Hapkido Dojang Mullumbimby - AHA

unior Kids Class (up to 8 yrs):
Monday’s
3:30pm - 4:15pm
&
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Senior kids Class (9-12yrs):
Wednesday’s
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Whether this will be your first time inside a Dojang or you are a seasoned martial artist, we invite you to come and train with Dom in Mullumbimby. You will leave Dom's classes feeling inspired, challenged, engaged, invigorated and with a greater sense of connection to your mind, body and spirit. These classes are designed to motivate and inspire you in your lives - both on and off the mats. Dom has been teaching Hapkido for 20 years and is known in our community for his distinctive teaching style and for his incredible generosity. He brings a unique and beautiful combination of strength, discipline, respect, and heart to all of his classes and engages with each of his students personally, meeting them where they are at and adapting his teachings to suit their individual needs. We look forward to meeting you soon and sharing our love of this incredible martial art with you. About Hapkido:
Hapkido is a martial art that is fun and challenging and can be studied by all ages, backgrounds, and physiques, male and female. Hapkido will teach how to defend yourself and will improve your strength, fitness, flexibility and your mind. The aim of Hapkido is mastery of yourself, not others. Hapkido can be applied from any position: standing, sitting or lying, and from any direction. Hapkido employs the philosophy of using minimal force to overcome a stronger opponent. Therefore, great strength is not needed to apply the techniques effectively. In addition, Hapkido uses pressure points to assist in controlling or limiting the opponent’s movement. Hapkido has a powerful arsenal of spinning kicks, thrusts and sweeps combined with hard and soft fist attacks and defences. As well as the use of kicks and punches, Hapkido also uses nerve and pressure point attacks, wrist and joint locks, and many twisting and throwing techniques. ELEMENTS OF HAPKIDO:
• self discipline and self confidence
• respect for yourself and for others
• realistic defence against any attack
• painful joint-locks & pressure point attacks
• stress relief and meditation
• powerful punches and kicks
• effective break-falling
• dynamic throws and takedowns
• grappling and groundwork
• circular and linear techniques
• stick, pole, sword, walking cane, belt
• traditional Korean martial arts philosophy
• friendly – be part of the Hapkido family

What does Hapkido mean:
“Hap” means to harmonize, co-ordinate, combine or blend in with
“Ki” means energy, power or life force and
“Do” means the way, method or path depending on the context. PHILOSOPHY of Hapkido:

An underlying philosophy of Hapkido is represented by the symbol of Um and Yang (pronounced Yin and Yang in Chinese). The outer circle represents the entire universe. Um and Yang represent opposites in the universe that together form a balanced whole.

• Principle of harmony
• Principle of circular movement
• Principle of water flow