Hammerhead Hapkido

Hammerhead Hapkido Hammerhead Hapkido is a modern martial art that includes strikes, grab defenses, joint locks, throws, chokes and ground techniques. Based in Fresno, California.

Teaching is currently offered only through private instruction.

Sweet little throw and rollover:
03/29/2025

Sweet little throw and rollover:

Hapkido kids breaking boards in my class:
03/18/2025

Hapkido kids breaking boards in my class:

Everyone loves to quote Bruce Lee saying, "Boards dont' fight back." But a little board breaking every now and then is an important complement to more dynami...

07/18/2024
Learn the Hapkido elbow hammer lock, a vitally important lock for law enforcement and security personnnel, and also very...
11/27/2023

Learn the Hapkido elbow hammer lock, a vitally important lock for law enforcement and security personnnel, and also very good against knife attacks.

The elbow hammer lock is a must-know martial arts technique for all law enforcement officers, security officers, and bouncers. It's also excellent in knife d...

Cute little Judo demo by Miss May Whitley in 1933 London. Whitley travelled the country as part of a circus act. After c...
11/08/2023

Cute little Judo demo by Miss May Whitley in 1933 London. Whitley travelled the country as part of a circus act. After catching the eye of the son of a wealthy Turkish to***co magnate named Ahmed Abdullah, she converted to Islam, married Abdullah, and moved to Turkey. She settled in Izmir, had children and grandchildren, and passed away in 2001.

This is Miss May Whitley, who performed Judo exhibitions all over London in the 1930s. Her sparring partner is Charles Cawkell, a member of Britain's first i...

The Shark demonstrates the ultimate security lock, the inverted gooseneck -
11/02/2023

The Shark demonstrates the ultimate security lock, the inverted gooseneck -

Master Wael Abdelgawad, aka "The Shark", and Byron demonstrate the inverted gooseneck lock as we do it in Hammerhead Hapkido. Here I show it against a strai...

Silat in the park
10/03/2023

Silat in the park

Wael and Byron practicing some rapid fire Silat techniques in front of Oso de Oro Park in Fresno, California. Wael is doing every technique against a jab-cro...

Fastest hands in the world?
09/21/2023

Fastest hands in the world?

This woman’s hand speed is incredible. I slowed it down to 1/8 speed and her arm is still a blur.I’m reposting this with a few edits. I don’t know what count...

09/19/2023

Amazing behind-the-back wrist locks by the late Hapkido grandmaster Yun Sae Gwon, known as the “Ghost Master.”

In this video Yun Sae Gwon does a stunning behind-the-back version of the outward wrist lock, transitioning from one lock to another on the fly. I know it lo...

Knife defense! Practicing and having fun.
09/01/2023

Knife defense! Practicing and having fun.

Chris and I are working a variety of defenses against knife attacks, including against straight thrust, angled slash, and reverse grip attacks. Is our form p...

I’ve been uploading videos every day. This one was in the Fresno River and was fun to make.
08/28/2023

I’ve been uploading videos every day. This one was in the Fresno River and was fun to make.

Practicing martial arts in a little AirBnb apartment in Bogota. Somehow everything looks cooler when you put music on it...
07/30/2023

Practicing martial arts in a little AirBnb apartment in Bogota. Somehow everything looks cooler when you put music on it, haha.

Take the time to practice your martial art daily. Wherever you are. In this video I'm in a tiny Airbnb apartment in Bogota, Colombia. I was out of breath due...

Address

3185 Willow Avenue
Clovis, CA
93612

Opening Hours

Monday 5am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 5am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 5am - 6:30pm
Thursday 5am - 6:30pm
Friday 5am - 8:30pm
Saturday 5am - 6:30pm

Telephone

(559) 478-3801

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