Hapkido Karate
Hapkido
is a Korean Martial Art. In Korean, Hapkido means the way of coordinated
power. It consists of hard style kicks and hand blows such as those found
in the hard style Martial Arts of Taekwondo, or Shotokan, a soft style
redirection of energy block such as those found in Jujitsu, or Aikido,
blended with hundreds of joint locks. Joint locks are techniques that
place the opponent's body in a place where it was not designed to be.
If done so slowly, it becomes a pain compliance technique, if done quickly
with a little force it usually results in the breaking of the joint that
is put into position. There is no joint in the human body that requires
more that fifteen pounds of pressure to break, once placed in the correct
position. This allows a small person with little strength to defeat a
much larger opponent, since it is not necessary to fight the entire person,
just the portion the opponent that touches you. Hapkido is taught in the
traditional style, ascending through the belts by the necessary application
of discipline, dedication, and focus. More...
Law Enforcement Programs
Washido
Studio offers two types of special courses for law enforcement personnel.
We have a Hapkido class that is open to law enforcement only. Our second
course is Police Skills Enhancement©. This is a certified, copyrighted
defensive tactics course focusing on pain compliance techniques and joint
locks. More...
Women's Self Defense
The class begins by teaching awareness skills and ways of thinking as well as how your unconscious body language may provoke an attack, and how to change it in ways that will discourage the attacker from choosing you in the first place. The next thing you will learn is assertiveness. You will learn how to apply verbal and nonverbal techniques to diffuse the plans of the assailant. We will then concentrate the remainder of the class on learning and demonstrating techniques with genuine stopping power as well as the many methods of breaking free of the attacker, while disabling him at the same time, allowing you the time necessary to escape. More...
