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About Kuk Sool Won Programs Chief Instructor Instructors Class Schedule Location |
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Instructors Kuk Sool Won™ of the Upstate Chief Instructor Dr. Daniel Middleton, the Senior Kuk Sool Won™ Instructor for the Southern East Coast, has personally trained all of our Black Belt Instructors in the proper and most efficient methods for teaching the complexities of Kuk Sool Won™. Because good instructors are paramount to the success of a martial arts program, we want to provide you with a little information about our own instructors. Many started training in other martial arts and settled upon Kuk Sool Won as the most comprehensive choice for their continued training. |
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Third Degree Black Belt Instructor Brian Hare has been training in Kuk Sool Won under KJN Daniel Middleton since 1996. Brian also holds a BA in History from the University of South Carolina and a MS in Management from Southern Wesleyan University. Brian is a longtime member of the South Carolina Army National Guard and is currently serving as Detachment Commander of CO C of the 151st Signal Battalion, headquartered in Greenville. A combat veteran, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the US Army Combat Action Badge for his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and has also received numerous peacetime honors and awards. He feels that many of the schools and certifications he has received through his military service embellish his role as a martial arts instructor. Brian is certified as a Combat Lifesaver, a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and Victim’s Advocate, and is certified as an instructor in the Modern Army Combatives Program. Brian received his commission in 2005 from the Palmetto Military Academy, the Officer Candidate School of the South Carolina Army National Guard. He is also currently enrolled in the US Army Signal Corps Captains Career Course, a five-phase course which he hopes to complete in the spring of 2009. What
PSBN Brian loves most about Kuk Sool
Won is that it provides both mental as well as physical challenges to the
student. Currently
on active-duty with his National Guard unit in the local area, Brian hopes
to start a corporate communications business and pursue freelance writing
opportunities on a full-time basis in 2009. |
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Full Instructors and Staff |
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Sarah Grubb has been practicing Kuk Sool Won™ since 2001 and is very popular instructor in both the Children's Program and the Adult Program. A graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts in History with an emphasis on East Asian Studies, Sarah will be entering graduate school at Clemson University next spring. Her other interests include horseback riding, reading, traveling, and her dogs Lady and Lemon. As Kuk Sool Won of the Upstate Program Director and Full Instructor, KSN Sarah teaches classes for men, women, and children of all age ranges. She is also the program director for the Tiny Tiger and Parent's Night Out programs. She says "I think Kuk Sool Won is excellent for children because it is a great confidence booster. Kuk Sool serves as a great way to improve focus, stability, and self control." KSN
Sarah is known for her graceful, yet powerful empty hand forms.
Her favorite forms are Guhm Moo Hyung and Paek Pahl Ki Hyung. Sarah is active on the Kuk Sool Won™ of the Upstate
Demonstration Team where her special emphasis is on Forms,
Self-Defense, and Ssahng Dahn Guhm (Double Short Swords). |
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Sherry Lawson started Kuk Sool Won in 2001 and was promoted to 2nd Dahn in 2006. KSN Sherry has a BA and MA in English from Clemson University and has been a professional artist specializing in portraits since 1985 (www.sherrylawsonartist.com). She has particularly enjoyed training with her two daughters, KSN Sarah and JKN Mary. As Business Manager, KSN Sherry was instrumental in moving Kuk Sool Won of the Upstate from the limited classroom facilities and times at the YMCA to the spacious school we now occupy. Her favorite parts of the Kuk Sool curriculum are the sword, staff and techniques. Unlike the full sparring styles of other martial arts, Kuk Sool Won offers the best, individualized instruction for women's self defense. Favorite techniques include all the defenses against wrist and clothing grabs and against choking attacks. KSN
Sherry also enjoys the cultural aspects of training in Kuk Sool Won with
some of the most memorable experiences being the trips to Korea,
instruction in calligraphy from a visiting Korean monk, and the meditation and
breathing principles practiced throughout the Kuk Sool curriculum. |
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Full Instructors |
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Jeff Sartini, Kyo Sa Nym Kyo
Sa Nym Jeff Sartini is a second-degree black belt who has been training in
Kuk Sool Won since 2002. When
he isn’t in the dojang, Jeff works at the Anderson Free Clinic.
Jeff has worked at the clinic for over five years in the pharmacy
and as their Communications Coordinator, writing newsletters and grants. KSN
Jeff has lived in The
complexity and comprehensive nature of Kuk Sool are Jeff’s favorite
aspects of the martial art. With
so many sets of techniques, there is always something new to learn.
Jeff has been an instructor for several years and considers
teaching to be an essential part of training—teaching someone else helps
you see things from a new perspective, providing a deeper understanding of
the material. The
staff is Jeff’s weapon of choice in Kuk Sool.
In addition to strength training, it is an excellent way to work on
speed and dexterity. Jeff’s
favorite form is Baek Pahl Ki Hyung (which is the first black belt form).
Yuhn Haeng Sool is Jeff’s favorite set of techniques.
They are escorting techniques and illustrate the non-violent
principles of Kuk Sool—using martial arts to control or subdue whenever
possible, and using force as a last resort. |
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Keith
White, Kyo Sa Nym An
attorney by profession and former Marine Corps officer, Kyo Sa Nym
Keith is currently an English teacher and Wrestling Coach at TL
Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. He has been
training in Kuk Sool Won™ since 2000 and has recently begun his
testing for 3rd degree Black Belt. His
teaching and organizational skills are a valuable asset to our
Upstate Kuk Sool Won™ program. He is also an important part of
our demonstration team and frequently assists KJN Dan in self
defense seminars. Recently, KSN Keith was included in KJN
Dan's September 2008 Tae Kwon Do magazine article "What Goes
Up . . . ." KSN
Keith is currently in training for marathons and is also the
National Director of the post-academic fraternity
ΛΔΤ (Lamda Delta Tau) as well as the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Upstate Chapter of this fraternity. An
Upstate South Carolina native, KSN Keith is originally from
Westminster. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina
and Furman University, and his favorite aspects of Kuk Sool
Won™ are the many different techniques and their applicability
for sporting and defensive applications. |
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Judson Jahn, Jyo Kyo Nym Judson
Jahn, an attorney with Merrell & Jahn, P.A. in Seneca and a Senior
Lecturer of real estate law and international business transactions at
Clemson University, earned his 1st degree black belt in Kuk
Sool Won in 2004 and is currently in the middle of the 2nd
degree testing cycle. His favorite aspect of Kuk Sool Won is the
comprehensiveness of the system. He says he likes the fact that Kuk
Sool Won has self-defense techniques for just about every imaginable
situation, from standing up to laying on the ground. He also likes
the mental exercise involved in Kuk Sool Won training. Kuk Sool Won
not only helps him stay physically fit but also mentally sharp, a
requirement for his profession. JKN Judson also assists KJN Dan in self
defense seminars. |
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Jeff Menegay, Jyo Kyo Nym JKN
Jeff Menegay is Kuk Sool Won of the Upstate's Greenville coordinator,
scheduling workshops and self defense classes for KJN dan in the
Greenville/ Mauldin area. A graduate of Clemson University with a degree
in Secondary Education, JKN Jeff taught high school English in Kissimmee,
Florida before moving back home to the upstate to begin his career with
BMW. JKN
Jeff says that training has allowed he and his family to maintain a
healthy lifestyle through KSW's many benefits such as increased cardio,
flexibility, muscle strength, and mental stress relief. JKN Jeff's
other hobbies include (when time permits to have hobbies) tennis, weight
training, running, reading, and video games. His favorite parts of
KSW are the kicking, throwing, and falling. |
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Jesse Hackett, Jyo Kyo Nym JKN
Jesse Hackett is a Junior at Pendleton JKN
Jesse also finds time in his busy schedule to play baseball. He started
out in right field and eventually working his way to a preference for the
in-field as 1st and 3rd baseman and then as a pitcher for the
Pendleton High Bulldogs. JKN Jesse also enjoys school at Pendleton High
and weight lifting. His plans for future education include becoming an
Athletic Trainer, possibly playing baseball in college, and also
continuing his Kuk Sool martial arts training. His goals are to receive
his 3rd and 4th degree Black Belt and open his own Kuk Sool Won martial
arts school.. In addition to his many sports activities, Jesse is employed
at Fuddruckers in |
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