Category: School Business

  • Sparring Workshop

    Sparring Workshop

    I want to host a sparring workshop in early April. This workshop would mainly be for those interested in attending the tournament at the end of the month but will be open to all students. We currently have testing scheduled for April 1st, so I think the following weekend, April 8th would be better. I’ve…

  • Guest Post from PKJN Ben Mitchell, Peoria, IL

    Hello, Kuk Sool Won of Muncie! WOW….here we are in JUNE already – less than two weeks until Grand Master Suh, and the Executive Masters arrive. On July 30th, we will be hosting our 1st Heart of Illinois Tournament, here in Peoria, and you are invited to attend! We have pre-registration, so forms need to…

  • Students or Members?

    Students or Members?

    As I work on longer, more involved articles, I wanted to take a moment this weekend to share some perspectives with my students and parents. I have shared this before, but it’s critical. Thanks for taking a minute

  • Religious Freedom

    Religious Freedom

    1. As a member of the Kuk Sool Won, I pledge to obey the rules of the association and to conduct myself in accordance with the true spirit of martial arts. 나는 국술원 회원으로서 회칙을 준수하며 무사도 정신을 발휘할 것을 맹세 한다. 2. I pledge to be loyal to my country and to promote the…

  • Continuing Education Program

    First Weekend in March Regular students at the school will know that I recently returned from my annual trip to the Houston, Texas area. Every year Kuk Sa Nim (our Grandmaster) invites all the school owners in the World Kuk Sool Association™ (WKSA) to the Headquarters school for a long weekend of training. This Continuing…

  • Evolution

    Five Hundred Facebook followers. I waited for a long time to get to that goal. I wrote a lot of posts hoping to add one or two more “likes”. It worked. The likes kept piling up, slowly but surely. Finally, when I was away at CEP (WKSA’s Continuing Education Program), it happened. I was at 499…

  • Midwest Tournament Plans from Shiljang Nim Krystal

    I want to update everyone on our plans for the weekend of the Midwest Tournament in St. Louis, April 24th through the 26th. Jido Kwang Jang Nim Jack Harvey, who runs Kuk Sool Won of St. Louis with his wife, Joo Im Kwang Jang Nim Lee Harvey, usually arranges a really good rate for us at…

  • Two for One for Two

    I neglected to post this earlier in the month. I might be persuaded to continue the offer if there is interest. During the month of July two people can join Kuk Sool Won of Muncie for the price of one and keep that price for the next two months! That means a 50% savings for Back-To-School…

  • T-Shirts

    T-Shirts

    Found a really snazzy little project on Facebook today. I decided that we’re going to do it. First, take a look at these links: How to Stencil with Bleach Book Nerd Striped T-Shirt How to Bleach Your Clothes Get the idea? There are several ways that we could do this. We could all start with…

  • From the Archives: Your Goal or Mine?

    I’m sharing some articles that I wrote for previous newsletters. I hope you like them. Your Goal or Mine? In a previous lifetime, back in the early ’90s, I was training for my Commercial Pilot’s License.  When I was just beginning the training and getting ready for my first solo, I had to test with…