Category: Martial Art Training
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CEP Musings
I just spent a long weekend in the company of some of the best people on the planet. Here, with no particular emphasis are my thoughts on what I experienced and thought about the 2016 World Kuk Sool Association Continuing Education Program.
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Blackbelt Reading List
I’ve been working on this project for over ten years. It’s not finished, but I’m sharing this work-in-progress in the hope that it will become a community project. So, the original idea was to have a list of books that will guide the Blackbelt Candidate and help focus their mind on training. It has expanded,…
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I Don’t Want to Hurt People
“I Don’t Want to Hurt People” I’m hearing this expressed a lot lately by students and others. This article is an effort to clarify my views on hurting versus injuring, and how pacifism is entirely compatible with a martial art lifestyle. So, first of all, wanting not to hurt people is a good thing.
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Um and Yang of Stance Training
Any new endeavor has to begin at the beginning. The beginning of martial art training is learning how to stand and how to move. Next month we’ll talk about movement. This month: Stances. Speaking from experience, the best thing a new martial artist can do for themselves is to work hard on their stances. There…
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Why Everyone in Muncie Should Train at Kuk Sool Won™ of Muncie
My last post ended with me saying that Kuk Sool Won™ of Muncie might not be the right martial art school for you. This post will tell you why we probably are the right school for you. When people come to me looking for a martial art school, I always ask them why they want…
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What is Kuk Sool Won?
I want to take some time this week to talk about the martial art system that we teach at Kuk Sool Won™ of Muncie. These are questions that I frequently get when talking to potential students. If I missed yours, let me know in the comment section. What does Kuk Sool Won™ mean? Kuk Sool…
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New Year, New Practice
You probably know the symbol at the center of the Korean flag as Yin and Yang. Those are the Chinese words for the concept that could be defined as “Universal Balance”. In Korean, they are known as Um and Yang and those are the words we use in class. Light and dark, male and female,…
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White Belt Kicking Drill
This is the first in a series of video posts. This little drill gives the White Belt student all the kicks that she needs to learn for her level. Of course, additional kicks may be taught, but these are the ones used in the White Belt curriculum. All kicks should be at least belt high. Some will…
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Thoughts on Martial Art Testing
I have found through bitter experience that talking too early about Blackbelt Testing scares students away. As a new instructor, I used to think that the idea of being a Blackbelt would inspire new students to train and give them something to look forward to. Apparently, that’s not how most people’s minds work. In fact,…
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Su Suhk Kwan Jang Nim Sung Nin Suh Performs Ki Cho Hyung (White Belt Form)