The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance

The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance
Affiliated Martial Art Schools
teaching the art of Kuk·Sool

We Offer
Auxiliary Memberships!

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Alliance Members can post their hosted events here for FREE!

To submit your event info, simply navigate to our sister website, LOMAS (League Of Martial Art Schools) and click the "Enter Here" button, then type the word "event" in the textbox requesting a password and you will be presented with an online form which will supply us with all the pertinent info about your event.

If you have visited this website before, you are not mistaken that the URL has changed.

The Alliance owns several domain names and it became necessary to juggle those around, but fear not as our website continues to function just as it always had. Note that for the time being, the contact email is still the same but it eventually will be changed over to reflect the updated usage of the new domain extension (i.e. “.com” versus “.org”). The KSGA has always owned the domain extensions of .com, .org, and .net for the domain name of “kuk‍-‍sool” (i.e. “kuk” and “sool” separated by a hyphen). Previously, the URL with the “.com” extension would automatically redirect to the one ending in “.org” but now that aspect has been reversed. We also own the domain name “kuksoolglobalalliance” with all three extensions of .com, .org, and .net and all of those will automatically redirect to the main website (i.e. “kuk‍-‍sool.com”). Note that “kuk‍-‍sool.net” is for private use and always has been.


EVENT TYPE	HOSTED BY	EVENT NAME	DATE	TIME	LOCATION	MORE INFO
Seminar	Decatur Martial Arts Academy	2024 New Year Hapkido Seminar! only $40	SATURDAY FEB 24, 2024	11am – 3pm	Decatur Georgia	For Additional Info CLICK HERETAP HERE

A generic version of our original logo, one which mutes the 5-pointed star and omits the fist & banner, that was not only adopted by L.O.M.A.S. (our sister website), but which can be thought of as representing ALL traditional Korean martial arts, was made into a very handsome lapel pin. We are offering it to anyone who finds such an image appealing yet lacks an identifying symbol of their own, or to anyone who simply wants to show support for the KSGA. The pin is just under an inch in diameter (7/8" to be exact, or roughly 22 mm), and sells for only $5 USD (plus S/H fees).

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The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance graciously offers Auxiliary Memberships with slightly different stipulations than what is required for our Full Membership. The prospective member must still have their training be predominately based in the martial art of Kuk·Sool but will not be required to operate a martial art school or to involve their school if they do run such a business. Understand that this Auxiliary Membership must still benefit the wider Kuk·Sool community and therefore this type of member should have something to offer other members in the area of expertise or knowledge, in lieu of the training facility which the Full Membership entails. Therefore the Auxiliary Membership will not be available to just any Kuk·Sool practitioner, even if they have achieved black-belt status. It would be easy to ask that such prospective members have a minimum rank of 3^rd degree black belt but since the Alliance doesn’t dictate any standards for rank gradations, this rather subjective aspect of martial art training will be converted to the number of years which the prospective member has consistently trained in the martial art of Kuk·Sool, and that minimum number has been set at ten (10).

In all fairness, any Full Member who wishes to convert to this other type of membership may do so, provided they meet the requirements. The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance has instituted the “ten years of consistent training” requirement because meaningful contributions are expected and there are plenty of other social networking tools available to those who do not qualify according to these stipulations. It is hoped that by providing more options such as this alternate membership status, that it will draw more Kuk·Sool people to join the Alliance, especially those who have greater influence & knowledge due to the length of time they have dedicated to the martial arts, and specifically to Kuk·Sool. By offering more enrollment options, it may help to bridge objections which might prevent some very prominent martial artists in the world of Kuk·Sool, from participating in our camaraderie. It should also be noted that the Auxiliary Membership which The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance now makes availaible, does not conflict with any rules laid down by some Parent organizations (it’s not really different than participation in other social networking sites found on the internet) and may provide a means in connecting like-minded martial artists.

It’s an internet resource and website which was formed in early 2009 so that any martial art school which structures its main focus on the system known as Kuk·Sool can easily connect to other martial art schools that are also based on Kuk·Sool, regardless of which governing body or martial art organization that the Alliance member may be a part of. The main objective of the Alliance is to encourage and help foster interaction & support among Kuk·Sool martial artists while remaining to be FREE of politics and politicking. Furthermore, it is hoped that any prospective member understands that the rules for membership in The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance are few but non-negotiable.

The connection provided for the various members of The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance, is a loose affiliation based on the concept, “We are all brothers!” This means that should the need ever arise, all martial art schools in the Alliance must honor the transfer of students from other member schools while instituting only reasonable stipulations for cross-system ranking. In this regard, a list of participating martial art schools is necessary, as well as a website which is easy to remember so the public can access it and anyone can view the info about all of the Alliance members. In addition to the acceptance of student transfers, member schools must also demonstrate a willingness to allow visiting students from other member schools to participate in training, provided that doing so won't disrupt the normal operations of the host school. One of the principal goals of The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance is to form a business network that acknowledges the efforts of individuals to progress in the art of Kuk‍-‍Sool despite needing to relocate from where they were when initially starting to learn this remarkable martial art.

It is also the belief of The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance that any martial art school owner who wants to retain absolute control of the underlying business of their school, should be able to do so without having to compromise any martial art aspects of the school’s operation. Martial art ideals adopted by the school should remain distinctly separate from the business aspects of the school. Commingling such concepts only clouds the martial art philosophies that many school owners try to convey to their students. In this end, The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance hopes to provide alternative information resources for any of its members that choose to remain completely autonomous, i.e. the school has asserted its independence by disassociating from a Parent organization that wishes to stifle their business options. Any Alliance members who have chosen this path can seek assistance from our network of affiliated schools by sharing ideas, whether the ideas are business or martial art related. However, it should be noted that sharing information is completely voluntary and is not a mandatory requirement for members of the Alliance. Even if participating in the sharing of ideas, it won’t guarantee that an Alliance member will be able to “get something for nothing” since connecting to another member for information about advanced training or rank advancement won’t prohibit the school being asked from charging a fee for the information it’s willing to share. But the idea is to enable choices, so a martial art school owner who is uncomfortable with accepting lop-sided business agreements will not have to feel pressured into making such a deal, simply to ensure upward progression in rank, status, or knowledge, when working with resources provided by the Alliance’s affiliated schools can get similar results.

Don’t hesitate any longer, enroll now!

Come join us, especially if you feel the time is right to be part of a politics‍-‍free organization like The Kuk·Sool Global Alliance.

To enroll in the Alliance, click heretap here, or on the spinning globe atto the right.

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