In a celebration of skill, perseverance, and community spirit, Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts recently held its first-ever awards ceremony at the Quicksilver Mail Pub. The event brought together students, their families, and friends for an afternoon of recognition, socializing, and camaraderie.   The ceremony featured a diverse range of categories, emphasizing not only physical prowess but also mental fortitude and positive attitude. From “Best Etiquette” to “Overcoming Adversity,” each award highlighted the unique qualities that contribute to the well-rounded development of martia ..read more

A team of dedicated martial arts students from Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts hit the road and travelled to Liverpool at the end of November 2023 to participate in a national grading and UK tournament.   Amy Horwood, Suran Chatterjee, Eashan Banerjee, Shubhangee Das and Harrison Jones recently participated in a prestigious national grading, showcasing their skills and dedication to Kuk Sool Won. Each student has trained tirelessly to demonstrate their proficiency in various techniques, forms, weapons and sparring drills. Their determination and discipline paid off as they all stude ..read more

School owner PKJN Stephen Runnacles and students of Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil gathered at Norton Sub Hamdon village hall this November for their annual martial arts seminar. Joining them were the instructors and students from Weston Super Mare.   The martial arts seminar brought a fresh perspective to combat techniques. The primary spotlight of the event was the exploration of sparring techniques, ranging from hand-to-hand to the more intriguing and dynamic sparring involving weapons, such as swords and the intricate use of jool bohngs (the Korean name for nunchucks).   Distingui ..read more

Parents of Yeovil are you wondering how to entertain your children this summer? We are offering free martial arts classes throughout August. Limited spaces available! Contact us today to book your child’s place! Book online www.martialartsyeovil.co.uk or contact 07795117701 #summer2023 #kswyeovil #children The post Summer 2023 offer! appeared first on Martialartsyeovil ..read more

A team of dedicated martial arts students from Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts hit the road and travelled to Norwich at the beginning of June 2023 to participate in a national grading and European tournament.   JKN Amy , DBNs Suran, Eashan, Shubhangee and Harrison recently participated in a prestigious national grading, showcasing their skills and dedication to Kuk Sool Won. Each student has trained tirelessly to demonstrate their proficiency in various techniques, forms, weapons and sparring drills. Their determination and discipline paid off as they all students successfully passe ..read more

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Local martial arts school leads the way with the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts Local Yeovil martial arts school, Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts, is leading the charge in sports safeguarding, having successfully attained and retained the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts “mark” for the past four years!   Achieving the Safeguarding Code, demonstrates Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts’ commitment to upholding its duty-of-care to the community and young people and recognises Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts as a martial arts provider that has reached and effectively maintained ..read more

2022 – martial arts, a year in review   2022 has been a year of growth. The instructors and students of Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts saw the school grow not only in numbers, but also in black belts!     School owner, PKJN Stephen Runnacles says “2022 has seen our martial arts school continue to thrive. We saw a number of students promoting through the ranks.  We now have four new first dahn black belts – Oscar Cummins, Ieaun Edwards, Josh Horwood and Auden Nation as well as two new third dahn black belts, Charlie Ferris and Sally Runnacles.   We also had ..read more

School owner PKJN Stephen Runnacles and students of Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil gathered at Norton Sub Hamdon village hall this November for a martial arts seminar. Joining them were the instructors and students from Weston Super Mare. The seminar was attended by SSKJN Alex Suh, 9th Dahn Master who travelled over from Tomball, Texas together with SSKJN John Ives, the highest-ranking Master in the UK, to personally instruct the students in Yeovil. Also, on his first visit to Yeovil was PKJN Stephen’s own instructor, SIJKJN Martin Ducker from Lowestoft, Norfolk. Returning back was JIKJ ..read more

A team of 2 instructors and students from Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts travelled up to Norwich during the Platinum Jubilee weekend to take part in the WKSA European Tournament and national grading. Participating in the national grading was school owner, Stephen Runnacles completing his final testing over the span of three years for 5th dahn master, KSNs Sally Runnacles and Charlie Ferris towards their 3rd dahn black belt and Shubangee Das on her first national testing for 1st dahn black belt. The national grading was supervised by high ranking masters in Kuk Sool Won martial arts wh ..read more