Here are the detailed results from the tournament. A dash (—) indicates that the participant didn’t place. X means the student didn’t participate in the event.

Ontario Dojahng

Williamson Dojahng

Here are the details:

Location:

Rootstown High School
4190 State Route 44
Rootstown, OH 44272

Entry Fees:

• $40 for one division
• $50 for two divisions
• $60 for three divisions
• $70 for four or more divisions
• $65 for Black Belts (1-2 divisions)
• $80 for Black Belts (3+ divisions)

All entry fees must be received before April 7, 2012. You’ll need to get your entry form signed by Master Gary Evarts first, and then you can mail your entry form directly to the following address:

World Kuk Sool Association
20275 FM 2920
Tomball, TX 77377

Make all checks payable to T.N.S., LLC.

Pictured below are all the Kuk Sool students with Nikki Rudd, Kyle Savory, Jessie Evarts and Master Gary Evarts in the center. Click on the image for a larger view.

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Medal Winners

Jool Bong Speed Drill Medal Winners

Medieval Sparring Medal Winners

Point Sparring Medal Winners

We apologize in advance for any spelling errors. Just contact mike@kuksoolny.com with any corrections.

List of Generous Donors

We couldn’t have pulled this tournament off with the very generous support of our community donors. In no particular order, we would like to thank the following:

• Detective Robert Klinkman
• Teasers Salon
• Larijames Salon & Spa
• Original Candy Kitchen
• Advantage Auto, Williamson
• Cam’s Pizzeria, Williamson
• Cam’s Pizzeria, Ontario
• King’s Auto Repair
• Kings Doll Up & Auto Sale
• Exact Designs
• Lettering Lounge
• Williamson Hardware
• Apple Crate
• Breens IGN Williamson
• Woodland Silkscreen, Ontario
• Burger King, Williamson
• Mary Kay
• Tastefully Simple
• Harris Electric
• AMC-Loews Movie Theater, Webster
• Cavallaro-Neubauer Chevrolet

The tournament will include sparring and medieval sparring for all ages and ranks. The Kuk Sool Won black belts and instructors will also put on a fun martial arts demonstration.

Special guest Nikki Rudd from News 10NBC will be present.

Kuk Sool Won students who wish to enter the tournament should talk to their instructors and fill out a registration form in class. The cost to enter the tournament is $20. All students are encouraged to particpate!

First, the kihap is not so much the noise you make as what you do with your air. When you kihap, half of your air goes out and half is pushed down into your belly. Proper use of a kihap will give you more power by forcing the air down into the diaphragm and converting your body into a more-efficient weight-bearing mass. This is important not only in generating power for strikes, but also in helping to protect your body when taking a fall.

The second important reason we kihap is to startle an attacker or an opponent. A kihap delivered unexpectedly in a loud, sharp burst can have the effect of temporarily disorienting an attacker to give you a split second “window” to counter or deliver an attack of your own.

Safety

Busy professionals don’t want to walk into the office one day with a black eye or broken nose. We understand that! Unlike a lot of more competitive martial arts schools, training at Greater Rochester Kuk Sool Won is extremely safe. Actual contact is minimal and well-controlled. Students are taught to apply their techniques slowly and smoothly, always aware of the safety of their partner.

Tumbling, Acrobatics and Physical Exertion

So you’re 65, retired, and have never done a cartwheel in your life. Does that prevent you from martial arts training? Absolutely not! You can progress — and even earn a Black Belt — in Kuk Sool Won at whatever level you may be at.

Because all of our training here at Greater Rochester Kuk Sool Won is self-paced and personal, age or reasonable physical limitations are never a problem and we are able to structure your training around any old injuries or restrictions that you might have. We have many adult students, and a good number of them started training in their 40′s, 50′s and 60′s. The traditional martial arts training program at Greater Rochester Kuk Sool Won follows the philosophy that your health should be your primary consideration in training, while self-defense is just a useful by-product. Remember, you may not ever be in a fight, but you have to get out of bed every day of your life.

Our training curriculum at Greater Rochester Kuk Sool Won is based on the individual — not the group. Therefore, when you see some students doing advanced gymnastics and spectacular falls or kicks it is because they worked hard to get to that point. Everyone will have certain strengths and weakness that they bring to class, and our goal is to build on your personal strengths while at the same time helping you to overcome any weak areas that you might have.

Attendance

We know your life is busy and hectic. There are children’s birthday parties. Business trips. Family vacations. Sick kids to take care of. While we do expect you to commit to two classes per week, sometimes things get in the way. If you miss the occasional class and would like to make it up we offer an open class on Friday evenings for all ages and all ranks or, if necessary, you may make arrangements to attend a class during a different time. If you’re going to be gone for a week or two, just let us know and it shouldn’t be a problem.

You can’t really be charged for a missed class because, like a health club or gym, we are set up on a monthly, rather than a per-class, basis and offer you plenty of opportunities to make up any classes that you miss.

However, should you be away for an extended period just let us know in advance and we might be able to add any extended absence time to the end of your agreement at no additional charge. Again, just speak with our Program Director or Instructor about this if you have any questions.

Commitment

A lot of people overestimate the amount of time necessary to progress in martial arts. At Greater Rochester Kuk Sool Won, if you are able to attend at least 2 classes per week (and spend just a couple hours a week training at home) you should be able to progress regularly. In fact, our lesson plans at Greater Rochester Kuk Sool Won are set up with this schedule in mind. We understand that you have other activities going on with a busy career and family life. That’s why we offer several different class times during the day and evenings so you can pick what is most convenient to you.

At Greater Rochester Kuk Sool Won the only person that you are ever judged against is yourself. All we ask from you is a commitment to do your best, and to try to grow a little more in your abilities every day. We promise you that if you will just make the commitment to try, one day you will look back and be surprised at just how far you have come.

Also, we want to congratulate PSBN Steve – he was awarded 3rd Dahn Grand Champion at the 2011 Midwest Tournament in St. Louis, MO.

Kuk Sool Won of Greater Rochester is proud to announce that their Black Belt instructors were invited to the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York to lead a two-day training seminar for the Skeleton and Bobslead teams on December 2 and 3, 2010. The Kuk Sool Won instructors included 6th degree Head Master Gary Evarts, 5th degree Master Joseph Burnett and 2nd degree instructor Jason Lee.

During the seminar, the athletes displayed great dedication and perseverance. Kuk Sool Won’s instruction encompassed both physical training and mental discipline, and pushed the athletes to reflect on the heart they have to be true Olympic champions. Olympic coach and two-time National Champion Donald Hass and Operations Manager Jared Steenberge were both pleased and impressed with the seminar and the skills and mental tools demonstrated by the Kuk Sool Won martial arts team. The program was so well received by the coaching staff and athletes that they have invited Kuk Sool Won back for a second session in the spring at the end of the training season.

Coach Hass’s team had been pared down from nearly a thousand athletes to the core group that the Kuk Sool Won team had the honor of training. “These athletes are the future of U.S. Skeleton and Bobslead, and helping them reach towards the goal of being an Olympic Champion is the kind of thing most people just dream about,” said Master Evarts.

While at the Olympic Village, the Kuk Sool team shared the state-of-the-art training center with the athletes and stayed with them in the on-site dormitories. The Kuk Sool team also toured the Olympic venues (including the ski jumps) and observed the Skeleton and Bobsled team conducting their training runs on the combined bobsled, luge and skeleton track at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hovenberg.

Back Row (left to right): Assistant Coach Matt Baily, NYS Olympic Regional Development Authority’s Manger of the Olympic Sports Complex Tony Carlino, Olympic Coach Don Hass. Front Row (left to right): Instructor Jason Lee, Master Gary Evarts, Master Joseph Burnett.

Left to right: Head Master Gary Evarts, Operations Manager Jared Steenberge, Master Joseph Burnett and Instructor Jason Lee.

About Master Gary Evarts

Master Evarts has more than 35 years of martial arts experience and owns two Kuk Sool Won schools in the Rochester, NY area. He is a two-time World Champion in Weapons, Forms, and Self-Defense, and has been featured in numerous magazines, including the cover Tae Kwon Do Times. Master Evarts has trained over 150 black belts and works closely with New York State Troopers in fitness and self-defense programs. He is also an adjunct professor at Finger Lakes Community College, where he teaches defensive tactics.

About Kuk Sool Won

Kuk Sool Won is a comprehensive traditional Korean martial arts system. It is a positive, healthy activity that involves the pursuit of challenging goals through diligence and self-discipline. Kuk Sool training burns fat, builds muscle, increases energy, stretches tissues and joints and teaches students respect, confidence and self-defense techniques.Anyone interested in enhancing their athletic skills while developing mental focus and discipline should contact their local Kuk Sool Won School in Ontario (585-216-2122), Williamson (315-589-4066) or Wolcott (315-594-8991).

Kuk Sool Won of Greater Rochester is happy to announce the first anniversary of the opening of our new area headquarters in Ontario, NY. Located at 396 Route 104, Ontario, our new training center is right next door to Bill Grays and directly across the street from Harbec Plastics and their large white windmill (you can’t miss it!).

This new training center boasts high ceilings, excellent ventilation and features new construction, providing our students with an expansive, safe environment to practice martial arts.

Our Ontario location serves students from all over the Rochester suburbs, including Webster, Penfield, Fairport, Irondequoit and Ontario.

A traditional form is designed to not only allow you to practice patterns and techniques, or to train your body and build muscles and stamina — it is also extremely important in helping your body to learn the “vocabulary” of the martial art.

Every style or system of martial arts is different, and each has it’s own particular “flavor” as different from one style to the next as apples are from oranges. Practicing forms helps you to internalize the particular “flavor” of your style of martial arts through consistent practice, which will help you in every other aspect of your training. In Kuk Sool Won forms are an integral part of your training, with an empty-hand form (and, often, one or more weapons forms) required for each rank.

In practicing forms, the student should strive for balance, coordination, and smoothness. Over time the student will be able to add power and speed to his/her movements. The student should concentrate on the following 5 principles of Jae Se while practicing forms:

• Eyes: Bright and Clear
• Mind: Calm and Focused
• Stance: Low and Stable
• Feet: Slow and Precise
• Hands: Fast and Controlled

Below is a list of the empty-hand forms in Kuk Sool. This list is not complete, as there are many more high-level forms that were intentionally left off.

• White Belt: Ki Cho Hyung
• Yellow Belt: Cho Geup Hyung
• Blue Belt: Joong Geup Hyung
• Red Belt: Goh Geup Hyung
• Brown Belt: Dae Geup Hyung
• Black-Brown Belt: Guhm Moo Hyung
• 1st Degree Black Belt: Beak Pa Ki Hyung
• 2nd Degree Black Belt: Kyuk Pa Hyung
• 3rd Degree Black Belt: