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By 1958, the task was complete: SUH IN HYUKhad accomplished his mission of compiling and integrating the most comprehensive system of Korean indigenous martial arts yet to be devised. After careful consideration, the name that SUH IN HYUK chose to represent the art was KUK SOOL. ** |
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In 1961, after a three-year period of consolidation, SUH IN HYUK announced the formation of an organisation to represent the art of KUK SOOL and this he called the KUK SOOL WON – being known in Korea as the Korean KUK SOOL WON Association. At the inauguration of the association, SUH IN HYUK revealed the existence of an inheritance from his grandfather. This consisted of a great tome comprising of five books, which described in great detail the following aspects of the traditional Korean martial arts: |
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With the founding of the KUK SOOL WON, an organisation to represent the indigenous, traditional martial arts of Korea, the young master became Grandmaster SUH IN HYUK, and assumed the title of KUK SA NIM, which translates as “National Martial Arts Teacher”. |
In the years that followed the historic establishment of KUK SOOL WON, Grandmaster SUH opened and supervised many KUK SOOL schools throughout South Korea, teaching martial arts techniques that had hitherto been practised in secret, by only a few dedicated and privileged Koreans. |
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The next major development in the history of KUK SOOL was in 1974, when Grandmaster SUH emigrated to the United States of America. After an initial period of organisation, he established, in 1975, the World KUK SOOL Association Headquarters in San Francisco, California. Once again, many new KUK SOOL schools opened as Grandmaster SUH travelled the length and breadth of the USA. |
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Since 1975, KUK SOOL has steadily continued to grow. In 1991, because of an ever-increasing number of new KUK SOOL schools that were opening all over the USA and in other parts of the world, the World KUK SOOL Association HQ was moved to Houston, Texas. The move was made because Houston was considered a more central location to enable more students and instructors to visit and train with Grandmaster SUH from all over the USA and other parts of the world. |
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| ** Please refer to the introduction for a full explanation of the terms KUK SOOL and KUK SOOL WON | |
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