I have been exploring Kuk Sool a bit lately. I attended a complimentary class about 2 weeks ago and then tonight watched a Kuk Sool demo at the Nevada County Fair in Grass Valley, California.
I had a good time watching the demo. After watching some demos on YouTube lately, it is interesting to see some similarities with the demos. One of the things that is kind of funny is the over emphasizing of pain (or acting) during some of the demo stuff. Kind of like the pain you see the Kuk Sool folks showing in magazine articles where someone looks like they are getting beat up. I know you still need to know what you are doing during these demos but it is just kind of funny seeing it in person. I guess it draws attention during a demo. But they were yelling like they were in a lot of pain and then when the demo was over, they were all smiles and in perfect condition showing no signs of pain.
The end of the demo showed a sword cutting by the owner of the school. Very nice sword work. Not sure if it is much of a gimmick or if other schools do this but he cut a sweet potato off the stomach of his wife. Must be precise stuff anyway. I know my wife would not allow me one day to do the same. hehehe.
Anyway, the demo was fun to watch and was fun to see how similar it is to others I have seen on YouTube.
Just my experiences is all from someone that did not even know about Kuk Sool a few weeks ago.
tj
I had a good time watching the demo. After watching some demos on YouTube lately, it is interesting to see some similarities with the demos. One of the things that is kind of funny is the over emphasizing of pain (or acting) during some of the demo stuff. Kind of like the pain you see the Kuk Sool folks showing in magazine articles where someone looks like they are getting beat up. I know you still need to know what you are doing during these demos but it is just kind of funny seeing it in person. I guess it draws attention during a demo. But they were yelling like they were in a lot of pain and then when the demo was over, they were all smiles and in perfect condition showing no signs of pain.
The end of the demo showed a sword cutting by the owner of the school. Very nice sword work. Not sure if it is much of a gimmick or if other schools do this but he cut a sweet potato off the stomach of his wife. Must be precise stuff anyway. I know my wife would not allow me one day to do the same. hehehe.
Anyway, the demo was fun to watch and was fun to see how similar it is to others I have seen on YouTube.
Just my experiences is all from someone that did not even know about Kuk Sool a few weeks ago.
tj