Striking Standards
Below you will find comparative listings from the World
Hapkido Federation, He-Young Kimm book, "HAPKIDO", HWARANGDO, KUK SUL
WON and YONG SUL KWAN Hapkiyusool. Please note that the substitution of the
material by Dr. Kimm is not to identify him as a separate tradition of Hapkido.
It is also not to represent his tradition, HAN MU DO as the equivalent of
Hapkido. I am availing myself of Dr. Kimm's considerable knowledge of the
Hapkido arts as a way of providing an additional catalogue of techniques in the
absence of sufficient SIN MU Hapkido material.
As before, the 1st group of strikes are those shared by 5 out of five of the
groups researched. These are coded Red.
The 2nd group are strikes shared by 4 out of the five groups and these are coded
Blue.
The 3rd group are strikes shared by 3 out of five and these are coded Green.
The 4th group are strikes shared by 2 out of 5-- Violet.
The 5th group are for strikes that are unique to only one out of the five and
are coded Auburn. Let me also say again that the selection of these
techniques as foundational to the practice of the Hapkido arts is not considered
to be exhaustive or exclusive in any way. Inclusion in the list of 17 techniques
does not speak to any special combat efficacy or preference. In my own
curriculum there are strikes that I include which have wound up at the bottom of
this particular list, but the intention was not to represent my personal
practices as somehow particularly commendable. If, for instance, you have a
warm-spot in your heart for a Rearward or Lateral Elbow strike as do I, there is
no reason not to use it in your basics, right? All I am doing here is
demonstrating that we all have a lot more in common across the Hapkido arts than
we have differences.
Results are posted at the bottom of the page.
Yon Mu Kwan / WHF |
He-Young Kimm (Hapkido) |
Hwa Rang Do |
Kuk Sool Won |
Yong Sul Kwan |
1. Knifehand Strike |
Knifehand Strike |
Knifehand Strike |
Circle Knifehand |
Knife-hand Strike |
2. Palm-heel Strike |
Palm Strike |
Bear Palm Strike |
Palm Strike |
Palm-Heel Strike |
3. Tiger Mouth Strike |
Tiger Claw |
Tiger Mouth Strike |
Tiger Mouth Strike |
Tiger Mouth Strike |
4. Spearhand Strike |
Spearhand |
Spear-hand Strike |
Spearhand Strike |
Spearhand Strike |
5. Edgefist Punch |
Hammerfist Strike |
Tiger Fist Strike |
Hammerfist Strike |
Hammerfist Strike |
6. Center Knuckle Strike |
Middle Knuckle Strike |
Middle Knuckle Strike |
Middle-Knuckle Strike |
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7. Backfist Strike |
Backfist Strike |
Backfist Strike |
Backfist |
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8. Inner Knifehand Strike |
Reverse knife-hand / Ridge Hand |
Ridge-hand Strike |
Reverse Knifehand |
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9. Fist Punch |
Fist Punch |
Straight Punch |
Straight Punch |
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10. 5-Finger Strike |
Eagle Claw Strike |
Tiger Claw Strike |
Tiger-claw Strike |
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11. Forward Elbow Strike |
Elbow Strike |
Forward Elbow Strike |
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12.Wrist Bend Punch |
Wrist Strike |
Praying Mantis Strike |
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13. Index Finger Knuckle |
Index Knuckle Strike |
Single Knuckle Strike |
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14. Thumb Knuckle Strike |
Thumb Strike |
Thumb Strike |
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15. Backhand Strike |
Backhand Strike |
Backhand Strike |
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16. Two-Finger Spear |
Two Finger Strike |
Twin Dragon Strike |
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17. Rising Elbow Strike |
Ha Joo Chum |
Rising Elbow Strike |
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7. Knuckle-hand Strike |
4-Knuckle Fist |
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9. Forearm Strike |
Outside Forearm Strike |
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11. Knuckle Upper Punch |
Four Knuckle Strike |
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14.Eagle's Beak |
Beak Fingers Strike |
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17. Palm-hand Punch |
Bear Fist |
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Ha Jang Strike |
Reverse Palm |
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Sang Joo Chum |
Descending Elbow Strike |
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Jung Joo Chum |
Side-wards Elbow Strike |
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One-Finger Spear |
One Finger Strike |
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Rearward Elbow Strike |
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Inverted Strike |
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Backhand (Side) Strike |
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Spearhand (Rising) Strike |
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Praying Mantis Fist |
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Double Palm (vertical) |
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Double Palm (horiztl) |
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Double Knifehand |
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5 Fingers Strike |
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Vertical Punch |
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Under Fist |
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Ridge Knuckle Strike |
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Single Palm (horiztl) Strike |
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Half-moon Spearhand |
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Inside Forearm Strike |
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Pincer Grip |
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Scissors Hand |
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Snakehead Fist |
Results: Across this range of Hapkido arts the following list of strikes would form a solid representational foundation for modern Hapkido.
1. Knifehand Strike
2. Palm-heel Strike
3. Tiger Mouth Strike
4. Spearhand Strike
5. Hammerfist Strike
6. Center Knuckle Strike
7. Backfist Strike
8. Ridgehand Strike
9. Fist Punch
10. 5-Finger Strike
11. Forward Elbow Strike
12.Wrist Bend Punch
13. Index Finger Knuckle
14. Thumb Knuckle Strike
15. Backhand Strike
16, Two Finger Strike
17. Rising Elbow Strike