Welcome to Hapkido Duk Moo Academy in Germany

Hapkido is a dynamic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, pressure points, throws, kicks, and other strikes. There are also traditional weapons including short stick, cane, rope, nunchucks, sword and staff which vary in emphasis depending on the particular tradition examined.

Hapkido contains both long and close range fighting techniques, utilizing dynamic kicking and percussive hand strikes at longer ranges and pressure point strikes, jointlocks, or throws at closer fighting distances. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion, non-resisting movements, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to gain advantage through footwork and body positioning to employ leverage, avoiding the use of strength against strength.

By all means, I hope you will communicate with each other with harmonious spirit and that you will increase mutual friendships via the exchange of intelligence in this competitive age.

Mpatsaki Leonidas is the appointed Head of the Dukmoo division of the Hapkido Federation in Germany. He has a long experience in martial arts which includes the following accomplishments: kick-boxing, Iaido and intensive training in Hapkido. Furthermore, he is specialised in the Hapkido system known as Dukmoo. Trained under Master Kim Beom ( 7 Dan ) and under Master Demetrios Yfantidis ( 5 Dan). His achivements include two third places in self-defence and attack in the 2008 International Hapkido convention and level 3 Dan in 2009. In addition, he had headed a Hapkido Academy in Drama, Greece, for 5 years where he also provided self-defence training to a number of reputable organisations offering security services in Greece. Under the supervision of Master Kim Beom