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      <image:title>Home - Get them off the iPad and on the mats with Kids Classes.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our Kids Classes focus on building confidence, resilience, respect, self-esteem, focus and self control. We aim to help your child develop fitness and learn basic self defence and life skills in a fun, safe and engaging way.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Want to learn a practical martial art with heart and soul?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Come and experience this dynamic and complete martial arts and self defence system first hand. Suitable for all, we are inclusive and embrace diversity. We have the discipline, respect and etiquette of traditional martial arts with the effectiveness of a modern and practical self defence system. We currently run three mixed adult classes per week, with more to come soon.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Empower yourself by doing a Womens Self Defence Course.</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is a course very close to our hearts which we’ve been running for the last six years. We have worked with some amazing women from all ages who decided to empower themselves by learning self defence. In this six week course we cover a range of practical-basic self defence techniques and help you develop a mindset to be able to identify, avoid and escape threats or attacks. You will learn to be mindful, focused and aware instead of being a victim.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>What is Hapkido?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Andrew Brownrigg – Head Instructor, Founder</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The instructor phase of my Hapkido life began over 12 years ago with an event that felt disastrous at the time. I was a black belt and assistant instructor in the club I first joined when it closed leaving my fellow students and I with the choice of stop training or find a different art/style. It was then I decided to establish my own Dojang-club and start teaching if the other students wished to keep training. I’m forever grateful they did and humbled by the trust they placed in me. The core group of those students who joined me on that journey still train today and have been amazing support, some of who are now instructors and/or are part of the senior leadership group.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About The Instructor - What I love about teaching</image:title>
      <image:caption>I love working with people to help exceed their expectations, to overcome their fears and perceived limitations, to achieve their health and fitness goals to develop confidence, resilience, a growth mindset and learn Hapkido, of course. The friendships and community we have formed are exceedingly important as we have a collaboratively approach to our training. Training I have been training in Hapkido for 20 years. During this time I have also trained in various other arts, I’m currently graded in: Hapkido – 2nd Dan Gongkwon Yusul – Red Belt Kali (Filipino MA) – Green Tip I also cross train in boxing/kickboxing with running and weight training being the cornerstone of my cardio and strength training. Thank you to all the instructors, masters, fellow students, and my students past, present and future, you have all taught and given me so much. I look forward to the next 20 years and more.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-01-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>History of Hapkido - The origins of Hapkido</image:title>
      <image:caption>Widely considered as Hapkido’s founder Grand Master Choi Yong Sul lived and studied Daitō-Ryū Aiki-Jūjutsu for around 30 years in Japan with master Takeda as part of his household. Details are unclear about his time in Japan some saying he was a highly ranked student-instructor, others a servant, Koreans had no status at the time in Japan. Regardless of which version is true he returned to Korea a highly skilled martial artist. On his return post WW2 he established the art of Yu-Sul, later to become Hapkido incorporating elements of Korean martial arts. Later being modernised by his senior students including Ji Han Jae and Kim Moo Hong to resemble the art it is today. Hapkido continues to evolve as one of the earliest examples of an eclectic-mixed martial art. For more information, please refer to our Student Handbook.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>History of Hapkido - Hapkido Comes to Australia</image:title>
      <image:caption>The founder of the Australian Hapkido Association (AHA) is Grandmaster Matthew Kim Sung Su who established the first Dojang in Oxford St, Sydney. The AHA now has 19 associated clubs across Australia. Grandmaster Kim trained in Hapkido under Kim Yong Jun in the 70’s in the Jong Myo Dojang in Seoul. Kim Yong Jun was a student of Kim Moo Hong who was a pioneer of the art opening one of the first schools for the art in Seoul. A great innovator Kim Moo Hong is credited with having helped develop the kicking system used in most Hapkido schools today. Prior coming to Australia, Grandmaster Kim with his brother opened centres in Argentina and taught police and military personal. For more information, please refer to our Student Handbook.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-05-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>What is Hapkido? - Overview</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hapkido is a complete art of self defence. A Hapkidoist is able to handle virtually any situation and is able to apply the self discipline and confidence derived from the study of Hapkido to enhance the quality of their life. For effective self defence, a good Hapkidoist has the ability to adapt his or her fighting style according to their opponent’s strength or weaknesses. Every person’s body is shaped differently, flexibility varies and minds think differently. Hapkido encompasses a broad range of Martial Art facets, giving every individual the opportunity to improve to their maximum ability and achieve a high level of fitness and good health. Today, it is practised by students of all backgrounds, ages, genders and physiques. Hapkido can be applied from any position: standing, sitting or lying, and from any direction.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What is Hapkido? - Techniques</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hapkido has a powerful arsenal of low line and mid sections kicks designed to disrupt, unbalance and destroy the opponents base-stance, as well as an effective array of high and spinning kicks, thrusts and sweeps combined with hard and soft fist attacks and defences. As well as the use of kicks and punches, Hapkido is well known for its extensive range of wrist and joint locks, restraints, throwing techniques, and take downs. With an extensive range of techniques a Hapkidoist is able to escalate their response if required from a simple escape to locking or restraining an opponent or disabling them so they cannot continue their assault. In Hapkido, linear techniques form a solid base upon which the skill of circular techniques can be developed. Everything is taught in correct order to produce a balanced martial artist able to handle any situation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What is Hapkido? - Benefits</image:title>
      <image:caption>The popularity of Hapkido is due to the fact that anyone, young or old, male or female can practice this complete art of self-defence regardless of physical weight or strength. Health is improved through systematic training and exercise. Development of muscle tone, core strength, a sense of self-confidence, self-control of both mind and body are just some of the benefits of studying Hapkido. Hapkido also incorporates meditation at the start or end of class to help focus the mind, develope mindfulness and awareness from a martial arts / self defence perspective and to contribute to the individual’s general wellbeing.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What is Hapkido? - Philosophy and Principles</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hapkido employs a philosophy of using minimal and proportionate force to overcome a stronger opponent. Therefore, great strength is not relied upon to assist in controlling an opponent and apply the techniques effectively by using pressure points, pre-emptive strikes, tension and unbalancing techniques. Hapkido techniques are underpinned by three fundamental principles: • HARMONY • WATER • CIRCULAR MOVEMENT By following these principles Hapkidoists are able to adapt their technique to respond to any new unfamiliar self defence situations.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With Aikido, the attacker is encouraged to over-commit their attack. The attack is received with minimal resistance, it is guided past the target and then the defender’s own force is added to it. The result is to unbalance and throw the opponent. However, opponents do not always attack with large movements. Often short jabs and kicks are delivered with such rapidity that it is very difficult to lead the opponent’s force. In these situations, the close quarter blocking and striking techniques of Hapkido give the Hapkidoist knowledge of how to counter and overcome such attacks.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a form of grappling started by the Gracie and Machado families in Brazil and focuses on grappling on the ground against a single opponent. Their techniques are learnt and refined through countless hours of “rolling” on the mat with other students. Hapkido does include groundwork learnt through the practice of groundwork drills to strengthen your body and practice specific groundwork skills. Free sparring is allowed to continue if it goes to the ground. However groundwork is not the major part of our classes. Due to the practical disadvantages of being on the ground when facing multiple attackers, Hapkido students focus on learning how to escape from a grappling situation as quickly as possible using any technique (including eye attacks, hair pulling, finger locks, etc) to try and return to a standup situation where other strategies like running away are possible.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Many of the joint locks and throws of Hapkido are very similar to those of Jiu-Jitsu. Painful twisting of the joints and tendons along with the application of painful pressure to vital points, combined with a thorough knowledge of human anatomy help to control any opponent regardless of size or strength. These techniques are fine for close quarter attacks, however because Jiu-Jitsu practitioners do not practice their techniques against proficient kickers or punchers, they are vulnerable to such long range attacks. Hapkidoists practice kicks and punches to a high degree of proficiency, thus the familiarity gained through practicing the techniques helps in defending against them.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Throwing plays an important role in Hapkido. The basic principles of judo are used in Hapkido, that is, moving your opponent’s centre of balance to a vulnerable position and using your leg or body to topple the opponent. As well, Hapkido uses strikes or pressure points to maneuver the opponent with less use of strength.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Karate originated in the Ryukyu Kingdom and was heavily influenced by Kung Fu. It later spread (primarily from Okinawa) to the main islands of Japan after if became part of the Japanese Empire. Karate is predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knees and open-hand techniques such as knife-hand, spear-hand and palm-heel strikes. A Hapkido practitioner starts off learning the same powerful liner techniques, blocks and strong stances but later incorporates circular techniques/movement rather than meeting force with force and uses the same principals of harmony that’s is employed by JuJitsu, Judo and Aikido.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At advanced stages, students are taught Komdo (The Korean version of Japanese Kendo). Basic strikes and blocks are similar to Kendo, however circular and low section attacks typical of traditional Korean swordsmanship are taught once the basics have been learnt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In Hapkido, as the student advances past the basic hand techniques, more emphasis is placed on small circular techniques and fast close quarter parrying which resemble the techniques of Kung Fu. Advanced weaponry techniques using the long pole Bo, cane and the fan are similar to those of Kung Fu.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>MMA has enjoyed a huge boom in recent years with the popularity of UFC (cage fighting) events on television. It is mostly popular with younger students who want to experience full contact and enjoy the competitive aspects of this sport. Hapkido does include sparring in most classes, however Hapkido sparring does not normally involve full contact without protective equipment and even though we do have tournaments, they do not normally involve full contact. Hapkido sparring focuses more on correct timing and distance and encourages a more co-operative approach where you and your sparring partner can both improve your skills in a live situation without fear of being seriously injured. Care and respect for your training partner is of utmost importance in Hapkido and safety is an important part of all classes to ensure you can continue to study and train in Hapkido for a long time with a minimum of injuries and pain.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Other Martial Arts - MUAY THAI</image:title>
      <image:caption>Muay Thai / Thai Boxing is a renowned combat sport developed from the traditional art of Muay Boran and incorporated some Western Boxing punching as it modernised. Know as the "art of eight limbs" it makes devastating use of hands, elbows, knees and feet/legs. A Hapkidoist makes use of the same array of striking to disrupt and opponents stance-base to so they can lock up or restrain an opponent rather than continue trading blow for blow.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Other Martial Arts - TAE KWON DO</image:title>
      <image:caption>Virtually all of the kicking techniques of Tae Kwon Do are identical to those of Hapkido. Spinning kicks, thrusts, circular kicks and sweeps are all used in sparring. Due to the fact that Hapkido is not a tournament orientated style, other techniques like low spinning kicks, low-section kicks and knee strikes are also used. The basic hand techniques of Hapkido are similar to those of Tae Kwon Do, that is mainly linear attacks with fist or knifehand. However in a confined space such as a crowded public bar or a narrow hallway, kicks are limited in their practicality. Self-defence tools such as elbows, knees, head butts and joint attacks are essential for survival in such situations. All these techniques are practised in Hapkido to produce a thorough knowledge of all ranges of attack and defence.</image:caption>
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