2023 Anniversaries

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55 Years


Grandmaster Dominick Giacobbe
Clementon, New Jersey

A direct student of the late Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin, Grandmaster Giacobbe, 9th Dan, began his training in Tang Soo Do in 1968. A top tournament competitor on the East Coast in the late 60's and early 70's Grandmaster Giacobbe has appeared on the cover of six martial arts magazines over the years. He is the founder of the Intercontinental Tang Soo Do Organization and Black Belt magazine's Hall of Fame recipient in the year 2000.
 
50 Years

 
Master Richard Kopf

North Haven, Connecticut

Master Kopf, 8th Dan is the highest ranking student of Grandmaster Charles Ferraro,
and a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan Association. He also holds a 4th Dan ranking in Shiho Karano Ju Jitsu and has a long competitive history and was a team captain in both forms and sparring. He established
the North Haven branch of the West Haven Academy of Karate in 1978 and so also celebrates 40 years as a school owner.
 
45 Years


Kim's Karate
York, Pennsylvania

Kim's Karate was Grandmaster Chong Su Kim's first school in the U.S.. Opened in 1978, the year following his emigration to the United States, the school also serves as the headquarters for Grandmaster Kim's Pan-Am Tang Soo Do Federation.
 

40 Years
 

 

35 Years
 
 
30 Years


Master
James Pumarejo
Tucson, Arizona

Master Pumarejo is the Chief Instructor for Success Martial Arts in Tucson, Arizona. He is also the Internatonal Secretary for the World Dang Soo Do Union and the USA West Regional Director. He has lived and trained in South Korea for five years, returning there every two years for the past twenty two years. His 1st and 2nd Dan tests were in Korea before Grandmaster Hwang Kee and he was awarded Dan # 34997. He has been invited to the WDU KoDanja grading for this 7th Dan in November of this year. He also holds a 4th Dan in Kummooyeh, a Korean Sword and in Archery. Master Pumarejo is also in the US Air Force Reserves and holds the highest enlisted rank of Chief Master Sergeant.
 

Master Chris Rockhold
Cedar Park, Texas

Master Rockhold, 5th Dan, is the chief instructor of Rockhold Karate in Cedar Park Texas. He has been training since 1993 and is a member of the World Dang Soo Do Union. He also studies and teaches the Korean Sword, Hapkido, Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Na. He has also had combatives training with members of the U.S. Special Forces, U.S. Secret Service and defensive tactics with several other law enforcement agencies.

25 Years
 
 
   

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