About Kuk Sool Won™

Letter From the Grand Master

When I was young, I devoted myself single mindedly to the martial art world. I focused solely on training, forgetting everything else, sometimes even forgetting to eat and sleep! I traveled from province to province and village to village to learn from over a hundred masters. They taught me, one by one, the hidden secrets of martial art, developed and refined over centuries by many generations of martial artists. Sometimes I learned only one special technique from a master. After years of learning and research, I did not want to keep the priceless arts of my ancestors to myself. After much meditation and consideration, I decided to teach the ancient martial arts of Korea to the public. That is when I founded Kuk Sool Won (Korean National Martial Arts Association).

At first, Kuk Sool was taught only in Korea, where it was tremendously popular. Then, in 1974, I came to the United States to bring Kuk Sool to the world outside of Korea. The Kuk Sool organization in the United States started from one school. In ten years there were seventy-five schools. Today, forty years from the time Kuk Sool was founded, there are several hundred schools in many countries throughout the world. I believe this phenomenal growth is due to the quality of our martial art and to the support of its members and officers.

For more information about Grand Master In Hyuk Suh, consult any of the Kuk Sool Won™ textbooks.

Quoted from Kuk Sool Won™ Traditional Korean Martial Art, Textbook Volume 1

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