Kuk Sool Won

Body conditioning and agility techniques. Body protection techniques. Acrobatics for defense and offense. As you can see, Kuk Sool Won® covers an extensive variety of martial art techniques. But it is not merely concerned with methods of attack and defense, Kuk Sool Won® also includes the study of healing techniques and the development of internal power, in addition to the physical training. Mental development is of equal importance in Kuk Sool Won® and helps to instill self-confidence and self-discipline, a calm self-assurance, and the psychological and spiritual values which are traditionally associated with the character of a martial artist. Although Kuk Sool Won® as it is practiced today is relatively new, its roots stretch far and deep to the very beginnings of the Korean people. This early history and the ancient traditions upon which this art is founded should be viewed as important as the physical techniques themselves, for it is only from the understanding and appreciation of these classical roots that one is able to grow as a student of the martial arts.