Kuk SooL Won in Oxford Casal “Setmana Blanca 2011”

Kuk Sool Won is an ancient martial art from Korea. We went to a Kuk Sool Won class here in Sant Feliu. Our teacher was Jordi Valesco. He is an expert in Kuk Sool Won. We learned about the martial art, respect for our teacher and some of the techniques. We also did some stretching exercises and Jordi showed us his abilities! We all enjoyed the class very much and hope to do more again soon! 

HAWAII

Hawaii is the 50^th state in the USA; it became a state on August 21, 1959. It consists of a long chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean. The name for residents is Hawaiians.

The state abbreviation is HI. The capital is Honolulu, that’s the largest city. In Hawaii there lives 1,211,537 people, and the area is 10, 932 square miles [Hawaii is the 43rd biggest state in the USA].

The major industries are tourism, agriculture (bananas, pineapples, macadamia nuts and taro. 

Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, on August 4, 1961 (the 44th President).

Major rivers in Hawaii are Wailuku River Anahulu River. The Major Lake is Salt Lake.The highest point is Mauna Kea .The state Nickname is the Aloha State.

The humpback whale is a baleen whale and the national mammal of Hawaii. It sings amazing songs and performs complex and cooperative feeding techniques. The humpback has a bulky head with bumpy protuberances (tubercles), each with a bristle. Humpbacks are acrobats of the ocean. They live in pods and have 2 blowholes. The name humpback describes the motion it makes as it arches its back out of the water in preparation for a dive.

Oxford Times News Team Semana Blanca 2011 – Sant Feliu Casal

About us and our team:

We are the Oxford Times News team reporting all the latest information and reviews from the Semana Blanca Casal 2011 in Sant Feliu.

Our team is; David, Lidia, Carmen, Enric, Carla, Maria, Roger, Inma and Oriol.

Our hot topics this week!

The History and Culture of Hawaii, a news report from Lidia, Maria and Inma.

Kuk Sool Won, a news report from Carla and Carmen.

Photographs of the Semana Blanca Casal activities from David, Enric and Oriol.