How Do You Defend Against A Choke Using A Hapkido Bo Staff?
Hapkido is a Korean martial art which is an amalgamation of many different combat and self defense techniques. These techniques were developed through trial and error over a period of several centuries of internal strife in Korea’s history. Unlike Tae Kwon Do, the Korean martial art, Hapkido is used for survival and self defense. To that end it stresses that any student of Hapkido makes use of any possible advantage they might have at their disposal. To this effect, many different weapons are used in Hapkido. One common weapon in Hapkido is the Bo Staff. Like its Japanese counterpart, the Bo staff is a simple length of polished wood roughly the height of the combatant and can be deadly in the hands of a practiced user. At the time, such a weapon could be derived from any nearby pole or straight branch, making it relatively versatile for defense as well as attack.Unlike Japanese martial arts, which teach flashy spins and strikes with a Bo, Hapkido Bo work is straightforward and precise.
