Etymology
The name hankido is a mix of the name Hanguk (the Korean name for South Korea) and hapkido. The resulting word hankido is often written with the han in Old Korean, where the letter "a" (ㅏ) is written as arae-a, which looks like a dot. Hankido aims to be a Korean martial art for and from the Korean people, accessible to everyone. The precise origin of hapkido, from which hankido is derived, is one of many Japan–Korea disputes, as there is a strong connection to the Japanese martial art aikido. "Aikido" is always written in kanji, which are similar to hanja.
The word hankido actually consists of three different hanja:
- Han (한 / 韓): Korea, Korean culture and mentality (see Names of Korea).
- Ki (기 / 氣): Ki
- Do (도 / 道): The way
So you could say that hankido means: The way for Korean people to develop their internal energy/strength.
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