[gryphon]

Hapkido was one of the major styles I have been practicing since I was ten(I'm now 27). Out of all the styles that I have practiced this one seems to be what I revert back to whenever I am in doubt.

Hapkido has a lot of the joint locking and circular-smooth blocking and throws of aikido coupled with the hard linear kicking of say a Tae Kwon Do and the straight forward hand strikes of say Shotokan.

This is a good art if you wanted to learn both grappling techniques as well as striking techniques, but didn't want to take 2 different styles.