Instructor Gehrik Mohr
I have been training in Kuk Sool Won Martial Arts since 1996 and have personally trained with the Grandmaster and other Masters. I have traveled to Korea to train with Buddhist monks at Bak Dam Sa Temple in the Korean mountains. The amount of exercise I've done is immeasurable. The amount of cleansing my body and mind have achieved is amazing. This is the basis of all Martial Arts. Healthiness is the best defense.
Kuk Sool Won is about fun and self-achievement. I've met many friends and other respected higher ranks that teach me something every time I see them. Can't go wrong with growth and humbleness.
Kuk Sool Won is about Life and enjoying being healthy. It's fun to challenge each other and ourselves in a friendly and safe environment. It's time to start living a Martial Artist life style.
Kuk Sool Won Troy Articles
Breathing and Life by Kwan Jang Nim Jon Simonds
After having spent more than 35 years training in the Martial Arts you would think I could easily define what quality training is all about. Unfortunately that is not the case! As with most Martial Artists, after the first decade of training we tend to go on automatic and only do the types of training we enjoy, or do whatever is necessary to please our instructors. What a waste! Automatic is our worst enemy. We stop thinking about our art and our training. We go through the motions, literally, and wonder why we don't seem to be learning anything. As we get older and hopefully wiser, our training needs and requirements change. We are no longer able to do some of the things we did when we were eighteen. Fortunately we no longer need to do some of the things we did when we were eighteen! Hopefully by this time we are smarter. Attempting to train in the same manner we did when we were young will be unrewarding on several levels. Although physical training is necessary and enjoyable, intense physical training may injure us and can be boring. If this is the only thing you have to look forward to, you will not continue to learn. It's no coincidence that the physical portion of Martial Arts is the first thing taught. It's the easy part! Learning to look beyond the physical aspects is difficult. Learning to actually practice the non-physical techniques is very difficult. I guess that's why they call it the magic part!
Training in the Martial Arts is not about self-defense. Training in the Martial Arts is not about belt ranks. Training in the Martial Arts is about life! The physical and mental techniques that are part of all traditional Martial Arts styles are intended to be a conduit for the enhancement of KI. Why?
Why have complicated, systematic, systems of self-defense evolved in almost every culture? Why spend all this time learning to do complex physical motions and meditative disciplines? The answer is KI. Our bodies are powered by both physical and metaphysical energies. We cannot exist without either one! We cannot be healthy without a balance between the two. Martial Arts training is a mechanism to develop both systems, proper training allows the free flow of energy between the two systems.
Breathing is the KI generator. The physical techniques allow the KI pathways to remain open. The combination of these two disciplines encourages balance and maximum power.
All traditional systems of Martial Arts include breathing techniques and meditation. Not all styles teach these techniques to beginning students. What a shame! Breathing is the primary technique. Without learning to breathe properly we are unable to develop proper technique. We conquer the physical but not the mental.
BREATH!! Every day...
Classes and Schedule
Kuk Sool Won Troy offers many adult and children classes on a variety of days per week with an assortment of times. There's a class that should fit for just about anybody's schedule. Currently, classes are running as listed below:
Childrens Classes:
- Wednesday 6:30pm to 7:30pm
- Saturday 10am to Noon
- Sunday 4pm
Adult Classes:
- Wednesday 8:30pm to 10pm
- Saturday 1:30pm to 3pm
Private Lessons:
We also offer private lessons for those interested in personal instruction. For more information, contact Gehrik Mohr.
Kuk Sool Won Etiquette
Bow when you enter and leave the school. Address all Black Belts as "sir", or "ma'am", or by their title. Respect each other and be a good sport. Give proper respect to yourself, your instructors, and your school. During instruction, keep your mind open and your mouth closed. Absolutely NO profanity, negative comments or gestures to yourself or each other. We are all "Family"!
Do-Jang Do's and Don'ts:
Do take your shoes off before entering the practice area.
Don't enter the office unless you have business there.
Don't eat, drink, chew gum, or smoke in the do-jang.
Don't use vulgar language.
Don't leave your do-bok or other possessions.
Do keep a strong and positive mental attitude.
Weapons Etiquette:
Ask permission from an instructor to use a weapon.
Always treat weapons with care and respect.
Never leave a weapon unattended.
Do not touch weapons that you have not been taught by an authorized instructor.
Always give/receive weapons with both hands.
Do not swing your weapon around or carry them carelessly.
Clean your weapon after each use.
Contact Information
Gehrik Mohr
- 4700 Investment Drive
- Troy, Michigan 48098
Phone:
- 248.267.6619
- 248.568.2530
Email:
