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The Yoo Principle
The Yoo Principle is the water principle. Water is used as an expression to describe the movements of Hapkido. Water is a powerful force that cannot be stopped as it is found in nature. Water continues to flow despite obstacles. Hapkido does not stop the motion of the student and Hapkido does not stop the opponent’s motion. The student learns to flow with the opponent’s motion to create a synergy of energy that continues to flow. Water has a path; and Hapkido has a path. Hapkido techniques consist of their own flow of power. Hapkido uses the opponent’s power and the student’s power in combination to bring the opponent down. Just like water has a powerful flow, Hapkido has a powerful flow of techniques.

The Won Principle
The Won Principle is the principle of motion. This is circular motion. Hapkido incorporates the motion of small and big circles to define techniques and continue the force of motion. When an opponent approaches you straight forward, Hapkido takes the opponent and uses circular motion to continue the opponents force in combination with the student’s force that renders the opponent helpless. When the student turns the opponent’s force into a circular motion, then the opponent losses balance, and the student has the skills to use Hapkido techniques on the opponent. The student learns to use this circular motion of the opponent and the student’s motion to render the opponent helpless in the attack.

The Principle of Hwa
The principle of Hwa brings together the opponents power and the student’s power to be in harmony. In martial arts, harmony denotes taking the opponent’s power and combining it with the student’s power. This gives the Hapkido student more power than just their own power.

A Brief View of the Principles
Hapkido uses the principle of water that represents a flow of power. The flow of water is coupled with the principle of circular motion which allows the student to use the opponent’s power to render him helpless as the opponent is thrown off balance. The Principle of Hwa combines both the opponent’s power and the student’s power with the techniques of Hapkido. The practice of Hapkido is summarized in the following thoughts: When Hapkido is practiced, this martial arts form designs a synergy of energy. This energy is the power that comes from the opponent’s kicks, grabs, punches or other movements. This energy is used by the student to increase the flow of the student’s movements. Once the Hapkido student takes the opponent’s energy and coordinates this energy as part of the student’s own energy, then the student has increased power to succeed in rendering the opponent helpless. This is the harmony of Hapkido.




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	The Yoo Principle The Yoo Principle is the water principle. Water is used as an expression to describe the movements of Hapkido. Water is a powerful force that cannot be stopped as it is found in nature. Water continues to flow despite obstacles. Hapkido does not stop the motion of the student and Hapkido does not stop the opponent’s motion. The student learns to flow with the opponent’s motion to create a synergy of energy that continues to flow. Water has a path; and Hapkido has a path. Hapkido techniques consist of their own flow of power. Hapkido uses the opponent’s power and the student’s power in combination to bring the opponent down. Just like water has a powerful flow, Hapkido has a powerful flow of techniques. The Won Principle The Won Principle is the principle of motion. This is circular motion. Hapkido incorporates the motion of small and big circles to define techniques and continue the force of motion. When an opponent approaches you straight forward, Hapkido takes the opponent and uses circular motion to continue the opponents force in combination with the student’s force that renders the opponent helpless. When the student turns the opponent’s force into a circular motion, then the opponent losses balance, and the student has the skills to use Hapkido techniques on the opponent. The student learns to use this circular motion of the opponent and the student’s motion to render the opponent helpless in the attack. The Principle of Hwa The principle of Hwa brings together the opponents power and the student’s power to be in harmony. In martial arts, harmony denotes taking the opponent’s power and combining it with the student’s power. This gives the Hapkido student more power than just their own power. A Brief View of the Principles Hapkido uses the principle of water that represents a flow of power. The flow of water is coupled with the principle of circular motion which allows the student to use the opponent’s power to render him helpless as the opponent is thrown off balance. The Principle of Hwa combines both the opponent’s power and the student’s power with the techniques of Hapkido. The practice of Hapkido is summarized in the following thoughts: When Hapkido is practiced, this martial arts form designs a synergy of energy. This energy is the power that comes from the opponent’s kicks, grabs, punches or other movements. This energy is used by the student to increase the flow of the student’s movements. Once the Hapkido student takes the opponent’s energy and coordinates this energy as part of the student’s own energy, then the student has increased power to succeed in rendering the opponent helpless. This is the harmony of Hapkido.

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