It teaches us well and the results are gratifying and provide us with life-long lasting benefits." United Karate Studios is the creation of Ben L. Kiker was the student of two Korean nationals. Over forty years ago, Mr. Kiker received instruction from Jae Mann Lee at Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia. Lee is a Master of many martial arts, one of which is Chang Moo Kwan. Following instruction f
rom Mr. Kiker was instructed by Jung Kil Moon. Moon moved into the home of Mr. Kiker shortly following their wedding. Moon trained Mr. Kiker daily in exchange for room and board. Both Mr. Lee and Mr. Moon were students of Grandmaster Nam Suk Lee, the first President of Chang Moo Kwan established in Seoul Korea. Kiker opened the first UKS in Dalton and shortly thereafter opened a UKS studio in Ellijay. For nearly fifty years UKS has been a formidable martial arts presence in the South Eastern United States! Recently, Mr. Kiker has shown his willingness to continue his training and dedication in the martial arts by earning dan ranking in the hapkido / tae kwon do / kuk sool based martial art... Han Mu Do. UKS practitioners have available to them instructors who have proved themselves worthy competitors, practitioners, and instructors in Chang Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do, kick boxing, American open tournament point fighting, and Han Mu Do grappling arts. The United Karate Studios Nation wide pride themselves on the high moral character and Christian ethics required by all students and instructors within the system. One example of this is the requirement that all students quote from memory Psalm One on their black belt test, and on every dan rank test thereafter.
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Psalm 1
King James Version (KJV)
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
