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"I think the word "master" might have two different applications in modern martial arts.   The first is a title of respect recognizing someones life time dedication to their art, their students, and their community. Most dojangs that…"

"Your twisting fall sounds a lot like our front side fall. When you practice take downs off of the hammer lock we usually practice dropping them face first. So when you are the dummy you end up having to do a one armed front fall. I've never…"

"I know its been said a number of times, but if someone catches your feet and pulls your not going to be able to do a rolling fall. Also in this situation your momentum is usually backwards, so a front roll is counter to the flow of things. Also…"

"I believe that pressure points are an important part of martial arts training.   They teach you to aim you strikes and kicks and thus develop control. When you practice kick a pad, or spar you have a relatively large target area, but pressure…"

"Hello Wael. Thanks for the salutations. I've heard the same about Hapkido, and I'm really interested in how the two arts are similar and how the differ."

"Hello Eric, welcome to HapkidoNetwork.com. I've always heard good things about Kuk Sool, in terms of the comprehensiveness of the system."