Does Any of This
You feel inadequate when it comes to protecting yourself and/or your family. You’ve been told before that you lack “character”. Whatever the heck that means.
Your self-confidence is questionable at best, and could certainly use a boost. You need a surefire way to cope with the stress and anxiety of work and relationships.
You’re looking to improve your health and physical fitness, but the thought of heavy weights or long runs terrifies you.
When was the last time you were in a situation
Maybe someone made a hateful comment about your appearance. Maybe you tried to accomplish a feat of strength (lifting heavy weights, running a Tough Mudder, etc.), but you fell short of victory.
Or maybe, someone physically threatened you and you were left paralyzed with fear for not knowing how to react.
What did that feel like? Probably not too great.
For years, martial arts have proven to be a way of building strength, learning self-defense, and reversing those self-confidence issues.
The Way of Unifying Energy
Hapkido uses body positioning, rotation, fluid movement, and leverage to deal with a physically imposing opponent. Because of this, the style is well suited for men, women, and teens from all walks of life. Prior physical strength and athletic abilities are not essential, however fitness and flexibility will improve through consistent training.
Hapkido at Karate West
This program includes belt testing (white to black and beyond), but does not include the practice of kata, point sparring, or tournament competition. This style of Hapkido is not for show, but for personal development and protection and the material is structured with that intent.
About Kwan Nyom Hapkido
This program teaches Kwan Nyom Hapkido which translates to, "School of Concepts." This reflects the teaching style, where rather than teaching specific 1-to-1/defense-to-attack techniques, self-defense is learned through conceptual application using traditional Hapkido techniques. The student learns the fundamental breakdown of what makes a technique work which develops a faster and more effective recall to a real-life situation that is not controlled or expected.
This Program Will Teach You
- Self-defense through traditional Hapkido techniques
- Traditional Hapkido weapons such as Dan Bong (short stick) and Ji Pang E (cane)
- Weapon disarm techniques
- A complete Ground Survival program
- The use of pressure points for technical enhancement and compliance
This program does not teach Hapkido as a sport and does not regulate it as one. This means the style is dynamic and continues to grow and develop in real-time. The techniques and applications continue to evolve and improve to more realistic situations for our modern life.
Anyone Can Learn Hapkido
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Me and my two girls go to Karate West, we couldn’t ask for a better place to supply our girls with a large number of role models.
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I attended this school as a teen until I left for college and I can honestly say that Karate West is on of the reasons that I am a successful adult today. This school not only teaches students martial arts but arguably more important are the life skills they show their students. I owe Karate West and it team of amazing teachers and assistants for my success in life.
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