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Hand Striking
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- Closed and open hand striking methods: including palm, wrist, finger striking techniques and specialized hand training techniques
- Pressure point striking
- Striking using arm and shoulder
- Blocking and parrying
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Leg Techniques
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- Foundational kicks
- Spinning kicks
- Jumping kicks
- Combination kicks
- Double leg kicks
- Pressure point kicking
- Specialty kicking
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Throwing and Grappling
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- Body throws
- Projection Throws
- Leg throws
- Pressure point grappling
- Grappling Defence
- Wrestling Techniques
- Ground Fighting
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Joint-Locking Techniques
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- Restraining methods
- Joint breaking techniques
- Combination joint locking
- Control and redirection techniques
- Arresting and "come along" techniques
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Falling Techniques and Acrobatics
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- Body conditioning and agility techniques
- Body protection techniques
- Acrobatics for defence and offence
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Body Conditioning
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- Overall stretching and flexibility training
- Cardiovascular conditioning
- Muscle training
- Ligament and tendon strengthening
- Joint flexibility and conditioning
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Animal-Style Techniques
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Techniques based on the movements and/or characteristics of certain "martial" animals such as Tiger, Preying Mantis, Crane, Dragon, Snake, etc
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Traditional Korean Weapons
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- Sword: short, middle, long, single or double, straight or inverted
- Staff: short, middle, long, single or double
- Jool Bong
- Spear
- Cane
- Rope
- Fan
There are 24 different traditional Korean Royal Court weapons in the curriculum of Kuk Sool Won plus Buddhist and family weaponry
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Martial Art Healing Methods (beginning at Instructor Level)
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- Acupressure
- Acupuncture
- Internal energy systems
- Herbal medicine
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Meditation and Breathing Techniques
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- Various breath control techniques
- Meditation and breathing postures
- Concentration techniques
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