Kuk Sool Won™ is a systematic study of all of the traditional fighting arts of Korea. As a martial arts system, Kuk Sool Won™ is extremely well-organised; and seeks to integrate and explore the entire spectrum of established Asian fighting arts and body conditioning techniques, as well as mental development and traditional weapons training. The following list includes some, but by no means all, of the elements of Kuk Sool Won™:

Striking

• Closed and open hand striking
• Basic kicking
• Advanced kicking – jumping, spinning, double leg, combination
• Pressure point striking

Wrestling and Grappling

• Variety of throwing techniques
• Wrestling
• Ground fighting principles
• Defence from a variety of situations
  • choking
  • grabbing
  • takedowns
  • striking

Joint Locking Techniques

• Restraining methods
• Small joint (wrists etc) locks
• Control and redirection techniques
• Arresting and pain compliance techniques

Traditional Forms (Hyung)

• Empty hand forms
• Weapons forms
• (These are sometimes known as patterns or kata in other martial arts)

Falling and Acrobatics

• Safe falling techniques
• Agility and plyometric training
• Basic acrobatics
  • rolls
  • cartwheels
  • basic tricking
• Advanced acrobatics
  • flips
  • twists
  • combining tricks

Body Conditioning

• Resistance training and mobility exercises
• Cardiovascular training
• Building overall fitness and endurance

Traditional Korean Weapons

• Sword (variety of lengths and styles)
• Staff (short & long, jointed staff)
• Spear
• Cane
• Rope
• Korean thumb-draw archery
• Knife throwing

Recovery and Mindfulness

• Meditation
• Breathing exercises
• Mobility training
• Stretching and flexibility training

Getting Started

Want to come find out what Kuk Sool Won is for yourself, for free, and with no obligation to join? Head to our free class sign up page and come along to one of our Monday or Wednesday All Levels class, those give you the best idea of what we are all about.