Tactical hapkido

Tactical Hapkido is a form of Hapkido founded by Grandmaster Barry Rodemaker (8th degree black belt). [http://www.tacticalhapkido.com/Tactical%20Hapkido%20Alliance.htm] [http://www.ninjutsusociety.com/id46.htm] Grandmaster Rodemaker is also the president of the Tactical Hapkido Alliance (THA), which he founded in 2001. The THA is officially recognized by the International Black Belt Organization [http://www.ninjutsusociety.com/id46.htm] and this system has expanded to 10 states in 15 martial arts academies [http://www.batchgeocode.com/map/?i=dee9a22b172367fe83f450af3de5359f] .

Systematizing and Description of Tactical Hapkido System

Tactical Hapkido is different from Traditional Hapkido in that it focuses more on practical self defense. Tactical Hapkido is not a new martial art, but a style within the Hapkido family [http://tkdtutor.com/01MartialArts/AboutStyles/AboutStyles02.htm] .

The core Tactical Hapkido curriculum uses the main concepts taught from traditional Hapkido techniques, while removing other traditional techniques that are conceptually redundant. Thus, Tactical Hapkido provides a clear base for the student where the concepts can be expanded upon depending on the situation presented.

Traditional Hapkido techniques which prove impractical in a real world scenario have been removed, including acrobatic break falls, jump/spinning kicks, and other riskier techniques. Tactical Hapkido's core curriculum has been broken down into 9 levels, each level consisting of 10 techniques. Basics in the beginning level, which are break-aways, teaches the student proper stances and use of the water principal as found in soft martial arts [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_martial_arts] against the attacker. The following levels are where the core curriculum is taught building off the basics learned previously. The more advanced levels teach the student how to apply the core concepts by using various example situations.

To supplement the core curriculum found after the first black belt level, Tactical Hapkido teaches the student how to apply the concepts taught earlier in a variety of situations compatible with the core curriculum. This includes ground fighting, Trapping (Martial Arts), cane and weapons disarming.

Distractions in the Tactical Hapkido system prior to performing the techniques are critical to the effectiveness of that technique. The types of distractions that can be employed include, but are not limited to, low kicks, strikes such as palm heel and uppercuts, as well as using pressure points, at various parts of the body.

References

1. Grandmaster Barry Rodemaker with Dr. Joe Parrish Founder/CEO ISEWC http://www.tacticalhapkido.com/Tactical%20Hapkido%20Alliance.htm

2. International Ninjutsu Society http://www.ninjutsusociety.com/id46.htm

3. International Ninjutsu Society http://www.ninjutsusociety.com/id46.htm

4. Tactical Hapkido Alliance Members and Affiliates http://www.batchgeocode.com/map/?i=dee9a22b172367fe83f450af3de5359f

5. TKD Tutor "About Styles" http://tkdtutor.com/01MartialArts/AboutStyles/AboutStyles02.htm

6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_martial_arts

External Links

Official Tactical Hapkido Website: [http://www.tacticalhapkido.com]