American College of Martial Arts » attack http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:33:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Principles of a Joint Attack http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com/principles-of-a-joint-attack/ http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com/principles-of-a-joint-attack/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:21:24 +0000 jdowdy http://americancollegeofmartialarts.com/wordpress/?p=25 Whether you are in Korea (where I began studying Hapkido) or in Alamance County, North Carolina (where I am currently teaching) a fighter must use one or more of the following principles in order for a joint attack to work.

  1. Pressure points
  2. Use 2 way action
  3. Twist joint in a direction in which it is not designed to go.
  4. Confuse opponent
  5. Generate a base
  6. Use movement in your body to apply direction
  7. Change pressure on joint
  8. Stay with the opponent
  9. Use combinations
  10. Steal ki
  11. Use ki

-Master John Dowdy

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