Articles
- What is Kuk Sool Won™?
A Comprehensive Martial Arts System - Dahn Juhn Ki Bub
Ki Breathing Exercises - A Brief Outline of the Development of Korean Martial Arts and of Kuk Sool Won™
- Kuk Sool Won™ Arrival in the United States
Establishment of World Kuk Sool Association - Etiquette in Kuk Sool Won™
- Mohm Puhl Ki
Body Conditioning Exercises
The development of Kuk Sool Won™ is a significant event in the history of Korean martial arts. In order to understand the significance and the complexity of the Kuk Sool Won™, it is important to differentiate between a style of martial art and a system of martial art styles. Tae Kwon Do, Shotokan, Judo, Tang Sool Do, Aikido, Hapkido and so on are all different martial art styles.
Kuk Sool Won™, on the other hand, is not really a style of martial arts at all, but is instead a highly scientific, comprehensive martial arts system. This means that Kuk Sool Won™ is not limited to a particular style of martial arts, but is a systematic study of the entire Korean martial arts spectrum dating from ancient times to the present. It includes many martial art styles within its scope.
While Kuk Sool Won™ may contain certain elements specific to other styles of martial arts, it goes far beyond the ranges of other martial art styles, for example, Tae Kwon Do is mostly kicking, Judo is mostly throwing, Aikido is mostly joint-locking, etc., while Kuk Sool Won™ incorporates all of these and emphasizes each. Kuk Sool covers every aspect of the martial arts spectrum in order to give the practitioner and student an understanding of the broader range of martial arts technique and theory.