Hapkido: Essays on Self Defense - Paperback

by Scott Shaw (Author)

The Korean martial art of Hapkido is an advanced system of self-defense. It is designed to teach its practitioners exacting methods to defend against all types of attacks. In this book, Hapkido Master Scott Shaw details refined aspects of this martial art, in order to provide the reader with an enhanced sense of self-defense awareness and combat understanding.

Author Biography

Scott Shaw is one of the world's most prolific proponents of the Korean martial arts. He has authored several books on the subject and over four-hundred of his articles, on the martial arts, have been published. He was the first non-Korean ever to be awarded the 7th Degree Black Belt by the prestigious Korea Hapkido Federation and he currently holds 8th Degree Black Belts in both Hapkido and Taekwondo.