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In Hyuk Suh is the founder, Grandmaster and President of the World Kuk Sool Association®. He has studied martial arts for more than 50 years, receiving his first instruction from his grandfather, Myung Deuk Suh, a master-instructor to the Korean Royal Court. After his grandfather’s death, he traveled throughout the Far East seeking out and studying additional aspects of the martial arts. The knowledge he acquired from his grandfather and subsequent masters enabled him to establish Kuk Sool Won™. His organization now boasts 1.3 million members with over 800 schools worldwide in 27 different countries. Although expert in every aspect of martial arts, Grandmaster Suh is especially renowned for his mastery of pressure point and joint manipulation. Additionally, Kuk Sool Won™ has been mentioned in over 300 articles and featured on more than 60 front covers by world famous magazines in the United States, England, Spain, Iran, Germany, Mexico, and Venezuela. While the following list of accomplishments include items accrued not only by himself but by the organizations he founded, the reason for this can be found in the excerpt below, taken from the “Letter from the Grandmaster” which is written to all practitioners of Kuk Sool Won™ and located in the front of the Textbooks he provided as an aid to understanding such a unique and comprehensive martial art. |
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“Any distinction or honor granted to me or to any member of this
organization is a credit to the organization as a whole, including all the individuals who make up this vast organization.” – In Hyuk Suh |
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1958
Founding of the martial art of Kuk Sool Won™1961 Founding of the Korean Kuk Sool Association®1972 Kuk Sool Won™ recorded in the World Athletic Dictionary as a traditional Korean martial art1973 Kuk Sool Won™ School established in U.S.A. 1974 Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh emigrates to U.S.A. 1975 Kuk Sool Won™ School established in Great Britain Kuk Sool Won™ School established in Canada 1976-77 1977 1978 1982 1984 Kuk Sool Won™ School established in Iran 1985 1988 Commenced annual seminars and special training in United Kingdom 1990 Commenced annual seminars and special training in Canada 1991 Kuk Sool Won™ School established in Germany 25 U.S. cities now hold a “Kuk Sool Won™ Day” 1992 1993 1994 Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh is presented with the Commander’s Sword by the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs 1995 1996 1998 Commenced annual seminars and special training in Europe Victory of a Little Giant, a special documentary about Grandmaster In Hyuk Suh produced by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS aired 3/17) 2000 Kuk Sool Won™ participates in the KyungJu Cultural Expo 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Kuk Sa Nim receives honorary Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena Texas Chiefmaster In Joo Suh is appointed as the president of Korea Kuk Sool Won as well as the Executive VP of WKSA 2006 2007 2008 |
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