JIN JUNG KWAN HAPKIDO: PRINCIPLES

THREE PRIMARY PRINCIPLES:

1. The Water Principle:
Although water is one of nature's softest substances, it can create great force. It will free flow to the highest point to the lowest point without wasting any energy Just by flowing it can eventually cut through stone and create deep canyons. A Hapkidoist should learn to flow like water.

2. The Circular Force Principle:
Next is the circular force principle. A fundamental principle in nature. In a technique for self-defense using this principle, force is never met with force. It is redirected by deflection. A Hapkidoist uses the momentum created by his opponent's force against him.

3. The Sum Principle:
The third principle of Hapkido, the sum principle, is created by the combination of the water and circular principles. The sum principle is natural and has many examples in nature. It represents the balance of power created by the harmony of essential opposites. Such as light and dark, hot and cold, male and female. One can not exist without the other. A Hapkidoist who learns to apply the circular force principle in conjunction with the water principle will create true harmony between his mind and body. This is the Sum Principle.

FIVE RULES:

1. Be loyal to your country
2. Be obedient to your parents and your teachers
3. Uphold Trust between friends
4. Face the enemy with courage
5. Apply martial arts justly and never without cause

NINE VIRTUES: