Kuk sool is a Korean martial art founded in 1958 by Suh In-hyuk. Its controlling organization, Korean Kuk Sool Won, was formed by him in 1961. Suh claims to have traveled around Korea as a youth to learn the traditional arts from various masters. Those styles included koong joong mu sool (royal palace martial arts) and sado mu sool (tribal martial arts). Suh then combined all the techniques into the art he named kuk sool, which means national skills.

Kuk sool is one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. It includes numerous kicks, punches, palm strikes, throws, joint locks, pressure-point strikes, breaking, ki development and breathing exercises. Instruction often focuses on weapons, including the long sword, short sword, staff, short stick, fan and rope.


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