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It’s a good day
So far, it’s a good day. It’s the Labor Day weekend. It’s been productive for me, despite my overriding desire to be lazy all weekend long. I just came in from a workout. I’m so happy with where my...
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Kuk Sool action books
Check this out. The Adventures of Mark and JayLee: Modern Masters of Ancient Skill Came out just a couple months ago. Interesting bit? Martial arts. Hrm. Korean tilt to things. Hrm. There was once a...
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Search term blog fodder
And so… back to the search terms, for more cheap blog material. hwarangdo vs kuksool What do you want to know? Both rather controlling, ego driven, Hapkido-related, traditional Korean martial arts....
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A Kuk Sool kind of day
Today was a good day. Interesting day. Educational day. I had the good fortune of having lunch with a particular gentleman. This man studied Kuk Sool for many many many years. He’s well versed, Master...
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Changing my stance on WKSA
Yes I know. I’ve been pretty critical and unhappy with the direction the World Kuk Sool Association has been going. Just look at past postings and you can see. Yesterday’s meeting changed me a bit. I...
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Interview with Forrest Morgan
There are lots of books on martial arts, most being “how to” and not always worth a darn. While I certainly do read some of those books, what I find myself more drawn too are martial arts books on a...
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Interview with Forrest Morgan, part 2
Ikigai has posted part 2 of the Forrest Morgan interview. When I was reading part 1 of the interview, a lot of it hit home. Again, Mr. Morgan’s answers to questions in part 2 hit home. MA: Do you have...
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Kuk Sool-related blogs
Came across two blogs. The first is Fighting Fit at Fifty, the blog of 6th degree black belt, Master Martin Ducker. The second is Duckeys Health Corner, a personal health blog of SBN Rachel Ducker...
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More Kuk Sool Videos
Kuk Sool Won Master Gene Gause of Valencia, California has quite a collection of old and new Kuk Sool Won videos. I personally love seeing the old stuff. There’s obviously a huge video library in...
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Return of the Dragon
I would love to know what the backstory is for the production of this video. Looks like it was done in a quasi “kung fu action theater” style, but as some sort of a promotional vehicle. I know In Hyuk...
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Kuk Sool Animal Techniques
The curriculum of the martial art of Kuk Sool does contain animal techniques. Unlike Chinese arts which may form a style around the characteristics of a single animal, Kuk Sool looks to view animals as...
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Oon Hak Hyung
Oon Hak Hyung or “Crane Over Cloud” form is learned at the 5th degree black belt level in Kuk Sool. Previously I linked to a video of Master Sung Jin Suh that had some snippets of his performance of...
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Barry & Choon Ok Harmon
Masters Barry and Choon Ok Harmon are wonderful people. I always enjoyed the seminars taught my Master Barry, as he is a wealth of knowledge and a pretty nice guy too. One thing that’s always great...
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Ki Cho Hyung – Old School
Ki Cho Hyung is the foundational form learned in Kuk Sool. It is learned at the white belt level. It is not an easy form, it is not a beginner form. It is a foundational form. All things in Kuk Sool...
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My DIY Mook Jong
Call it a Mook Jong, Muk Jong, Muk Yan Jong, or just a wooden dummy, it’s an essential training tool of various martial arts, especially Wing Chun. I don’t study Wing Chun, but I do study a relative...
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Oon Hak Hyung – Marlin Sims
Master Marlin Sims of the United Martial Science Federation (formerly of WKSA) Compare to Master Sung Jin Suh’s interpretation. Both are valid, and knowing Master Sims, the power you see in the form is...
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Ollie Batts – Street Cane
More good stuff from Ollie Batts. Defensive use of cane: Also check out Glen Doyle’s Shillelagh work: To see more of Glen Doyle’s work, check out byyon’s YouTube channel. Posted in Martial Arts, self...
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Cane Trials – Update
James over at hellinahandbasket just posted his investigations into cane durability. This was something spurred by one of my postings, and it’s great that he sought to check this stuff out. Thanx,...
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Interview with Dr. He-Young Kimm
Interview with Dr. He-Young Kimm, founder of Han Mu Do. Provides an explanation of Han Mu Do, what it is, where it came from, philosophy, with lots of display. I did find it interesting that in the...
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Dewain Perry – Black Belt Magazine
Black Belt Magazine has made much of their archives available via Google Books. The March 1993 issue contains some mentions of my former Kuk Sool teacher, Dewain Perry. The article is coverage of a...
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