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Kuk Sool Won is an amazing martial as it not only utilizes complex kicks, pressure point attacks, joint locks, hand strikes, and animal forms, but also weapons. As I have progressed in this martial art I have had the opportunity to train with this impressive weapon.

This style is greatly different to Japanese Kendo and Korean Gumdo, as it utilizes angles and body positions for armor cutting and killing strikes, rather than point-strikes. Most of the sword techniques in Kuk Sool Won are used for demonstration mostly and as kind of dance or "hyung" and not so much as a duel, like in the above mentioned arts.

The "hyung" is a series of connected moves that trains the body to maneuver with the sword and to maintain balance, speed, and agility. These types of forms common in most martial arts and are taught in every level in Kuk Sool Won, but once a weapon is used in a hyung is becomes quite difficult.

This hyung dates back thousands of years to the very origin of the Korean Sword. It demands the highest level of concentration from it's practitioners.

Juhng means straight
Guhm means sword
Hyung means form