Master Ron Michael
- Joo Im Kwahn Jahng Nim (JIKJN) 6th degree master Ron Michael has been in Kuk Sool Won since 1978.
- April 24, 1978 GrandMaster In Hyuk Suh brings a Kuk Sool Won demonstration to University of Houston.
- April 26, 1978 Ron Michael starts lessons with 7th degree master Yo
un g-El Park in Houston, Texas. - 1981, Ron Michael goes to San Francisco to practice and meet Grandmaster.
- 1983, Ron Michael attends Houston area Kuk Sool Won Seminar held by Master Park and Grandmaster.
- From 1991 to 1998, Ron became a private student of Grandmaster, Kuk Sa Nim, In
-H yu k Suh when he relocated to Houston and trained Ron Michael to third degree black belt. - During the 1990s as a 1st thru 3rd degree black belt, Ron Michael started teaching at Kuk Sa Nim’s Headquarters school in North Houston.
- Kuk Sa Nim setup a part time school at the nearby YMCA in North Houston in 1995 and placed 2nd degree Ron Michael as instructor who later would teach at several more YMCA schools in Central Houston and Southwest Houston.
- From 2008 through 2025, Ron Michael would become private student of 9th degree Master Alex Suh who would train Ron to 4th through 6th degree black belt. Master Alex Suh also taught private lessons to Ariel Michael and she obtained her 1st and 2nd degree black belt.
- Ron Michael continues to train with Senior Masters such as SKJN Barry Harmon, CJN Alex Suh, and SSKJN Richard Roper.
- Over the years, many of Ron Michael’s students have gone on to become black belt instructors themselves.
Kuk Sool Won Introduced to Houston 1978
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Ask questions and does the instructor make you feel comfortable?
Here is what a student who already holds several black belts said:
Robert Zimmerman 
recommends Kuk Sool Won of Old Katy.
A great place to work out and learn a true martial art. Master Ron is patient and an excellent instructor who knows his curriculum. I could not give a higher recommendation and I have been training since a teenager myself. Come learn , come and enjoy.