Korean
Martial Therapy™ (Hwal Bop
Do)
Korean Martial Therapy™ is an
effective deep tissue modality, which is gentle on the
practitioner. It may be performed with the client on a
table, the floor or in a chair. The practitioner may use
oils or not as they choose. A large number of KMT
techniques™ make up Korean Martial Therapy™.
These techniques include massage strokes, stretches,
pressure point therapy, yum yang therapy and Korean
energy work. These may be used selectively or in any
combination.
Korean Martial Therapy™ began in Korea about 400
years ago as self-therapy stretches. These were found
useful for keeping warriors in top condition and to
recover fast from injury. The techniques were added to
over time and today is associated with Hapkido. As a
martial art (the healing art), Korean Martial Therapy™
utilizes the body movement to establish balance either as
an assisted therapy or as self-therapy. In using martial
arts body movement the techniques never put the
practitioners body under stress (great news for the hands).
As a martial art, Korean Martial Therapy™ uses
ballistic stretches, which help adjust the body to modern
As a modality for treating injured fighters, Korean
Martial Therapy offers quick treatment of injuries and
pain relief. This modality is useful as on site treatment
or in the clinic or salon. The techniques taught offer
many ways to treat modern injuries such as repetitive
motion syndrome, stress and muscle strains. While
American law designates the allowed practices by massage
therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors,
physicians and others in health care; Hwal Bop Do crosses
all of these lines as a Traditional Korean Medicine. As a
result there are levels of the KMT Techniques, which can
be useful to each of these professions.
For more information, please contact:
Korean Martial Therapy Association
610 Harvard
Los Angeles, California USA
kmt@8531.com
Korean Martial Therapy™ and KMT
Techniques™ are registered trademarks.
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