history of kuk sool won:
1:2 aNCIENT hISTORY - tRIBAL eRA: 30,000 bce - 57 bce

Legend and mythology aside, it is perhaps reasonable to assume that the origins or roots of the now highly sophisticated modern Korean martial arts had their humble beginnings in that tribal era which occurred at the very dawn of Korean history.

SA DO MOO SOOL: Tribal Martial Arts
Tribal martial arts are the oldest form of Korean martial arts known and in their basic form, existed among the ancestors of the Korean race. Weapons were originally fashioned out of stone and then bronze with the coming of the Bronze Age. However, the development of SA DO MOO SOOL, as a martial art system, can be traced back to the period known as KO CHOH SUHN or Old Korea (circa 2000 BCE – 57 BCE).

During this period of development, weapons were made out of naturally occurring materials such as stone, bronze and wood, and also from animal parts such as bones and the antlers of deer. Weapons that were used to hunt for food, or to attack, or fight off, hostile enemies were the SUEK KUM (stone-knife), SUEK CHANG (stone-spear), SUEK BOO (stone-axe) and the HWAL SUL (bow and arrow). Alongside these stone weapons were used bronze daggers, bronze axes, bronze spears, and crude bronze swords .SA LAK SOOL (sand-spreading or throwing techniques) and TU SUEKSOOL (stone throwing techniques) were also developed in this era**.

As tribal settlements flourished, it was found beneficial for some to form alliances for mutual protection . In the north, these tribal confederations were known as BU YE, and in the south, they were known as SAM HAN.