Kuk Sool Won

[Peaceful_John]

Hello all.

I've recently went on a "tour de martial arts" trying to find a local school with a style I like. I found a local school that teaches a form of Kung Fu know as "chan wushu". I really love the chinese martial arts, but this particular school was of poor quality. It is more important to learn from a quality school even though it may not be the first style I would have picked than to learn a style I like from a poor instructor. So, I looked elsewhere and found a "kuk Sool Won" school. From what I've read it looks to be very well-rounded. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the art, and if so what did you think. All I know really is that it's a Korean art, and it is very "flowing" like hapkido. If you guys have had experience with this art, let me know what you think.

[Kwan Jang]

- I remember when Kuk Sool Won first came to the USA in the early 1980's (or at least gained any prominence, may arrived earlier). It is an off-shoot of Hapkido which until the late 1960's used Hapkido within it's name. They try to dress it up a little differently now, and in fairness it has developed it's own idenity and character, but for the most part, there is not too big a difference between it and many other Hapkido sub-styles from a functional point of view.

[Peaceful_John]

Awsome!! I've always liked Hapkido. This will be the third martial arts school i've visited in the last two weeks. As long as there is a good instructor then it looks like my new style.