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Many of the kicks are designed for use in restricted spaces like hallways or crowds. After learning the basic 25 the student then learns 7 spin kicks, followed by many special kicks. Special kicks are harder to master but they need more room to be used, and they include doublekicks, flyingkicks, from the ground done kicks, jumpingkicks and combination kicks. Sin Moo
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to stop, disarm and disable an attacker or heal a patient. Sin Moo
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1040:Ji Han-jae
1023:Innovators
984:Hapkidowon
794:References
631:Ji Han-jae
554:Spin Kicks
470:Physical:
376:Brown Belt
367:Green Belt
358:White Belt
223:Techniques
204:Ji Han-jae
184:Ji Han-jae
43:improve it
1070:Oh Se-lim
370:Blue Belt
299:does not
47:verifying
1137:Hankumdo
484:Mental:
373:Red Belt
1110:Related
999:Hankido
963:Jujutsu
939:Hapkido
452:Danjeon
422:Uniform
320:removed
305:sources
271:Weapons
214:The art
198:History
180:Hapkido
174:" and "
114:신 무 합기도
41:Please
1122:Aikido
977:Styles
946:Origin
850:
456:Qigong
130:神武 合氣道
107:Hangul
968:Yusul
432:dobok
280:Ranks
123:Hanja
1117:Aiki
848:ISBN
303:any
301:cite
176:soft
172:hard
314:by
188:Hap
45:by
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