Last week I was taught the last two one-step sparring techiques for my black belt test. An unconfirmed rumor that I once heard sabum say is that many of our one-steps and self-defense steps can be found in hapkido. The question I have is was this intentional or a coincidence? The only way to know for sure is ask some of the masters when next I see them. Or, since sabum is off to graduate school I could track him down too and ask.
Since I was typing up the last two on our study guide I thought that this might be a good chance to try and verify this rumor. Using Tedeschi’s Hapkido: Traditions, Philosophy, and Techniques, I tried to identify those techniques that are clearly listed in his book as “hapkido”. I also stuck with his terminology as opposed to what my school may call these techniques. Here’s the results of my little study:
- Two-hand shoulder lock (punch defense or grab defense)
- Rising escape and strike (single and double wrist grab defense or two)
- High clash & rising knee strike (double wrist grab defense)
- Rotary thow (two versions, wrist grab defense)
- Forearm bar (wrist grab defense)
- Elbow arm bar (lapel grab defense)
- Nerve press & thumb lock (lapel and belt or two)
- Closeline throw (single wrist grab defense)
- Elbow arm bar high (defense from hair grab)
- Punch & scoop throw (defense from side naked choke two versions)
- Drop inside shoulder throw (defense from rear choke or bear hug or two)
- Wrap block to sweep (roundhouse kick defense)
- Wrap block to knee break (roundhouse kick defense)
- Wrist nerve throw or side wrist throw (six versions)
- Side kick from ground
- Round kick from ground
(26 if I take into account the versions)
So if I combine 22 one-steps and 22 self-defense techniques that’s a total of 44 techniques. Out of that 44 I can clearly identify 26 that are clearly found in hapkido.
So does this prove anything? Probably not. Hapkido is billed as a total self-defense art. Tedeschi’s book illustrates “over 2000 martial arts techniques” and the book states that “Because of the simularities between Hapkido and many other martial arts, including Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Judo, and Tai Chi Chuan, this book is a useful reference for practioners of all martial arts styles…”
Aside from the fact that I’d highly recommend this book to any martial artist I suspect that what sabum meant is that hapkido encompasses many of our techniques. He had a 3rd gup in hapkido so I think that’s what he was trying to say. However, when next I see Master “C” I may ask him.
~BCP
[tags]martial arts, taekwondo, hapkido[/tags]
