What is Kuk Sool Won ?

Kuk Sool Won is a systematic study of all the traditional fighting arts, which together comprise the martial arts history of the Korean nation. Kuk Sool Won is an extremely well organized system of martial arts which seeks to integrate and explore all aspects     of the traditional Korean martial arts

      As a martial arts system, Kuk Sool Won covers the entire spectrum of the Asian fighting arts and techniques of body conditioning, as well as mental development and traditional weapons training. These include but are not limited to the following areas:

 

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HAND STRIKING

Closed & Open Hand             Palm, Wrist, Finger          Blocking & Parrying              Animal Techniques        Pressure Point Strikes           Striking with Arm  Specialized Palm Training     Shoulder Techniques     

LEG TECHNIQUES

Foundation  Kicking             Front Leg Kicking           Spinning Kicks                      Jumping Kicks             Combination Kicks                Jump Spinning Kicks        Double Leg Kicks                  Kicking Defense              Pressure Point Kicking         Specialty Kicking

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THROWING / GRAPPLING

Body Throws                      Projection Throws        Wrestling Techniques      Leg Throws                        Ground Fighting                Pressure Point Grappling Grappling Defense

JOINT LOCKING

Come-along Techniques         Pain Throws                     Arresting Techniques             Restraining Methods        Joint Breaking Techniques     Joint Locking                   Control / Re-direction Technique Combination

FALLING  /  ACROBATICS

Body Protection Techniques                           Throwing Defense                                           Acrobatics for  Body Conditioning  and Agility  Defense and Offense

BODY CONDITIONING

Stretching & Flexibility Training      Cardiovascular Conditioning Muscle Training         Joint Flexibility              Bone / Joint Conditioning                 Animal Styles

  TRADITIONAL  KOREAN WEAPONS

Straight &  Inverted Sword                                   Double Sword                     Double Short Sword             Pole                                      Jool Bong (nunchaku)          Short Stick                          Double Short Stick      Spear, Cane, Belt & Folding Fan

MARTIAL ARTS HEALING TECHNIQUES

Beginning at Instructor Level:

Acupressure                                 Acupuncture                        Internal Energy Systems             Herbal Medicine

 

Kuk Sool Won is a very extensive system that not only covers a wide variety of techniques and martial arts methods of attack and defense but also includes the study of healing techniques, internal power and physical conditioning. Training in Kuk Sool Won helps instill self-confidence, self-discipline, a calm self-assurance and the psychological and spiritual values associated with the martial character

 

Mental and physical well-being are of primary importance in Kuk Sool.

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