Interesting News From WKSA HQ

HALESWORTH GRADING RESULTS DECEMBER 2013

YELLOW STRIPE

KATIE DE HAILES
TAMSIN TYRRELL

ALAN PEACOCK

YELLOW BELT

JESSIE CHURCH

BLUE STRIPE

BEKKI UPCRAFT

BLUE BELT

ELLIE WILLIAMSON

GREG LAMBERTH

MANJIL PUN

ANNA WATLING

VINCENT NEALE

RED BELT

ALEX GRIFFIN

ALYSHA BUCKNOR

EDGAR READER

DOMINIC SUTTON

CONNOR GRANT

BROWN STRIPE

REGGIE NEALE

BROWN BELT

MASON COLE

1^st BLACK STRIPE

HENRY PARKER-DAY

2^nd BLACK STRIPE

 EMMA WILLIAMSON

FRED FISHER

1 Extra BLACK STRIPE

JACOB McCAUGHAN

REUBEN FARRINGTON

ED ROGERS

MARCUS WING

MEGAN ROBERTSON

TED WOOLNOUGH

THOMAS BARTLETT

SALLY RUNNACLES

JOSHUA BELCHER

ALEX SCRIVEN

RAEF MAUNDER

PERCY WHINNEY

JOSIE PRETTY

KAI BUCKNOR

LOWESTOFT GRADING RESULTS DECEMBER 2013

YELLOW STRIPE

MELISSA GOLDNEY

THEO MELDRUM

YELLOW BELT

BILLY GIRLING

GEORGE FOX

COBY SCAIFE

BEN HARVEY

JAKE MILLS

BLUE STRIPE

ALICIA FARROW

JACOB THOMAS

KYLAN JOHNSON

SONNY WARBOYS

ROBBIE CARR

ALEX COTON

OLIVER KENNARD

JACK FERGUSON

BLUE BELT

PAIGE COTON

RHIA NEEDHAM

ABIGAIL CRANE

CONOR FITZGERALD

GEORGE TAYLOR

LYDIA PARKER

RED BELT

KIAN DREW 

BROWN STRIPE

VAUGHAN BECKHAM

ABENI BECKHAM

CHRISTIAN BOAKES

LUCY O’LEARY

EVIE JEFFERIES

ALISTER RAM

BROWN BELT

JOSHUA DI VINCENZO

ADDED BLACK STRIPES 

MAEVE COTTER

GENE MIDDLEMASS

ELLIE DUNN

LEAH MERRIDALE

ADAM HORTON

DYLAN KEEVIL

ALEX PAYNE 

JAKE DUNN

BOBBY SOANES

WILL JEFFERIES

AIDAN COTTER

JACK JEFFERIES

ADULTS

YELLOW BELT

DECLAN COTTER

 BLUE STRIPE

GRAHAM TINGEY

CHRISTINE SOANES

BLUE BELT

LEE NEEDHAM

ANDREW FERGUSON

RACHEL AYERS

JANE COXON

RED STRIPE

FRANCES FAIRS

RED BELT

KELSEY BRINDED

DIANE BOAKES

BROWN STRIPE

RACHEL BARBER

1^ST  BLACK STRIPE

JEAN TINGEY

TOM SAUNDERS

2^nd BLACK STRIPE

ALICIA ALLAWAY

BLACK STRIPES

GEMMA BUSKELL

STUART BUSKELL

DANNY O’LEARY

BEN HARDING

STEVEN HARRISON

WAYNE TINGEY

EIMER COTTER

The Dojang - How it came about!

When setting up classes for the traditional Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won, twenty-five years ago the only place that we could find to rent was a very dingy hall at the Old Malting Leisure Centre; unfortunately it wasn’t too long before we out-grew these facilities.  

After a continuous search for larger premises we were eventually left scratching our heads. We realised that certain other facilities, like the Rifle Hall and Halesworth Middle School were already being used by many other sports clubs and came to the conclusion there was just nowhere for us to go.

One evening after a training session a group of dedicated students decided to sit down in the bar of the Old Malting’s to debate this dreary situation. After a lot of discussion someone suddenly suggested that we should build our own training hall. It seemed like a crazy proposition at the time, but non-the-less it was an idea worth looking into.

After pursuing the suggestion a little more, we were thankfully offered a small plot of land by the Halesworth Playing field Association, up at Dairy Hill.  Further research and planning came up with a made-to-measure purpose-built timber framed building, large enough to hold approximately thirty students, with the solitary use of practicing martial arts.

After a lot of blood, sweat and tears, this vision eventually came to fruition and our own purpose built hall was officially opened in November 1988, exactly one year after the idea was initially conceived.  We were also extremely grateful for the support of Waveney District Council, John Cliff Building Supplies, donations from local businesses, as well as many other personal contributions in the way of time, money, and effort.

Today, twenty-five years on, we still have a very active martial art school, with around eighty members, including thirty-five practicing black belts. People often travel many miles to practice in our purpose built dojang. The building does have a certain resonance, something that keeps people coming back for more and more.

What our small building task did display all those years ago was a real act of “community spirit” - everyone working together to achieve a common goal.  The commemorative plaque which hangs on the wall say’s it all.

“This building was once a dream, but was turned into reality by the students of Haleswoth Kuk Sool Won School” ~ November 1988.

                                                                                                                            

Martin Ducker JIKJN

Dojang Celebration

In honour of this memorable occasion we are 

holding a Black Belt Demonstration 

for Family & Friends

TUESDAY 12^th NOVEMBER 6.45 – 7.15pm

Dates For Black Belt Club & Leadership Programme

The BBC & Leadership Programme sessions will be held on a Saturday afternoons at the Halesworth Dojang 2-4pm.

(Please note that these dates may be subject to change depending on other Kuk Sool activities.)

September 21^st

November 2^nd

January 25^th (2014)

March 22^nd

May 10^th

July 5^th

September 20^th

New Kuk Sool School

Master Kris French has been associated with the Halesworth & Lowestoft School's for over twenty-five years, which we believe is an achievement in itself. Now he's about to branch-out, opening up his very own Kuk Sool School in Thetford, Norfolk. PKJN Kris will be holding his first class at Thetford Academy Sports Hall on Tuesday September 17th.

 Everyone associated with the Halesworth & Lowestoft Kuk Sool School's would like to wish Master Kris every success for the future.