Welcome to Green Hill Combat Hapkido, located in Killingworth, CT.

Green Hill Combat Hapkido offers practical, effective self defense training for both children and adults. Combat Hapkido is a modern, dynamic system that offers all the benefits of classical Martial Arts, but without rituals, rigidity, obsolete techniques and unsafe exercises. The art is centered on joint locking and joint manipulation.

We teach our students how to control an opponent with pain compliance- there is not always a need to seriously injure anyone. A bully on the playground, an out of control friend who's had a little too much to drink at a party and wants to fight, a mugger, a rapist- we teach our students the importance of knowing your attacker, and your rights, so that you may stay safe in any situation.

COMBAT HAPKIDO IS:

• A modern, scientific style of Hapkido
• A realistic and comprehensive discipline of personal protection A dynamic and flexible program of learning and teaching the science of self defense.

COMBAT HAPKIDO IS NOT:

• A new, "free style" martial art
• An amateurish mix of random techniques from different martial arts
• Traditional Hapkido with a different name

HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT

• There are no forms or katas
• We don't teach "acrobatic" kicks or throws
• Combat Hapkido isn't a sport, and there are no tournaments or competitions
• We don't break boards or any other material
• You do not have to be in your physical prime in order to train. There is a wide range of techniques designed for all types of people, and you can customize your self-defense program based on your abilities, and what works for you. We will never force you to do anything you cannot.

Green Hill Combat Hapkido is proud to be a charter member of the International Combat Hapkido Federation. Grandmaster Pellegrini founded the ICHF in 1992. His mission and that of the ICHF is to promote self-defense. Grandmaster has been featured in several martial arts publications throughout the years. He was Blackbelt Magazine's 2004 Instructor of the Year. Arthur Blair, owner and head instructor of Green Hill Combat Hapkido is former state director for the ICHF. Additionally, for all students of this school to test, they must be members of ICHF. This entails a nominal yearly fee.

Our children's program gives kids an opportunity to learn the basic skills of our unique discipline; including breakaways, simple joint locking, defenses against strikes and grabs, fundamental ground combat skills, technical concepts and principles of Hapkido. We teach using drills and exercises, keeping each child involved and motivated during class. While learning these important skills, students are also developing coordination, self control, and are taught to identify the proper time to use Hapkido.

Teen and adult classes build upon the same foundation skills, adding technically advanced moves and introducing basic weapons tactics as well as ways to deflect weapon attacks. Centralized around the techniques of joint locking and manipulation, trapping maneuvers and simplified ground grappling are also included in our curriculum.

Recently, Green Hill has brought in Jeet Kune Do under the guidance of Sifu Raffi Derderian. JKD fits perfectly into the no-nonsense street self-defense structure of the school, along with comprehensive ground grappling and practical weapons training with the stick, knife, and dan bong (short stick).

Being prepared is learning effective self defense.

Women & teen girls: please see Wendy's note under our prospective students tab.

For a listing of CT self defense training classes offered by Green Hill Combat Hapkido please visit our schedule page.