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Ben
Lv 5
Ben asked in SportsMartial Arts · 8 years ago

Martial Arts to compliment Hapkido?

Greetings all, just wondering what Martial Arts would be good to compliment training in Hapkido?

I did wonder if a grappling art such as BJJ or Judo might be one? Hapkido has joint locks, throws and submission holds which I am not sure if they are repeated in BJJ or Judo, yet I did wonder if the grappling aspects of BJJ or Judo might be beneficial to learn or is there another Martial Art that might be another option?

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  • Ray H
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Wrestling

    Boxing

    They would compliment Hapkido very well.

  • 8 years ago

    Well it depends on what you're looking for. BJJ, Judo, or Sambo would give you a well-rounded, strong grappling game. You might also consider supplementing with a striking art too. Boxing, Tae Kwon Do (common), Muay Thai. I specifically recommend the latter, but mainly because Hapkido and Muay Thai is similar to Kyuktooki (Korean kickboxing). lol

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    What are you wanting? If you want more something with similar style and an emphasis on the standing game, I would suggest checking out;

    Silat (this has a lot of takedowns too)

    Kali/Escrima/Arnis

    Sanda (also a good amount of takedowns.)

    Escrima and Silat would probably pretty easy to transition into from Hapkido.

    If you want to be more rounded try checking out

    Brazilian Jiu-jistu

    Sambo

    Judo

    Hope this helps a bit.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I would focus on another discipline that puts emphasis on striking since you'll be able to incorporate that into your Hapkido training. just check yur local phonebook for schools that focus on the kicking and punching techniques, that should help you balance out the throwing and joint locking techniques of Hapkido. I myself first studied Tang Soo Do and transitioned into Hapkido later, and found it quite easy to incorporate one into the other. the main thing you want to focus on now is improving your "hard" side, meaning you want to learn a discipline that focuses on striking techniques (kicks, punches, elbows, and knees etc.) perhaps Muay Thai since it's such a basic and easy to pick up discipline and you could easily be incorporated with the Hapkido later (if there's a Muay Thai class near you of course)

  • none
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    I like what Ray said, boxing and wrestling. But whatever is your base style, stick to that and master it before moving on. If someone is not a Shodan or higher, you should not even consider another style. Unless, of course, you've move to a place that doesn't teach that style or you just plain don't like it. What I like about wrestling and boxing is that it is easy to incorporate into any style. So there is no harm in studying it. In other words it doesn't up root or changes the philosophy of whatever style you are studying.

  • 8 years ago

    Wing chun

    Tai chi chuan

    Escrima/arnis

    Pencak silat

  • 8 years ago

    tkd traditionally compliments it.

  • 8 years ago

    I suggest SAMBO.

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