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Grandmaster
Andy Ah Po
Carmichael, California
Grandmaster Andy Ah Po, 9th Dan and founder of
the Tang Soo
Do Martial Way Association, began his
martial arts training in 1947 in Hawaii at age
6, studying Si Lum Gung Fu. He later achieved
Black Belts in Jiu Jitsu, Aikido, and Japanese
Karate before leaving the islands in 1959 to
join the Air Force, and in that same year began
his lifelong training in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk
Kwan.
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Grandmaster Charles
Ferraro
New Listing
West Haven, Connecticut
Grandmaster Ferraro, 9th Dan, has trained in a
variety of martial arts since beginning his Tang
Soo Do studies in 1967 with
Grandmaster Robert Cheezic.
They include Shotokan, Goju Ryu, Jiujitsu,
Aikido and Kenjitsu. He has also trained in
Filipino martial arts (Kali, Escrima, Arnis),
Okinawa weapons, Tai Chi Chuan, as well as
natural healing (Reiki). He is the founder of
the Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan Association and
currently is a student of
Grandmaster Andy Ah Po.
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Master
Frederick Scott
Aston, Pennsylvania
Master
Frederick Scott, 8th Dan, began his Tang Soo Do career in
1972. He is the founder of the Traditional Tang
Soo Do International
and Chief Instructor of Amkor Karate Institutes
which he formed in 1977. While in the United
States Army during the Vietnam War, he lived in
Okinawa and has trained with many of the most
knowledgeable Asian Masters in the world today.
Master Scott has also served as a consultant to
the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia
Phantoms, Philadelphia 76ers, and several NFL
players.
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Master Kevin Watson
New Listing
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Master Watson began his training in Tang Soo Do
/ Soo Bahk Do under Dennis Miller in 1977. Over
the years, he has been able to meet and train
with many teachers in a variety of martial arts.
He currently trains under
Grandmaster Andy Ah Po under
whom he was awarded his 6th Dan. The consummate
Traditional Martial Artist, he has also been
training in Kuniba-Ha Shito-Ryu under William H.
Price, Soke since 1992 and is a 7th Dan Shihan
in that system.
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AmKor Karate
Institutes
Aston, Pennsylvania
The first AmKor school was established in 1977
by
Master
Frederick Scott,
founder of Traditional Tang Soo Do
International. Since then, additional AmKor
Karate schools have been established throughout
Pennsylvania and have earned an outstanding
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Master William Ott
Abington,
Pennsylvania
Master William
Ott began training in January of
1982 under Mr. Robert McGovern
and Master Chang, Tong In. He
has trained with some of the
most knowledgeable Tang Soo Do
practitioners in the world and
is currently a student of
Master
Frederick Scott
of
Aston, PA. He also celebrates 22
years of operating his school,
American Tang Soo Do Karate in
Lansdale, PA.
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