Monthly Archives: June 2009

What’s Sinmoo Hapkido

Basic Philosophy Sinmoo Hapkido is a comprehensive martial art, emphasizing kicking and punching as well as joint-locks, throws, chokes, take-downs, and the use of pressure points, weapons, meditation and healing. Sinmoo literally translated, means Sin (higher mind or spiritual) and … Continue reading

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Techniques of Sinmoo Hapkido

Sinmoo Hapkido has a catalog of about 800 techniques through Master level and is considered a very comprehensive martial arts teaching skills from all areas of defense and combat including many weapons. Not only does Sinmoo Hapkido teach martial arts … Continue reading

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My thoughts on the Reality Based Self-Defense Hype

My thoughts on the Reality Based Self-Defense Hype. Modern Reality Based Martial Arts (RBMA) are good for the most part and certainly have a place in acquiring skills in self-defense, in fact I teach RBMA at my school. What troubles … Continue reading

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Nine Rules of Sinmoo Hapkido

Sinmoo Hapkido’s basic rules are categorized into three groups to make a total of 9 rules. These rules were crafted to help the Sinmoo Hapkido practitioner have a better and healthier life. It’s taught by Doju Ji that these rules … Continue reading

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