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5. What happens during
the first session?
New students can just watch or join in straight away and begin
at their own pace.
6. How much does
it cost to train?
Hapkido is not expensive and fees compare very favourably
with most sports activities. Fees are paid per session. Please
contact your local club for details.
7. How long does
it take to earn a black belt?
Hapkido covers a lot of martial arts skills, and these take
some time to develop. Training a student to become a black
belt as quickly as possible is not important in World Kong
Jong Hapkido clubs. Our unhurried approach aims to produce
competent martial artists with complete skills.
8. Are there tournaments
in Hapkido?
Hapkido is not a competition style. Many
hapkido moves would result in serious injury to the opponent
if they were used in competition.
However, aspects of hapkido are similar
to other styles and hapkido students find that their skills
are very transferable to other competition systems. A hapkido
student is capable of competing in Taekwondo, Karate or judo.
9. How are you graded
in Hapkido?
Students are graded in an established structured grading system.
New students start with a white belt, followed by orange,
yellow, green, blue, and red, before black belt.
10. Do I have to
be fit before starting training?
New students can begin Hapkido whatever
their ability or fitness level. If you are unfit, you will
become fit!
11. I have an injury,
can I still train?
Due to the varied nature of skills taught
in classes, some students often find that they can train around
an injury by focusing on a different aspect of Hapkido.
12. I have a medical
condition, can I still train?
Students with asthma are able to train in
hapkido. If you have a condition which you think might affect
an aspect of your training, please contact the club instructor.
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