It was just over 25 years ago when Stephen Runnacles of Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts entered a sports hall to do his first trial martial arts class in Leiston, Suffolk. Stephen started his Kuk Sool Won journey at the age of 26 to learn a skill in martial arts as well as […]
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Self Defence with Sally – May 2022
We are delighted to team up with In It Together Somerset to offer “Self defence with Sally”. This course is specifically designed with women in mind. When: Monday 9th May – 8:00pm (The first class of 6x weeks) Where: Unit 21 Bartlett Court Sea King Road, Lynx Trading Estate Yeovil, BA20 2NZ Instructor: Sally Runnacles […]
2021 – a year in review
2021 has been a year of change. The instructors and students of Kuk Sool Won of Yeovil martial arts saw 2021 start in lockdown with martial arts training on zoom, but as restrictions eased, saw the return of training back to the mats. Initial return was with social distancing but was great to be back […]
Black belt promotion!
It was an emotional weekend of highs and lows, for the members from Kuk Sool Won™ of Yeovil martial arts who travelled up to Norwich in November 2021 to take part in the WKSA national testing. Those testing towards various grades were school owner, SBN Stephen Runnacles, KSNs Sally Runnacles and Charlie Ferris, JKN Amy […]
Sparring at super Saturday seminar!
After a year of martial arts training on zoom, it was with great excitement that the students of Kuk Sool Won™ of Yeovil were able to gather at Norton Sub Hamdon village hall for a martial arts seminar. The seminar was attended by SIKJN Alex Suh, 8th Dahn Master who travelled over from Tomball, Texas with other […]
Update to our timetable as restrictions eased
We are delighted that as the government has eased restrictions, we have updated our timetable to increase class times and capacity. New timetable starts on Sunday 1 August 2021 and can be found here: Class timetable A4 August 2021 We are so excited to be back to pre-covid training. See you all on the mats! […]
Back to the mats – 12 April 2021
Pending government guidelines, our live martial arts classes will restart on Monday 12 April 2021. We have opened our waiting lists for new students. Please email us at ksw.yeovil@btinternet.com to book a place. Spaces are limited due to Covid19 restrictions. Zoom has been great tool, but we are raring to get back to live training! […]
Still open for business November 2020
As soon as the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, made the announcement of a second lockdown in England, we were already making plans! Since the beginning of Covid, we have been able to still provide our students with the same core benefits online as we do offline. Things will change over the next four weeks, but […]
Black Belt determination sees promotion and the opening of a new dojang! Summer 2020
The coronavirus lockdown came into force just as students and their supporting families from Kuk Sool Won™ of Yeovil martial arts were due to be travelling the UK motorways up to Norwich to take part in national Black Belt testings. Student Eleanor was due to take her last national testing towards reaching her Black Belt […]
Safeguarding code in martial arts – our ongoing commitment
We are delighted to confirm our ongoing commitment to the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts. Not only have we renewed our application for a second year, we have also had a verification check which we successfully passed. Our Welfare Officer, KSN Sally Runnacles has also updated her current knowledge by participating in a safeguarding course […]