Matts Martial Arts Academy

What is Hapkido?

Hapkido dates back 1000s of years to Daito-ryu and Aiki Jujutsu.
Hapkido is a traditional Korean Martial Art that is fun, challenging and can be studied by all ages.

Hapkido combines kicking, punching, joint locks, pressure points, throws and weapons to teach you how to defend yourself while improving your health, strength, fitness, flexibility and (most importantly) mind.

Hapkido covers a wide range of realistic situations and attacks - through studying Hapkido you will learn how to prevent your attacker from hurting you by taking advantage of their weak points and control the situation by using their energy against them.

Hapkido is a Martial Art, not a sport - hence the aim is mastery of yourself, not 'beating' others.