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Moo Duk Kwan
1945 - 2010
On November 9, 1945, the late
Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee
founded the Moo Duk Kwan (School of Martial
Virtue), and opened the first Moo Duk Kwan
school at Yong San Ku in Seoul, Korea. The
Moo Duk Kwan was one of the first of the
five Kwans called O Geh Gi Khan Do Jang
that were established in Korea shortly after
World War II.
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Dr. Robert E.
Beaudoin
Waterbury,
Connecticut
Dr. Robert E. Beaudoin, 7th Dan,
started his study of the
Martial Arts in
1960-61 while in the U.S. Air Force studying
Chinese at Yale University. He earned his
Black Belt under
Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin
while in Korea in 1962-63. He has
taught thousands of students in the
Waterbury, CT area for
more than thirty-five years and has promoted
over three hundred Black
Belts and ten Masters.
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Master Russ Hanke
Wyandotte,
Michigan
Master Hanke, 8th Dan, has been studying the martial arts since
1960,
and has been teaching for over 45 years. His first
instructor was
Master Dale Drouillard, the first
American to receive the rank of Dan in Tang Soo
Do. Master Hanke's current instructor is
Grandmaster H.C. Hwang, son
of the
late
Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee. He is a
Charter Member
of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan
Federation and serves on its
Senior Advisory Committee.
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Master Robert Shipley III
Camas,
Washington
Master Shipley, 7th Dan, began his Tang Soo Do/Soo Bahk
Do career in Korea in the fall of 1960 while stationed
with the Air Force at Osan Airbase. His instructor was
Master Kim, Sung Gi - Dan # 327. He is a Charter Member
of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation.
Master Shipley is currently on sabbatical in Rome, Italy
while his wife pursues opportunities with the
U.N. Organization "World Food".
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45 Years |
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Master Michael
March
Portage,
Michigan
Master March began
training in Tang Soo Do in 1965 with
Grandmaster David J. Praim.
He is the Head
Instructor of Mike
March's Korean
Karate and President
of the United States
Korean Karate
Association, which
he founded in the
mid-70s. Master
March was one of the
nation’s best
fighters when he was
actively competing
in the ‘70s and
early ‘80s, having
won over 250 State
and National level
competitions in
point sparring.
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40 Years |
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Master Chuck Vaughn
New
Audubon, Pennsylvania
Master Vaughn, 6th
Degree Black Belt,
began his Tang Soo
Do training on
October 20, 1970
after returning from
a tour of duty in
Vietnam. His first
instructor was
Master Michael White
who was a new Cho
Dan at the time.
Master Vaughn
achieved his Cho Dan
in 1974 and began to
teach at the
Phillipsburg YMCA.
He is a member of
the World Tang Soo
Do Association and
trains under
Grandmaster Jae C.
Shin.
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Dolby Soo Bahk Do
Karate
Lakewood, California
The studio opened in 1970 as one of the many Chuck Norris Karate Studios in the Los Angeles/South Bay area. In 1968, Master George Dolby, 6th Dan, had already begun training with Chuck Norris and Master Victor Martinov, and when the studio opened Master Dolby became one of the lead instructors and an eventual owner in 1976.
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Grandmaster Dennis
Ichikawa
Westlake Village,
California
Grandmaster Ichikawa, 8th Dan, began his training with
Chuck Norris in 1970, opened his first studio in 1974
with partner Harold Gross and began the Thousand
Oaks/Westlake Karate Studio in 1987. He is also the
founder of
the American Tang Soo Do Alliance.
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35
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Master
Antonio Rivera, Jr.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Master
Rivera, 5th Dan, started his training in Tang Soo Do in
the fall of 1975. His first instructor was Master Robert
E. Beaudoin. He is the chief instructor at Rivera's Tang
Soo Do in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and currently trains
under
Grandmaster John St. James,
founder of the Atlantic-Pacific Tang Soo Do Federation.
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Master Ricardo Longinotti
Buenos Aires, Argentina
In 1975,
Master Longinotti, 6th Dan, began his Tang Soo Do training in
Buenos Aires, and has trained under Master Gustavo Poletti and Master Francisco B. Blotta. His current
instructor is
Grandmaster Charles Ferraro,
founder of the
Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan Association.
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30 Years |
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No Current
Listings
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25 Years |
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Master Jason Duva
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Master Duva, 4th Dan, began studying Tang Soo Do in 1985
in Lawrenceville, New Jersey under the instruction of
Master Jesse Dunn and Mr. Joel Greenberg. He is an
instructor at Cambridge Tang Soo Do in Cambridge,
Massachusetts and currently trains under
Grandmaster John St. James,
founder of the Atlantic-Pacific Tang Soo Do Federation.
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