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Kuk-Sool

Kuk-sool is a Korean martial art founded in 1958 by Suh In­hyuk. Suh claims to have traveled around Korea as a youth to learn traditional arts from various masters. Those styles included Koong-joong-mu-sool (royal palace martial arts) and Sado-mu-sool (tribal martial arts). Suh then combined all the techniques into the art he named Kuk-sool, which means "national skills." Kuk-sool is one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. It includes numerous kicks, punches, palm strikes, throws, joint locks, pressure­point strikes, breaking, ki (internal energy) development, and breathing exercises. Instruction often focuses on weapons, including the long sword, short sword, staff, short stick, fan, and rope.

Kung-Sool

Kung-sool is the Korean art of archery. Koreans have always preferred archery (both afoot and mounted) to the sword. The training is arduous; students often perform 300 dry pulls and shooting 1000 arrows daily.

Kumdo

Kumdo is a Korean martial art of the sword, similarly to Japanese Kendo.

Sado-Mu-Sool

Sado-mu-sool is an ancient Korean martial art that used stone weapons.

Ssireum

Ssireum is a form of Korean wrestling that is one of the most popular spectator sports in Korea. It has develop into a major national sport for physical competition and entertainment. According to the literature, the contest of Ssireum was called various other names such as Gakjo, Gakhi, Sangbak, and Gakgi. The name Ssireum has been universally used since 1920. In Ssireum, two contestants wrestle and, if any part of a contestant's body above the knee to touches the ground, the contestant loses the bout. Ssireum is practiced by grasping a strap that is tied around the waist and thigh. It requires considerable muscular strength and muscular endurance.

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is the most popular of the Korean martial arts. It is discussed in detail throughout TKDTutor.com

Tang-soo-do

Tang-soo-do "art of the knife hand" is a traditional Korean martial art that focuses on discipline and the practice of patterns and self-defense sequences. Although founder Hwang Kee claims to have created the art from ancient textbooks on Subak (an older Korean martial art) while living in Manchuria in the 1930s, the style may have been heavily influenced by Japanese karate and Chinese internal methods. In many respects, Tang-soo-do appears similar to karate and Taekwondo, except it places very little emphasis on sporting competition and flashy maneuvers.

T'ang Su

Tang Hand. An ancient (extinct) Korean martial art which came from China.

Yudo

Korean Judo, a copy of Japanese Judo that has evolved into a Korean system.

Yul-sol

Yu-sol is a soft Korean style that emphasizes non-resistance. Practitioners wait for opponent to make the first move and then counter-attack. Although popular for many centuries, it is now rarely practiced.

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