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Hardcopy.
"The most comprehensive text ever written on a single martial art.
Superbly organized highly informative profusely illustrated.
Indispensable to martial artists of virtually any style." - Professor Wally Jay
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This ground-breaking work is the first to comprehensively document the traditions, philosophy and techniques of one of the world's most varied exciting and practical martial arts--Hapkido. More than 9000 photographs introduce over 2000 martial techniques including strikes kicks blocks avoiding movements holds joint locks chokes throws falls tumbling ground fighting and weapons. Numerous closeups show precise grips leverage methods pressure points hitting surfaces and direction of force.
In addition to self-defense techniques chapters are included on East Asian philosophy martial arts history anatomy meditation healing and pressure point fighting as well as in-depth previously unpublished interviews with the world's preeminent Hapkido Grandmasters and renowned Grandmasters of related martial arts. Because of similarities between Hapkido and many other martial arts including Taekwondo Jujutsu Aikido Judo and Tai Chi Chuan this book is a useful reference for practitioners of all martial arts styles from novices to masters.