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1958
Founded the martial art of Kuk Sool Won™
1961
Founded the Korean Kuk Sool Association®
1972
Kuk Sool Won™ recorded in the World Athletic Dictionary
as a traditional Korean martial art
1973
Kuk Sool Won™ School established in U.S.A.
1974
Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh emigrates to U.S.A.
1975
Founded the World Kuk Sool Association®
Kuk Sool Won™ School established
in Great Britain
Kuk Sool Won™ School established
in Canada
1976-77
40 Kuk Sool Masters appear in Ho Kuk Moo Yea,
(translation: Art Used in Defense of the Nation)
a documentary produced by the
Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism
1977
Kuk Sool Won™ school established in Venezuela
1978
Panama International Film Festival
bestows its Culture Award to Kuk Sool Won™
for its role in the documentary, Ho Kuk Moo Yea
Commenced annual seminars and
special training in U.S.A.
1982
Kuk Sool Won™ hosts First Open Tournament
at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco
1984
Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh voted “Man of the Year”
by Black Belt Magazine
Kuk Sool Won™ School established
in Iran
1985
Publication of Kuk Sool Won™ handbooks, textbooks, and instructional
videos
1988
Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh voted “Instructor of the Year”
by Inside Kung Fu Magazine
Commenced annual seminars and
special training in United Kingdom
1990
Kuk Sool Won™ hosts First Annual Canadian Tournament
Commenced annual seminars and
special training in Canada
1991
Kuk Sool Won™ was selected as an extra curriculum activity
for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Kuk Sool Won™ School established
in Germany
25 U.S. cities now hold a “Kuk
Sool Won™ Day”
1992
Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh is presented with the Commander’s Sword
by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
1993
Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh voted “Master of the Year”
by Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine
1994
Several universities in the U.S.A. include Kuk Sool Won™
as a regular athletic activity
Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh is
presented with the Commander’s Sword
by the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs
1995
Kuk Sool Won™ hosts First Annual Tournament
at the U.S. Military Academy
1996
Kuk Sool Won™ School established in The Netherlands
1998
Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh is awarded the SuhkRyoo (Pomegranate) Medal
for Civil Merit by the South Korean Government
Commenced annual seminars and
special training in Europe
1999
Kuk Sool Won™ School established in Spain
Victory of a Little Giant, a
special documentary
about Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh
produced by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS aired 3/17)
2000
Kuk Sool Won™ recognized as an Official Governing Body for martial arts
by the South Korean Government
Kuk Sool Won™ participates in
the KyungJu Cultural Expo,
demonstration members include masters from all over the world
and conclude with a final performance for the President of South Korea
2001
World Kuk Sool Association® opens a traditional training facility
on the outskirts of Houston (Tomball, TX)
incorporating over 20 acres of land
2002
Kuk Sool Won™ hosts the World Kuk Sool Championships
at the Civic Auditorium in KyungJu, this is an international event
with over 2000 competitors from across the globe,
also received were proclamations for a successful event
from many world leaders such as North KyungSang Provincial Governor Lee,
KyungJu City Mayor Baek, over a dozen U.S. State Governors
and U.S. President G.W. Bush
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In Hyuk Suh is the founder, Grandmaster and President of
the World Kuk Sool Association®. He has studied martial arts for
more than 50 years, receiving his first instruction from his
grandfather, Myung Deuk Suh, a master-instructor to the Korean Royal
Court. After his grandfather's death, he traveled throughout the Far
East seeking out and studying additional aspects of the martial
arts.
