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Title: Sparsely simple.
Review: I found this book to be a very simplistic review of the various aspects of Hapkido. In the author's defense, Hapkido is a mindbogglingly broad art, and so it is difficult to cram even a 10th of the possible technical variations into 184 pages. Mr. Spear gives an adequate history and a good explanation of the basic philosophy of Hapkido. Some very basic kicking and striking techniques are illustrated and discussed, as well as a few self-defense techniques, which, after all, is what Hapkido is all about. However, the techniques required in this book for red belt and first-degree blackbelt are ridiculously sparse and simple, at least for that level of supposed sophistication. It made me laugh. As a beginner's introductory guide to Hapkido, this book is adequate. It's certainly not going to overwhelm the reader with an overdose of information. You can't learn Hapkido from a book, anyway - it takes experience in the dojang, plain and simple.
