Editing Hapkido (section)

=== Throwing techniques ===
[[File:Hapkido1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Hapkido students practice [[Throw (grappling)|throws]] and [[Joint lock|joint manipulation]] in a ''[[dojang]]''.]]

In addition to throws which are achieved by unbalancing one's opponent through the twisting of their joints, hapkido also contains techniques of pure throwing which do not require the assistance of jointlocks. Some of these techniques are found within Daito-ryu but a great many of them are held in common with [[judo]] (pronounced "yudo 유도" in Korean). Many of early practitioners of hapkido had extensive judo backgrounds including Choi Yong-sool's first student Seo Bok-seob.

Judo techniques were introduced in the early years of the 20th century in Korea during the [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial period]]. Judo/Yudo tactics employ extensive use of throws, various [[chokehold|chokes]], [[Pinning hold|hold downs]], joint locks, and other [[grappling]] techniques used to control the opponent on the ground. It is believed that these techniques were absorbed into the hapkido curriculum from judo as there were a great many judo practitioners in Korea at that time and its tactics were commonly employed in the fighting of the period. Indeed, there also exists a portion of the hapkido curriculum which consists of techniques specifically designed to thwart judo style attacks.

[[File:Hapkido3.gif|thumb|250px|Hapkido practitioners perform [[grappling]] techniques.]]
[[File:050907-M-7747B-002-Judo.jpg|thumb|200px|Hapkido holds many [[Throw (grappling)|throwing]] techniques in common with [[judo]].]]
[[File:Nunchaku.png|thumb|200px|[[Nunchaku]] (Ssahng Jol Gohn; 쌍절곤), one of hapkido weapons.]]

The judo/yudo techniques were however adopted with adjustments made to make them blend more completely with the self-defence orientation which hapkido stresses. For example, many of the judo style throwing techniques employed in hapkido do not rely upon the use of traditional judo grips on the uniform, which can play a large role in the Japanese sport. Instead in many cases they rely upon gripping the limbs, head or neck in order to be successful.

Even today Korea remains one of the strongest countries in the world for the sport of judo and this cross influence on the art of Korean hapkido to be felt in Hapkido influenced styles such as [[GongKwon Yusul]] (공권유술).