Comparing Hapkido to Other Martial Arts styles 

 1. Taekwondo (TKD)

* Style: Stand-up Striking
* Main Strengths: Specializes in long-range, powerful kicks, speed, and agility. It is highly effective as a sport and for maintaining distance in self-defence.
* The Bottom Line: A long-range kicking art; great for speed, flexibility, and distance-based stand-up.
 2. Karate

* Style: Stand-up Striking
* Main Strengths: Focuses on punches, kicks, and blocks. Strong for building fundamental posture, explosive power, and basic self-defence skills.
* The Bottom Line: A well-rounded striking system with strong basics in punching and blocking.

3. Kung Fu 

* Style: Traditional Mixed System
* Main Strengths: A broad system blending strikes, forms, weapons, and joint locks. Strong for overall athleticism, coordination, and traditional philosophy.
* The Bottom Line: Diverse systems combining strikes, forms, and weapons for full-body conditioning.

 4. Jujitsu 

* Style: Close-range Grappling
* Main Strengths: Emphasizes throws, joint locks, and pins. Strong for self-defence in the clinch, using an attacker’s own force and momentum against them.
* The Bottom Line: Traditional grappling focused on neutralizing an attacker at close range.

5. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)

* Style: Ground Fighting
* Main Strengths: Primarily excels at ground control and submissions. Uses leverage over strength, making it a core art for MMA and one-on-one defence.
* The Bottom Line: "Physical chess" that uses leverage to let a smaller person control a larger one.

 6. Aikido

* Style: Defensive Redirection
* Main Strengths: Emphasizes timing, redirection, and joint locks with minimal force. Strong for learning balance, movement, and de-escalation.
* The Bottom Line: A circular, non-competitive art using redirection to restrain rather than strike.

7. Hapkido is a blend of all of the above, we are a wholistic style and while we can't claim to be as technically proficient in every sub discipline, the well rounded nature of our style means we can deal with many more self defence circumstances