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After a full year of gathering data, this site was launched in March 2007, to serve as a reference source for
all Tang Soo Do
(Soo Bahk Do) practitioners. The worldwide school and organization
directories are the core
of the site, with over 1,300 listings at present.
The
School
Directory should be a useful tool for prospective students
looking for a school to begin training, for those who are moving or for
travelers who may want to train while away from home.
In the
Organization Directory you will find listings for all
the major Tang Soo Do member organizations, and some you may not be familiar
with. If you're interested in knowing when and where tournaments and
seminars are being held, then the Events Calendar will
provide basic information with links to the organizers' websites for
further details and registration information.
Tang Soo Do World is
certainly not the first website offering Tang Soo Do information, but it
is the most comprehensive resource currently available. The challenge
will be keeping information current, accurate, interesting and original.
Since this is a personal project to further the study and awareness of Tang Soo Do,
there is no "staff" or funding to speak of, and so
submissions from instructors and senior Dans on topics than can educate,
stimulate and enlighten are welcomed and encouraged. The
Submit Info
link above will outline how information can be sent to us for inclusion.
My own martial arts training
began in New York in 1981 with Kyokushinkai and then Isshinryu until
1987 when I discovered and began studying Tang Soo Do under Masters Darrell Schulze and his
instructor Master Young Ki Hong. Master Hong is the son-in-law of the late
Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee. In April 1999, I was awarded
my 4th Dan. Since 2000, with my original instructors no longer active in
Tang Soo Do, I continued training independently until August 2008, when I was accepted as a direct student
by
Grandmaster Andy Ah Po.
On October 17, 2009 I was awarded my 5th Dan in the Tang Soo Do Martial
Way Association.
I thank you for visiting the
site and hope that you find it interesting and informative.
Sincerely,
Master Constantino Terrigno
Editor
Master Terrigno is also the
owner / instructor of
Two Dragons Tang Soo Do in Sanford, Florida
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