Korean Hapkiedo

[BayouDeputy]

Is there anyone here that studys Korean Hapkiedo? I know that it deals with a lot of joint locks and pressure points, and I have really been thinking of taking some classes. I have heard that there are several schools in Baton Rouge that teach this.

 

[JBP55]

I did many moons ago with Jihn Soo Kimm and He Young Kimm. They had different schools and were not related but did work together for the betterment of Hap Ki Do.

 

[BayouDeputy]

Where were the schools at? In Baton Rouge?

 

[JBP55]

To the best of my knowledge Ki Yoon had the first Korean style school in Baton Rouge in 1967. He taught Tae Kwon Do on Plank road in Baton Rouge. When He Young Kimm came to Baton Rouge in 1970 he joined Ki Yoon in his school and taught Hap Ki Do. He Young Kimm moved on to teach at LSU for years. When Jihn Soo Kimm started teaching on Airline Hwy. in Baton Rouge he worked with He Young Kimm teaching Hap Ki Do. He Young taught more of the Yudo or Judo techniques and Jihn Soo taught more of the Tae Kwon Do techniques. He Young Kimm still has a school on Jamestown in Baton Rouge which I think is run by his son (David?). They teach defensive techniques using every day things such as clothing, a towel, an umbrella, a cane, etc. Very good people.

 

[Guate_shooter]

Not really related to Hapkido but you might want to also look in your area for somebody who teaches Japanese Aikido if you cant find somebody in the Hapkido art, they are both based on pressure points and joint locks, and both evolved from Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu.

 

[Bayoupiper]

Iron Tiger in Gonzales teaches Hapkido.



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