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
A Brief Outline of the Development of Korean Martial Arts and of Kuk Sool Won™
The earliest history of the Korean martial arts is as old as the land itself. Even the mythological founder of the Korean race, Tan’gun, was said to have brought about the development of the Korean nation through martial prowess coupled with his divine origin.
More practically, however the history of the Korean martial arts can be said to have begun when the first man raised his hand in defense of himself or his family and further developed when he began to fashion crude weapons and tools out of wood and stone to use in hunting or in self-defense.
But actually recorded history of the fighting arts of Korea begins some time later. Virtually all of the traditional Asian fighting arts can be identified as emerging from three important sub-groups.
These are:
- Sah Doh Mu Sool: Tribal clan of Family Martial Arts
- Bool Kyo Mu Sool: Buddhist Temple Martial Arts
- Koong Joong Mu Sool: Korean Royal Court Martial Arts