Kuk Sool Won of
Sault, Michigan
Attends the 2000 World Kuk Sool Championships in Houston, Texas
SAULT STE. MARIE - Several students and instructors from Kuk
Sool Won of Sault Ste. Marie attended the World Kuk Sool Won
Championships in Houston,
Texas over the weekend of
October 14-15. Although no students competed, Kuk Sool of Sault Ste.
Marie played a significant role in the Master's Exhibition on Saturday
night. Of the hundreds martial artists from around the globe in
attendance, only Sault Ste. Marie head instructor Jonathan Simonds,
Sault assistant instructor Karl Stolt and friend of Kuk Sool of Sault
Ste. Marie Norman Laroque of Quebec, Canada
received promotion to higher levels of black belt.
Jonathan Simonds, a
martial artist with 32 years of experience, received promotion to
fifth-degree black belt (Kwahn Jahng Nim), which in Kuk Sool Won is Master level. To
reach this level in Kuk Sool one must have trained for a minimum of 18
years and have tested multiple times in front of Grandmaster Suh. Kwahn Jahng Nim Simonds has been
actively involved with martial arts for the majority of is life. Master
Simonds began his career in 1968, training in and receiving
black belts in several other styles until he found Kuk Sool Won in the
1980's. He takes great pride in teaching Kuk Sool Won in Sault Ste.
Marie.
Profile:
Master Simonds' Black
Belt Profile.
Karl Stolt, a former
public school teacher in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, received promotion to
fourth-degree black belt (Sa Bum Nim), assistant master level in Kuk
Sool Won. This rank in Kuk Sool requires at least 13 years training in
addition to testing personally before Grandmaster Suh.
Sa Bum Nim Stolt endured six rigorous tests to earn his promotion,
including a particularly grueling test at the West
Point military academy. Sa Bum Nim Stolt has 17 years
experience in the martial arts. He supervises the teaching of Kuk Sool
at Washington
School in Sault
Ste. Marie and at Lake
Superior State
University and
enjoys interacting with instructors and students.
.
Profile: Sa Bum Nim Stolt's Black Belt Profile.
Norman Laroque,
a longtime friend of Kuk Sool Won of Sault Ste. Marie, also received
promotion to fifth degree black belt at the World Kuk Sool Master's
Exhibition. Like Master Simonds, Kwahn Jang
Nim Laroque has more than three decades of
martial arts experience. Master Laroque lives
in Quebec, Canada and though lives
more than six hours from Sault Ste. Marie frequently attends
tournaments here.
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