Biography

The following is a brief resume of Master Foster’s martial arts study and teaching experience, outlining his martial arts background (including styles studied other than Kuk Sool Won) as well as his qualifications as a Certified Kuk Sool Won instructor.

Teaching Experience

• Master Foster has been involved in the martial arts since 1979 and has been teaching martial arts since 1985.
• The style Master Foster teaches is a soft/hard Korean martial art called Kuk Sool Won.
• Master Foster has taught all ages and has developed a rather unique teaching style for children’s classes, with the understanding that, 1) the attention span of children is considerably shorter than that of the average adult, so the class must be broken up from time to time with game-like drills that relate to martial arts concepts, and 2) children think visually rather than verbally, so teaching examples must be developed differently than for the adult student.
• Master Foster has also taught ongoing self-defense classes and workshops for women, and has also privately instructed police personnel in California.

Accomplishments

• 1979 – began martial arts training in San Mateo, California, studying Tae Kwon Do under Instructor, Marty Smith.
• 1984 – began training in Kuk Sool Won Korean Traditional Martial Arts under Master’s Barry and Choon Ok Harmon in San Mateo, California.
• 1986 – awarded 1st degree black belt in Kuk Sool Won under Master’s Barry and Choon Ok Harmon.
• 1988 – chosen as a member of the U.S. Kuk Sool Won demonstration team to perform in Korea during the 1988 Olympics.
• 1989 – awarded 2nd degree black belt in Kuk Sool Won under Mar ers Barry and hoon Ok Harmon.
• 1989 – appointed as Head Instructor at the San Mateo Kuk Sool Won school upon Masters Barry and Choon Ok Harmon’s move to Korea
• 1991 – contacted by Mark Chestnut’s management for a position as personal trainer and bodyguard.
• 1991 – awarded 3rd degree black belt in Kuk Sool Won under Grandmaster Suh.
• 1992 – accompanied Grandmaster Suh, the founder of Kuk Sool Won, on yearly seminar tour, teaching and demonstrating throughout the United States and Canada.
• 1993 – appointed as Head Instructor at the World Kuk Sool Won Headquarters in Houston, Texas, teaching and training directly under Grandmaster Suh.
• 1995 – received permission from Grandmaster Suh to open a Kuk Sool Won school in Baytown, Texas.
• 2002 – appointed as the Chief Instructor of the Kuk Sool Won school in The Woodlands, Texas.