Besides the obvious health benefits that come from training, taekwondo also offers practitioners self-discipline and the uncanny ability to change direction at a moment's notice. Hapkido Hapkido is a comprehensive self-defense system which encompasses all ranges of fighting and is a combination of a number of different styles, including judo, aikido and taekwondo. Such versatility gives hapkido practitioners an effective answer to virtually any situation. Although hapkido can be used in tournament competition, it is not a sport and many of its techniques are potentially lethal. However, hapkido's philosophical approach to combat is not aggressive.
Practitioners only use fighting techniques to counter an opponent's attack.
And, in most cases, they attempt to turn the attacker's own force against him. Hapkido, demonstrated here by former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jim Gott, is a comprehensive Korean martial art that utilizes techniques from a variety of different combat styles. Thanks primarily to the late Bruce Lee, wing chun is one of the most popular external Chinese styles. Lee's first formal training came in wing chun, and when he became well-known as a martial artist and actor, wing chun became popular as well. Wing chun is a very explosive art whose practitioners employ low kicks and fast hand techniques, and utilize the concept of simultaneous attack and defense.