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  2. Combat Hapkido - Wikipedia

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    Combat Hapkido does not incorporate certain traditional Hapkido techniques which it deemed impractical for modern self-defense scenarios. For example, acrobatic break falls, jump/spinning kicks, forms, and meditation have been omitted, along with the removal of weapons such as swords and other weapons which would be impractical and not typically carried in modern society.

  3. Han Bong-soo - Wikipedia

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    He began his study of hapkido as a teenager with Yongsul Choi in Seoul, Korea but the bulk of his training came from numerous other hapkido instructors where he received most of his black belt rankings. [4] [5] Han studied and refined this Korean martial art for more than 50 years. He held the rank of 9th dan black belt in hapkido. He was the ...

  4. Black belt (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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    In judo and some forms of karate, a sixth dan will wear a red-and-white belt. The red-and-white belt is often reserved only for ceremonial occasions, and a regular black belt is still worn during training. At 9th or 10th dan some schools award red. In some schools of jujutsu, the shihan rank and higher wear purple belts. These other colors are ...

  5. Hapkido - Wikipedia

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    The following is an example of the Korea Hapkido Association technical requirements from 1st degree to 5th degree Black Belt as recorded by Hae-young Kim in 1991, created in association with Ji Han-jae. [1] These techniques are now considered pre-dan level. 1st Degree Black Belt Single Kicks; Wrist Seize Defense; Clothing Seize Defense; Punch ...

  6. Filipino martial arts - Wikipedia

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    These are the combat systems that were most likely developed or codified in the 20th century (at least the earliest record of it). In the case of mano-mano , in the late-19th or early 20th century during the introduction of modern boxing (see history of the boxing in the Philippines ) and yaw-yan which was created by Prof. Napoleon Fernandez in ...

  7. GongKwon Yusul - Wikipedia

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    Gongkwon Yusul is a modern Korean martial art system founded by Kang Jun in 1996. [citation needed] Its main influences include the martial arts of Hapkido, Hakko-ryu Jujutsu, Judo and Kyuk Too Ki (Korean style Thai Boxing/Shoot Boxing).

  8. Dan (rank) - Wikipedia

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    In many martial arts, black belts are often worn for all dan grades. In others, different colors are used, with the highest grade (10th dan) sometimes wearing a red belt in some systems. In Jūdo, 6th to 8th dan may wear a red and white-patterned belt, and 9th dan and above may wear a solid red belt. Blue with a red stripe is sometimes worn for ...

  9. Tommy Chang (martial artist) - Wikipedia

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    Tommy Chang is a South Korean martial artist, stunt performer and actor. Chang is a 8th dan black belt in Taekwondo and 8th dan in Hapkido.He is the founder of the ReelStunts Action Team and the president of the Black Belt World Canada Taekwondo school.