Hap Ki Do includes a vast variety of arm an leg, joint lock, weapon techniques,thow, kick , hit and nerve pressure techniques. Hap Ki Do is no martial Sport but martial art, which is outsandingly suitable for self-defense. It can be learned both by men and women, regardless of their age. |  |
Hap Ki Do was introduced to ancient korea during the same time that Buddhism was becoming an influence in the country, approximately 372 A.D. Buddhism and Hap Ki Do together became popular throughout the country among the upper class and royal court. Evidence of this can be found in many Ancient wall and cave paintings and sculptures.Hap Ki Do techniques were reserved exclusively for the hierarchy of monks, ruling families and royal officials. Hap Ki Do flourished for many generations through many dynasties, stretching as far back as the Three Kingdom period up to the Lee Dynasty. Much like Tae Kwon Do, Hap Ki Do lost its popularity around this time,the major reason being atttibuted to the collapse of Buddhism and its replacement by Confucianism.Hap Ki Do all but disappeared and was preserved as a secretelf-defense only by individual master monks and royal families .Hap Ki Do has been re-Introduced today by the father of Hap Ki Do, Yong Sool Choi,born in 1904.Yong Sool Choi studied in seclusion from the age of nine. When he came out of secluusion,korea had been liberated from Japanese after WWII. Choi taught all the Hap Ki Do techniques to a few outstanding students, who in turn took the task of popularrizing Hap Ki Do in modern Korea. Many top master toured internationally to put on demonstrations to help bring attention to Hap Ki Do. Within a few years, its popularity had grown world-wide.Today, all cities in Korea have Hap Ki Do schools.The government and military have Hap Ki Do instructors and practitioners totaling over one millon.Other countries including the U.S.A., Germany, France,Spain,China,Canada,Mexico,Argentina,and Brazil have a solid foundation of Hap Ki Do schools.