Marianne Dyson, Jo Kyo Nim

Photo at Kuk Sool Tournament, November 2007

 

 

Welcome to my virtual martial arts practice area. I am a student of Kuk Sool Won of Clear Lake in Houston, Texas, and have the privilege of training with Masters Barry and Choon Ok Harmon.

 

Note: This website is not officially or legally associated with Kuk Sool, and any statements here should not be interpreted as reflecting Kuk Sool Won policy.

 

I was motivated to create this page out of a desire to learn (and remember) the Korean terms for the techniques, pressure points, forms, and routines that we practice in class. The Kuk Sool Grandmaster, Kuk Sa Nim, said in summer seminar that by practicing Kuk Sool, “we are strong, we are smart, we have good hearts.” He encouraged us to mentally review all of our instruction every day.

 

To solve the puzzles posted here requires knowledge of the Kuk Sool Won of Clear Lake Mental Drill questions and a study of Kuk Sool Won textbooks 1 and 2. The books cover all the forms and techniques up through first degree black belt and definitions of Korean terms. Some material may also be drawn from the Sword and Staff paperback booklets (that is also included in textbook 3 available to black belts).

 

A group of Kuk Sool black belts visited Houston in July-August 2007. Here is a medium-resolution of the group that joined my husband (in black T-shirt) and I for dinner on July 29, and toured Johnson Space Center August 3. More photos in high resolution are available on request.

 

For more information on Kuk Sool Won of Clear Lake, please visit their website. See the Kuk Sool Won website for a list of all Kuk Sool Won Schools around the world.

All puzzles are copyright Marianne Dyson. Permission is granted to individuals to make copies for personal use and for Kuk Sool school masters and instructors to make copies and distribute to Kuk Sool students. Puzzles may not be reprinted on other websites or in print publications without approval. For permission, please send email to: Marianne Dyson.

 

Thank you for practicing Kuk Sool with me!

 

Puzzles  (in pdf formats)

 

Kuk Sool Crossword 1.

 

Kuk Sool Crossword 1 Solution.

 

Kuk Sool Word Find 1 (Easy!).

 

Kuk Sool Word Find 1 Solution.

 

More puzzles coming soon!

 

Writing Space (Space is pronounced "oo joo" in Korean)

 

NEW: Korean edition of Space Station Science! Not yet available in the U.S., but I hope to have copies soon. Contact me to place an order.

Read a story about a Kuk Sool tournament on the Moon! The story "The Right Path" (and another about a boy on Mars) were included in Eat My Martian Dust published by Baker in 2005. That book is out of print (used copies available via Amazon--see my Publications page), so I decided to share the Kuk Sool story here. If you enjoy it, please invite others to visit my website!

 

Read The Right Path: A Kuk Sool story!