Training at the BCHC
The Bronx Combat Hapkido Club is located in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, NY. Our style of Hapkido specializes in realistic street self-defense and self protection for men and women.
In 1990 Grandmaster Pellegrini officially named his style of Hapkido “Combat Hapkido”. The name clearly identifies it and sets it apart from other “traditional” styles of hapkido. Also referred to as the “Science of Self-Defense”, the system is officially recognized and accredited as a legitimate kwan of hapkido by the WKF/KKA Kido-Hae. Combat Hapkido is a truly efficient, dynamic, and brutal fighting art with an emphasis on street self-defense. It combines the strikes, low line kicks, joint locks and breaks, throws, rolls, falls and ground survival moves.
The instruction at BCHC is conducted in a friendly, non-threatening atmosphere while focusing on teaching the most effective concepts and techniques that you will need to defend yourself. Here at the BCHC, we teach students as individuals according to his or her strengths and weakness. The exercises and training methods allow students to learn in their own way. The techniques, principles and concepts that are taught will stay with a person more than just technique alone. Training at BCHC will truly be enjoyable and rewarding. If you are interested in learning self-defense, BCHC is the program to accommodate your needs.
Why train with us?
We are a school of self defense; a school of combat. We don’t train for tournaments and trophies. We train strictly for self defense and the streets. Our goal is simple; to help adults learn and develop the skills needed to protect themselves, loved ones and friends. Self defense training can be achieved in several different ways:
1) One way is joining a traditional martial arts school. This is fine if you have a lot of time to dedicate to learning a traditional curriculum. This curriculum will focus on empty hand, weapons and meditation forms. That means that only 25 percent of your training, or less will be spent on learning self defense. In some traditional martial arts schools, your self defense training will consist of learning high and acrobatic kicks, and some fancy martial arts moves. You will learn to use weapons that are not legal to carry in today’s society or outside of a martial arts school. Discipline, which is a big part of traditional training, is great if you’re a kid that needs to learn focus, dedication and responsibilities. But as an adult, you probably already process those qualities. They have programs for adults as well as children. The techniques tend to be similar, and the instructors tend to teach adults the same as they teach the kids. Understand, we are not knocking any traditional martial arts. On the contrary, most martial arts schools that train adults are good schools, but what children learn and what adults learn should be two different things.
2) The second way is learning through reality based self defense, or RBSD martial arts training. These classes are taught by highly skilled individuals who have military or law enforcement backgrounds. They teach their students how to fight and defend themselves, but for some, their primary function is to teach their students to cripple or kill their opponent. You are learning gross motor skills (punching and kicking, or use of the large muscles) and not learning how to control a person in situations where seriously injuring a person is considered excessive force. This can be over-kill, and land a person in serious legal trouble. What about if you go to the ground? Wrestling a person in the street is not the same as wrestling a person in a school. You need the skills that will get you off the ground and to your feet quickly.
3) The third way is through self defense home videos and dvd's. Again, they are highly skilled individuals that will teach you the gross motor skills needed to protect yourself. You can play the DVD over and over to learn the skills correctly, but who will you practice with? How do you learn control? In order for skills to be there when you need them, you must practice consistently. In order to control a person instead of maiming or killing, you need to learn fine motor skills (joint locks and breaks) that only come with learning from a live instructor and partners.
Learning to protect yourself is better than not knowing how to protect yourself or love ones. It’s been said, “I rather know it and not need it, than need it and not know it.” Whether you learn from a traditional martial arts school, a RBSD martial arts school or from videos, it is better to have some knowledge than no knowledge at all. We at Bronx Combat Hapkido Club suggest training with us. At the Bronx Combat Hapkido Club, we focus on 100% self defense. We train adults to protect themselves. Realistic, practical techniques combined with principles and concepts, plus a good work-out, will prepare you for most of today’s violent street encounters. Call today and schedule a free trial class. You will be glad you did.
