What We Teach & Why

Most people lead very busy lives. As a result, they never seem to find time to do healthy things; like getting enough exercise, relieving pent-up anxiety, or learning a useful skill. Even when people do, they rarely keep at it, simply because it gets boring or becomes less challenging (like continuing to go to the gym after four months into the new year). This is why practicing martial arts is a great alternative because you are constantly learning new skills and abilities while trying to retain what you have already learned. So, it's less likely to get monotonous than a more mundane routine. And, not only will the activity serve as a great means of being in-shape, but it can relieve stress better than using a less dynamic exercise (a treadmill, for example). Unlike going to the gym as an adult, or playing youth sports that one cannot make into a lifestyle outside of the professional level after high school/college, martial arts allows for a lifestyle that throws in an interesting spice that can be utilized anywhere and at any age as a skillset. 

Although we utilize the Gi and belt ranks in class and in ceremonies, we are technically a Mixed Martial Arts school. We teach several styles in all our classes in a mainstream fashion. In other words, we don't teach a "Muay Thai" class followed by a "Brazilian Jiu Jitsu" class. All the styles of martial arts that we offer are taught to all the classes (with some limitations to the Junior students). Anyone who walks through our doors will learn the same techniques as everyone else. The styles of martial art that we teach are:

Kuk Sool, Muay Thai, No Gi Judo, and No Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Kuk Sool is a very comprehensive, traditional (hence, the gi's and belts) Korean martial art that has a broad spectrum of techniques under its umbrella. From kicks to punches, throwing techniques to falling techniques, joint locks to pressure points, and traditional weapons training to unarmed defense against an armed opponent, this style was meant to serve as its own stand alone mixed martial art using a compilation of Korean techniques, founded as "Kuk Sool Won" in 1958. Although it was the first style our school had to offer its students at our current location, we felt as time passed that more great techniques in existence around the world could (and therefor should) be taught within our walls. The former Owner and Chief Instructor of our school did a great job of keeping his students and his current successor opened minded to new and different techniques, and we continue to hunt, filter, and refine what we teach to our students for maximum effectiveness.

Judo is a Japanese throwing art, descended from Japanese Jiu Jitsu, designed originally to eliminate, paralyze, or otherwise distract in a painful manner one's opponent on the battle field (as it kind of hurts to kick and punch someone else's armor). About 76 years before Kuk Sool was founded as an official fighting system, Judo was founded as a official sport where the techniques were formally structured and altered so that opponents would not land in a manner that severely injured themselves when thrown to the ground. While Kuk Sool has some very basic (and therefor tried and true) throws and take downs, Judo is much more in-depth on taking people to the ground. There are also components of Judo that allow one to capitalize on taking their opponent to the ground such as joint locking. The term "No Gi" refers to practicing similar or variations of the traditional techniques taught in this style without the Gi (martial arts jacket). The purpose for us doing this is purely practical; most people in our locality don't walk around in thick, sleeved cotton material that does not give when pulled on. Due to this loss of leverage one can have over his or her opponent when grappling, one must have a more technical understanding of the technique being utilized...rather than "muscling" the target.