Complete Self Defence

The 5th BBC Hapkido seminar in the 'Art of' series was held on Saturday 5 September 2009 - the topic was the Art of Power.

Whilst it wasn't a physically challenging seminar it did get the grey matter working and Grandmaster Geoff gave us a lot to think about and work on.

Tan Jun Breathing is something we do at the start of every class and yet most students don't do this correctly. And yet it is so important and something that when done properly can be of immense benefit to all students. Whilst most of us have to work on Level 1 Tan Jun Breathing before moving on to Level 2, it was great to see Grandmaster Geoff demonstrate Level 2 Tan Jun Breathing.

We also went through Level 2 and 3 meditation and discussed the benefits of meditation and how it can strengthen our Ki. Very interesting stuff and not to be taken lightly.

Of course, no seminar on Power (Ki) is complete without Ki Strikes, Ki Brushing and Pain Suppression/Control.

This seminar had something for all students and all 30 students in attendance took away something new and something to work on.

All in all a fantastic seminar!

Look out for the next seminar in the 2009 'Art of' BBC Seminar Series - Art of Self Defence!