Welcome
(Hwan-yong-ham-ni-da)
Kuk Sool Won of Widnes is an officially appointed school
under the guidance of the World Kuk Sool Association
WHY SHOULD YOU CONSIDER STUDYING KUK SOOL
Kuk Sool benefits both adult and children alike and at Kuk Sool Won™ of Widnes we encourage as many family members to train together. This helps with a strong sense of family bonding and communication. Many parents wish to improve their children's minds and character, while seeking safe methods to improve their physical health, fitness and general well-being and importantly all while having fun.
THE MANY BENEFITS
Many techniques practiced in Kuk Sool involve multiple disciplines, such as co-ordination, balance, body control, mental concentration and most importantly self-development through etiquette and self-belief.
Exercising the entire body and the mind helps with a state of constant improvement and therefore Kuk Sool is seen to offers benefits far above and beyond many sports.
Below is short list of the many benefits of training in Kuk Sool is in no way complete.
BENEFITS TO THE PHYSICAL BODY
· Excellent for learning self-defence skills
· To help maintain and improve co-ordination
· To help maintain and improve flexibility
· To help maintain and improve strength
· To help maintain and improve endurance
· To help maintain and improve good health
· To help safeguard against the risk of obesity
· To help safeguard against the risk of some cancers
· To help safeguard against the risk of hypertension
· To help safeguard against the risk of osteoporosis
· Helps to slow and reduce the aging process
BENEFITS TO BEHAVIOUR
· Develop respect toward other people and the environment
· Help to develop ambition and a hard working nature through achievement
· Help to reduce anxiety and instil a state of calmness
· Help to improve team working skills group co-operation
· Provides a healthy competitive nature
· Provides socialisation skill
· Helps with stress relief
· Helps in improving concentration levels and lead to improved educational results
PSHYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS
· To help maintain and improve self-confidence
· To help maintain and improve self-control
· To help maintain and improve self-discipline
· To help maintain and improve self-respect
· To help develop self-improvement
· To help maintain and improve focus & concentration
· To help maintain and improve the idea of a healthier body image
· Provides an enjoyable and fun environment
· To help maintain and improve character building
· To help maintain and improve perseverance
PARENTS
Not only does training in the art of Kuk Sool fulfil all the above criteria, it is a life long pursuit that will provide children with an unsurpassed knowledge that can be passed down to the following generations
Every student is encouraged to work hard and succeed and treated equally in a stress free, fun and friendly environment. Every student is allowed to progress at his or her own given rate and ability. Favouritism is heavily frowned upon and at Kuk Sool Won™ of Widnes we consider everyone as a winner.
Kuk Sool helps to guard against today's complex social pressures, by providing a ‘vent' for angry emotions and fear and also provides essential tools for dealing with such situations. Especially important for younger individuals.
Individuals that train in Kuk Sool have generally more mobility and agility that individuals leading a sedentary lifestyle and are usually more impervious to illness. As you can see Kuk Sool not only provides all the benefits of the above, but is also a great prescription for health.
Although Kuk Sool Won™ as it is practiced today is relatively new, its roots stretch far and deep to the very beginnings of the Korean people. This early history and the ancient traditions upon which this art is founded should be viewed as important as the physical techniques themselves, for it is only from the understanding and appreciation of these classical roots that one is able to grow as a student of the martial arts.