The rain on the parade here is that this techniques still only barely kind-of works. Maybe if the target is drunk or mentally ill, or if you have surprise, or are applying one someone not as strong as you, but even that's being generous. It doesn't matter how instinctively or creatively you can set up the technique if the technique itself isn't sound. I can see learning wrist throws like this as an edge-case technique for advanced students. Part of the point of Hapkido is to have a large vocabulary so that you can improvise in complicated situations, and maybe there'd be a case when you'd want to force someone to break a grip or throw them without witnesses/cameras seeing you do anything that looks too violent or dangerous. But since this is the first thing beginning students at most Hapkido schools learn, it's the thing they spend the most time doing repetitions of, which means they have the most experience working on something with the least application.
Hello there! I'm sorry I am just responding as I just received a notification for this comment. Thank you for your thoughtful comment and I appreciate your perspective. I am wondering if you perhaps misunderstood the purpose of this video. What I was explaining is that, because of our neurology, a basic technique can be learned, changed and utilized to fit the situation. I have not been to every Hapkido school, so I cannot speak of the day to day techniques taught. What I can say is our students are not taught everything from a wrist grab. In the beginning it does act as a fantastic basic concept, but they do not spend the majority of the time defending against wrist grabs. I have one other comment I would make concerning the technique and other schools. Many schools teach that the offender grabs or punches and then you just do the technique. This is great and fine for the dojang, however that does not apply to real life. This is my reasoning for doing a weakening technique prior to the final technique. You can reference 11:28 for an explanation. No one will let you just do a technique. Like many fighters I have been hit in the nose before. Although it was not enough to take me down, it was certainly a distraction. I will also say the technique at 11:28 looks "clean" due to this being an educational video and not wanting to hurt my training partner. Thank you for commenting on the video and sparking this discussion. This is how we grow, with an empty cup.
The rain on the parade here is that this techniques still only barely kind-of works. Maybe if the target is drunk or mentally ill, or if you have surprise, or are applying one someone not as strong as you, but even that's being generous. It doesn't matter how instinctively or creatively you can set up the technique if the technique itself isn't sound. I can see learning wrist throws like this as an edge-case technique for advanced students. Part of the point of Hapkido is to have a large vocabulary so that you can improvise in complicated situations, and maybe there'd be a case when you'd want to force someone to break a grip or throw them without witnesses/cameras seeing you do anything that looks too violent or dangerous. But since this is the first thing beginning students at most Hapkido schools learn, it's the thing they spend the most time doing repetitions of, which means they have the most experience working on something with the least application.
Hello there! I'm sorry I am just responding as I just received a notification for this comment. Thank you for your thoughtful comment and I appreciate your perspective. I am wondering if you perhaps misunderstood the purpose of this video. What I was explaining is that, because of our neurology, a basic technique can be learned, changed and utilized to fit the situation. I have not been to every Hapkido school, so I cannot speak of the day to day techniques taught. What I can say is our students are not taught everything from a wrist grab. In the beginning it does act as a fantastic basic concept, but they do not spend the majority of the time defending against wrist grabs. I have one other comment I would make concerning the technique and other schools. Many schools teach that the offender grabs or punches and then you just do the technique. This is great and fine for the dojang, however that does not apply to real life. This is my reasoning for doing a weakening technique prior to the final technique. You can reference 11:28 for an explanation. No one will let you just do a technique. Like many fighters I have been hit in the nose before. Although it was not enough to take me down, it was certainly a distraction. I will also say the technique at 11:28 looks "clean" due to this being an educational video and not wanting to hurt my training partner. Thank you for commenting on the video and sparking this discussion. This is how we grow, with an empty cup.