Most fights start with combantants on their feet, but a large percent go down to the ground before long. Hapkido teaches how to control the situation on the ground, whether it's an altercation in which your opponent is intent on smashing your head into the concrete, or a woman walking home at night who has been knocked down by a sexual assailant. There are proven principles and techniques to neutralize the size advantage of a larger attacker and move into a position in which the attacker can be controlled using chokes or other finishes.