Why Study Hapkido
Self-defense is the protection against unexpected, unlawful attacks on life or property. All animals, are geared for self-defense as a means for survival. Humans, one of the highest forms of life on the planet, do not have such natural ability; one must acquire it. One of the best ways to acquire this ability is through the study of HapKiDo. Without self-defense, a person is very weak and vulnerable to attack. If a strong person attacks a weak person who has studies HapKiDo, the odds of survival are increased in the weak person's favor. It is necessary to learn self-defense to keep in contention in a life where survival of the fittest is still the basic rule.
HapKiDo is a very diversified art form. It has a generalized character, which makes it easy for everybody, men, women, children, young and old, to study and practice the peculiarities and mysteries of this art of self-defense.
HapKiDo is not just another pleasant form of exercise with the added plus of providing a built-in defense against muggers. HapKiDo is a philosophy, which stresses the important link of the physical to the spiritual, the body to the mind. The study of HapKiDo is not just for self-defense but for total character development. A strong mind and a healthy body, melded together, make for an individual with a strong spirit and good character who can cope with life in its total form.