Funny how people believe that MMA techs would work in a real life fight. There are no rules in real life. MMA has a lot of rules. Look them up. The things you see in any martial art demo, regardless of style, is ment mostly for conditioning and a little entertainment.
Any MMA guys come in here to trash talk (I am a "MMA guy" btw) saying this art is not effective, and that they don't train for real fighting. I wanna see MMA VS the guys at 14 seconds...
I do Kuk Sool and am a martial arts historian, I've been practicing martial arts for 21 years, and I can tell you that Kuk Sool "Won", or just Kuk Sool, (known in correctly as: Korea as Kuk Sool Hapkido) is a Hapkido art, and is a variety of Hapkido with extra techniques added.
Google Hanminjok Hapkido and find out for yourself.
Ok, sir, with all due respect, you got the facts all wrong. The grandmaster of Kuk Sool Won is my uncle, and my mother's sister is married to the grandmaster of Hanminjok Hapkido. My parents have been training under Kuk Sa Nim for over 30 years which means that its been around for over 50years. Hanminjok Hapkido has only been around since the 90's. I don't mean to make you mad, or correct you, I'm just stating what I have been told by actual family members.
@eharmon Hanminjok is just an *organisation*, it's not a "style"
"Kuk Sool Won" is and always was a school of Hapkido (basically Hapkido with Korean nationalism thrown in)
It was always called Kuk Sool Won Hapkido and (yes it was around under that name 50 years ago) They dropped the Hapkido from it and re-invented it as "purely Korean" (uuterly false) only after Choi Yong Sool died
In Korea Kuk Sool Won is just another school of Hapkido and comes under the auspices of the Hanminjok.
@eharmon With respect I would advise you to study the true history of Hapkido, you will find that Suh In Hyuk fabricated the origin of Kuk Sool Hapkido and only when he left for America did he reinvent Kuk Sool as a separate school and denied that it is Hapkido. This is silly because in Korea Republic Kuk Sool falls under the parent organisation for Hapkido martial arts: Hanminjok Hapkido.
You can see in the gallery at their site: hanminjok dot or dot com
@eharmon No problem! Well then if you are related to Grandmaster Seo In Sun (Boss of all Hapkido arts in Korea republic!) then you know the basic facts - that Kuk Sool is a branch of Hapkido!
Do check out the hanminjok website though, it's very informative.
ya, this stuff they're doing obviously isn't useful in a real situation, but kuk sool is very much a real martial art. it was never created to entertain kings :p the teachers of kuk sool emphisize the difference between "practice" and "practicality". after all, you wouldnt start practiceing in the middle of a fight.
Well most people don't goto exhibitions expecting realism, they goto see crazy flipping out actions. The performers probably reserve the realism for their classes.
TKDsonYun, you are extremely wrong! Yes they do have good demos, but Kuk Sool is a system of three sub types, which are family or tribe martial arts, royal court martial arts, and buddhist temple martial arts. They are three segments of ancient Korean martial arts that evolved Kuk Sool!
Best video I've seen of my art. This really gives a very good representation of what Kuk Sool Won has to offer. Thank you thank you thank you for posting!
Kuk Sool seems to be a very well rounded art. The ppl I have met that train in it in have awesome power in their strikes. Do they teach you how to develop power?
Yes, we do. Every single class begins with "Ki Cho Ja Ki," which are breathing exercises designed to stir up and "wring out" our Ki. We also derive power from circular motion, as opposed to linear.
That's cool. I am looking to study another art, and I think KSW goes well with Aikido. Circular vs linear, soft vs hard style, quick dynamic motion, breakfalls. There are a lot of simularites. Our KSW student (sensei) put together about 12 different hybrid technigues. They all start out with a Kuk Sool type strike and then a throw. Some of the throws we got from Aikido, some from Kuk Sool, some are a combination of both. But it is truley an awesome art.
kuk is my last name. :)
david102898 7 months ago
Funny how people believe that MMA techs would work in a real life fight. There are no rules in real life. MMA has a lot of rules. Look them up. The things you see in any martial art demo, regardless of style, is ment mostly for conditioning and a little entertainment.
TBRLTROI 1 year ago
Any MMA guys come in here to trash talk (I am a "MMA guy" btw) saying this art is not effective, and that they don't train for real fighting. I wanna see MMA VS the guys at 14 seconds...
GuamKomudo 1 year ago
they do bow arrows asswell
brendanf62 2 years ago
Well, it's not an assumption, it's actual fact.
I do Kuk Sool and am a martial arts historian, I've been practicing martial arts for 21 years, and I can tell you that Kuk Sool "Won", or just Kuk Sool, (known in correctly as: Korea as Kuk Sool Hapkido) is a Hapkido art, and is a variety of Hapkido with extra techniques added.
Google Hanminjok Hapkido and find out for yourself.
regards,
KTK401 2 years ago
@KTK401
Ok, sir, with all due respect, you got the facts all wrong. The grandmaster of Kuk Sool Won is my uncle, and my mother's sister is married to the grandmaster of Hanminjok Hapkido. My parents have been training under Kuk Sa Nim for over 30 years which means that its been around for over 50years. Hanminjok Hapkido has only been around since the 90's. I don't mean to make you mad, or correct you, I'm just stating what I have been told by actual family members.
eharmon 1 year ago
@eharmon Hanminjok is just an *organisation*, it's not a "style"
"Kuk Sool Won" is and always was a school of Hapkido (basically Hapkido with Korean nationalism thrown in)
It was always called Kuk Sool Won Hapkido and (yes it was around under that name 50 years ago) They dropped the Hapkido from it and re-invented it as "purely Korean" (uuterly false) only after Choi Yong Sool died
In Korea Kuk Sool Won is just another school of Hapkido and comes under the auspices of the Hanminjok.
KTK401 1 year ago
@eharmon With respect I would advise you to study the true history of Hapkido, you will find that Suh In Hyuk fabricated the origin of Kuk Sool Hapkido and only when he left for America did he reinvent Kuk Sool as a separate school and denied that it is Hapkido. This is silly because in Korea Republic Kuk Sool falls under the parent organisation for Hapkido martial arts: Hanminjok Hapkido.
You can see in the gallery at their site: hanminjok dot or dot com
Check out the gallery!
kind regards
KTK401 1 year ago
@KTK401
Lol, whatever. You have your views on it and I have mine.
But I'm going to go with what my family has said and lived through, and you can go with things that you have researched.
I completely understand though.
Thank you for your time, sir.
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@eharmon No problem! Well then if you are related to Grandmaster Seo In Sun (Boss of all Hapkido arts in Korea republic!) then you know the basic facts - that Kuk Sool is a branch of Hapkido!
Do check out the hanminjok website though, it's very informative.
hanminjok dot or dot kr
Kind regards!
KTK401 1 year ago
@KTK401 Apologies, the site is actually at:
hmjhapkido dot or dot kr
kind regards
KTK401 1 year ago
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KTK401 1 year ago
Kuk Sool Won = Hapkido (with some forms and extra sword techniques thrown in)
Originally known as Kuk Sool Won Hapkido.
The fighting art itself is based on Daito Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu - VERY USEFUL in a real situation!
regards!
KTK401 2 years ago
wow, thats the most incorrect assumption i think i've ever read
thedeak 2 years ago
muito legal hapkido
ednaldolira 3 years ago
ya, this stuff they're doing obviously isn't useful in a real situation, but kuk sool is very much a real martial art. it was never created to entertain kings :p the teachers of kuk sool emphisize the difference between "practice" and "practicality". after all, you wouldnt start practiceing in the middle of a fight.
gamecubeman83 3 years ago
Well most people don't goto exhibitions expecting realism, they goto see crazy flipping out actions. The performers probably reserve the realism for their classes.
bongalak 3 years ago
Entertaining yes....Realistic no
Aishinobi 4 years ago
TKDsonYun, you are extremely wrong! Yes they do have good demos, but Kuk Sool is a system of three sub types, which are family or tribe martial arts, royal court martial arts, and buddhist temple martial arts. They are three segments of ancient Korean martial arts that evolved Kuk Sool!
Good try though!
KSWTX 4 years ago 2
i hope ppl undersatnd Kook sul is different from most martial arts... its origination was to entertain the king with its amazing demo
also its strong
TKDsonYun 4 years ago 2
You're joking right? I have never heard or read that history before. All martial arts are similar, not that different!
Yanprescott 4 years ago
they are similar but wen u look in films people use kuk sool won in fighting in films
eg. house of flying daggers, karate kid
phill1666 4 years ago
wtf? karate kid?
AZNBoiBubbles 4 years ago
Damn, all the demos I have seen in Korea are not nearly as good as this. They are typically XMA stuff, lame.
tincannmann 4 years ago
Wootness!!! Great video.
ksw1kai 4 years ago
brilliant vid
kswdragon74 5 years ago
Nice one Max... that demo was insane wasnt it :-O
Studude67 5 years ago
Best video I've seen of my art. This really gives a very good representation of what Kuk Sool Won has to offer. Thank you thank you thank you for posting!
rconway99 5 years ago
They teach Archery in Kuk Sool?
aikidoka00 4 years ago
Yes indeed. There are 24 traditional weapons taught in Kuk Sool Won.
rconway99 4 years ago
Kuk Sool seems to be a very well rounded art. The ppl I have met that train in it in have awesome power in their strikes. Do they teach you how to develop power?
aikidoka00 4 years ago
Yes, we do. Every single class begins with "Ki Cho Ja Ki," which are breathing exercises designed to stir up and "wring out" our Ki. We also derive power from circular motion, as opposed to linear.
rconway99 4 years ago
That's cool. I am looking to study another art, and I think KSW goes well with Aikido. Circular vs linear, soft vs hard style, quick dynamic motion, breakfalls. There are a lot of simularites. Our KSW student (sensei) put together about 12 different hybrid technigues. They all start out with a Kuk Sool type strike and then a throw. Some of the throws we got from Aikido, some from Kuk Sool, some are a combination of both. But it is truley an awesome art.
aikidoka00 4 years ago
yep the traditional thumb draw
AZNBoiBubbles 4 years ago
yep the traditional thumb draw
AZNBoiBubbles 4 years ago
Slammin!!!
swntzu 5 years ago