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Can Any one tell me what the big difference is in the two of the arts posted. i did do a search but it did not show me any thing. just asking no real reason just wanting to know i do know that Hopkido id the Korean Vs of Aikido but that's about what i know Hoping maybe someone has done the Hopkido Training. who could tell me about some a friend is going to start training in it.
Both of these arts are very similar when kept in traditional form. There are slightly different technicalities. Hapkido's Soke Sul Choi Young has claimed to be a student of Daito Ryu Aiki Ju-jitsu Takeda Sensei as "O"Sensei was.
It also depends on what kwan is practiced. (ryu) As Hapkido has evolved it has moved away from it's tradition origin. Hapkido is not as formal as Aikido. As a practitioner of both I can only say that they are both Great Arts with the same basic philosophy and similar techniques!!!
Its Not a Style But its a Way Of Life...... 
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