer the natural human fear that arises when an attacker tries to take their knife and slice it into your stomach. Prepare yourself with the ICHF "Knife Disarming" curriculum, familiarize yourself with kifes and you'll be on your way to being ready for a possible knife attack.
In today's modern society the ease of acquiring an edged weapon and the likely hood of someone carrying and edged weapon is on the rise. This creates a need for you as a Combat Hapkido Self-Defense Practitioner to seriously prepare yourself against the possibility that the likely hood of you being assaulted by someone trying to get a one-up advantage against you with an edged weapon might be greater than if they were to assault you unarmed. To prepare yourself not only will the ICHF "Knife Disarming" Curriculum help you to get prepared, but you must also make yourself knowledgeable and familiar with knifes and their capabilities.
"Combat Hapkido - - Blog" will be spending this year of 2009 to include monthly blog articles, along with other subjects as well, to get Combat Hapkido Self-Defense Practitioners aware, prepared, knowledgeable, and motivated to be ready for the real threat that edged weapons pose in this modern age.
Below is the first blog article for this "year of the knife" to allow you to more easily identify the different types of edged blades, enjoy.
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