Weapons of Kuk Sool Won
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Officially there are 24 weapon
s in the martial art of Kuk Sool Won
. Most are taken from the Royal Court with additional Buddhist and Tribal weaponry.
Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...
s in the martial art of Kuk Sool Won
Kuk Sool Won
Kuk Sool Won is a Korean martial arts system founded by Suh In-Hyuk |Grandmaster]]) in 1958. The name Kuk Sool Won translates to "National Martial Art Association" and despite often being shortened to 'Kuk Sool,' the name kuk sool is a non-trade marked name used to denote similar Korean martial...
. Most are taken from the Royal Court with additional Buddhist and Tribal weaponry.
Weapons
- Geom (Sword)
- Jung-geom (Straight Sword - 37 inch blade)
- Dan-geom (Short Sword) -- About one-third the size of a standard sword.
- Kal-geom (Knife)
- Dan-do (Knife or Short Sword)
- Wol-doWoldoThe Woldo , was a Korean pole weapon that closely resembled the Chinese guandao , though proportionally smaller. It was so named because of its curved blade...
(Moon Knife - a type of halberdHalberdA halberd is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th and 15th centuries. Possibly the word halberd comes from the German words Halm , and Barte - in modern-day German, the weapon is called Hellebarde. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on...
) - Dok-gi (Battle Axe)
- Bu-chae (Fan) -- The fan skeleton may be made of metal or bamboo.
- Ji-pang-i (Walking Cane)
- Bat-jul (Rope)
- Jeol-bong (FlailFlailA flail is an agricultural implement for threshing.Several tools operate similarly to the agricultural implement and are also called flails:...
, Jointed Staff) -- Ssang-jeol-bong are more commonly known as nunchakuNunchakuis a traditional Okinawan weapon consisting of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope.-Etymology:The Japanese word nunchaku is the Kun'yomi reading of the Kanji term for a traditional Chinese two section staff....
, and sam-jeol-bong as three-section staffThree-section staffThe Three-Sectional Staff, Triple Staff, Three-part Staff, Sansetsukon in Japanese, or originally Sanjiegun , is a Chinese flail weapon that consists of three wooden or metal staffs connected by metal rings or rope. The weapon is also known as a "coiling dragon staff," or in Chinese as a "pan long...
s. - Dan-bong (Short Staff)
- Jung-bong (Middle Staff)
- Jang-bong (Long Staff)
- Chang (Spear)
- Gung-siGungdoThe Korean Bow is a water buffalo horn-based composite reflex bow, standardized about 1900 AD from the variety of such weapons in earlier use...
(Bow & Arrow) -- Traditional Korean archery utilizes a “thumb” draw.
- A number of weapon variations are taught, including (but not limited to):
- Inverted long sword
- Double long sword
- Double short sword
- Sword cutting ( bamboo & rolled mats)
- Sword sparring
- Knife throwing
- Double short staff
- Staff sparring