New Zealand

"The important aspect of this book is that it is just a beginning." The 184 page manual neither purports to be an exhaustive study of this complex, pragmatic martial art nor does it suggest that Hapkido can be mastered from a book alone. The author provides just enough information on the history, philosophy and instruction of Hapkido for the reader to decide whether it is a combat system suitable for them warranting further examination. The clear instructions and not-so-clear photographs provided are adequate to arm even the neophyte student of hand-to-hand combat with useful techniques in addition to a sampling of how the system operates.

Author Robert.K.Spear.