Handbook Knowledge

• The name of their Club
• The name/title of their Instructor
• The members Declaration
• The members Oath
• The Meaning of SulKiDo
• The Three Principles of SulKiDo

• The Three Bs of SulKiDo

I am a person who wants something,
who believes in himself and others,
and who endures everything.

The members Oath

1. Physically, I practise SulKiDo for self-defence, in order to develop integrity and achieve self respect.
2. Mentally, I practise SulKiDo for self-discipline, in order to improve the ability to communicate and achieve self-awareness.
3. Spiritually, I practise SulKiDo for self-fulfilment, in order to gain humility by self-control and finally achieve harmony with others.

• MuSul, which translates as Martial Arts
• SimKi, meaning The Inner Power of the Mind, relating to The Universal FLowing Life Force, Energy or Power
• SuDo, meaning The Way or Art of Uniting through self-discipline the Mind and the Body to become One

SulKiDo could therefore be summarised as The United Traditional Korean Martial Arts of Power Co-ordination

The Three Principles of SulKiDo

1. The Water Principle
2. The Circle Principle
3. The Harmony Principle

The Water Principle: When deflecting the attacker's punch, we are like water which has been penetrated by a stone: no sooner has the stone divided the water than it flows together again to surround and envelop the stone.

The Circle Principle: Instead of blocking the attacker's punch with a direct counterblock, in other words meeting force with force, we would utilise the circular principle and deflect or re-direct the force of the punch.

The Harmony Principle: Even though the force of the punch is directed straight at us, we do not oppose that force but instead go with it. In this way we harmonise with the force, becoming one with it.

The Three Bs of SulKiDo

• Balance
• Breathing
• Breakfalls