What is Tuk Kong Moo Sool?????

**m4949** · Posted On: 6/02/2003 10:06am

In my never ender search of finding a good MA school in VA I found this school
http://www.ustma.com/
The TKD sounds like everyone elses But what is Tuk Kong Moo Sool?
Anyone know anything about it?

Thanks

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**The Wastrel** · Posted On: 6/02/2003 10:35am

T'euk Gong is Korean for Special Forces. Moo Sool means martial arts. I've never heard of these words combined.

Anyway, T'euk Gong is what South Korean SF people say to each other when they salute. It sounds pretty cool the way they do it.

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**Fighty McGee** · Posted On: 6/02/2003 10:49am

"It's techniques borrow from Tae Kwon Do, Hap Ki Do, Judo, Kung Fu, Akido, and many others."
"Grand Master Yong Gil Song, himself an 8th degree black belt in Tuk Kong Moo Sool"

It sounds like Song has a some kind of dan ranking in Hapkido, which is essentially (in appearance and technique) a mix of "Tae Kwon Do, ---, Judo, Kung Fu, Aikido" and has re-named it and gave himself an 8th dan.

**Testyourmight** · Posted On: 3/19/2008 11:30pm

Tuk Gong was was created by Grandmaster Chang Soo Ok. It earned it's name of being the special forces martial art after a nation wide tournament held by the president of south Korea at the time it is no more then 40 years old and it's take downs if executed properly have no need for any further ground work. These guys train hard

**G-Off** · Posted On: 3/19/2008 11:38pm

Originally Posted by Testyourmight

and it's take downs if executed properly have no need for any further ground work.

This bothers me.

"If executed properly?" Does that mean you incapacitate your opponents every time with these perfectly-done throws? What throws are they doing exactly? Does it matter what surface it's on?

Perhaps most importantly (though I fear I already know the answer), do they take this assumption into their training and thus, not train any groundwork after a takedown?

**D Dempsey** · Posted On: 3/20/2008 2:12am

Originally Posted by Testyourmight

Tuk Gong was was created by Grandmaster Chang Soo Ok. It earned it's name of being the special forces martial art after a nation wide tournament held by the president of south Korea at the time it is no more then 40 years old and it's take downs if executed properly have no need for any further ground work. These guys train hard

One of my wifes friend was a member of the Korea's navel special forces (UDU), and trained in Tukgong Musul. He told me that it was pretty much a full contact style of hapkido. He also learned BJJ so I'm doubting the whole no need for ground work.

***DerAuslander*** · Posted On: 3/20/2008 5:43am

Can we move this out of MABS & into the KMA forum?

**Testyourmight** · Posted On: 3/20/2008 9:28am

Originally Posted by KenshinBt10

This bothers me.

"If executed properly?" Does that mean you incapacitate your opponents every time with these perfectly-done throws? What throws are they doing exactly? Does it matter what surface it's on?

Perhaps most importantly (though I fear I already know the answer), do they take this assumption into their training and thus, not train any groundwork after a takedown?

No they put you in positions where your apponent is locked down and you are in a good striking position. ANd no they do not take this assumption into their training. I should be less rash when I speak on here I forget that I am posting towards such distiguished individuals.