history of kuk sool won:
1:10 POST KOREAN WAR KOREA: 1953 – Present Day

At this time, several guerrilla - type raids took place on South Korea. In 1968, the North Koreans made an unsuccessful assassination attempt on the South Korean President PARK CHUNG HEE.

Also that year, there was an international incident that involved the US intelligence-gathering vessel, the PUEBLO, which was seized by North Korean gunboats and held captive for over a year. The following year, 1969, saw the shooting down of a US reconnaissance plane. These continued aggressions against the south were to prove misguided and served only to harden the resolve of the South Korean government.

During the early 1970s, clandestine talks between officials from North and South Korea took place. The purpose of these talks was aimed at the eventual reunification of the divided peninsula. However, after three years the talks ended in bitter recrimination on both sides. Since that time, further talks have been held periodically, but to no avail.

In 1993, North Korea again alarmed the international community by refusing to allow UN inspectors to enter their nuclear installations. This lead to intense speculation that North Korea was developing nuclear weapons. This in turn led to severe tension between North and South Korea. 

The following year, 1994, saw an improvement in relations, after a goodwill visit by former US President JIMMY CARTER. Later that year KIM IL SUNG died and was succeeded by his eldest son. It was not until October 1997 that KIM JONG IL was elected as Head of the KWP and thus recognised as the supreme Head of State of North Korea. Another new era had begun …