2024 Anniversaries

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70 Years


Grandmaster Hyun Chul Hwang
World Moo Duk Kwan - Springfield, New Jersey

Son of the late Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee, Grandmaster H. C. Hwang, 9th Dan, began his martial arts training on May 5, 1954 at the age of 7. He earned his Cho Dan at the age of 9, becoming the youngest Dan holder in Korea at that time. He is current president of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation and the World Moo Duk Kwan. 
 

60 Years
 


 

55 Years


Grandmaster Mike Bogdanski

Putnam, Connecticut

Beginning his martial arts training in 1969, Grandmaster Bogdanski has trained in a number of martial arts disciplines. He is currently is an 8th Dan member of the World Dang Soo Do Union. With a Masters degree in School Counseling he has become a child development / safety expert as well as master motivator and success coach.
 


Master Ivan C. H. Tnay
Australian Tang Soo Do Academy - Victoria, Australia

Master Ivan Chuan Hoe Tnay, started Tang Soo Do training in Kuching, Malaysia in 1969 as a member of the Kuching Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan school. His first teacher was Master Chang Soon Ho. From 1969 till early 1972, he trained under Master Wha Yong Chung and then Grandmaster Kang Uk Lee. While studying in England in 1972 he founded the very first Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan school in Watford, England. He is also one of the few senior instructors from Malaysia still actively teaching today.
 

Grandmaster Wesley Jenkins
Tiger Dojang - Waldorf, Maryland

A veteran of numerous martial arts championships, Master Jenkins, 9th Dan, began training in traditional Tang Soo Do in 1969 at age 13 and earned his black belt in 1975. While in the Army from 1976-1979, he taught Tang Soo Do while stationed in West Germany. In 1994, he moved to Waldorf, Maryland and began studying Tang Soo Do under Grandmaster Myung Seok Seo.

50 Years


Master John Correlje
Tang Soo Do Chon Kyong - Schoonhoven, Holland

Master Correlje, started training in 1974 at age 16 under Kyo Sa Bram Matahelamual. He is head instructor at Tang Soo Do Chon Kyong in Schoonhoven and co-founder of the All Tangsoodo Organization. Other arts studied include Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Gun Bong Do and boxing. He received his 1st Dan from Grandmaster Kang Uk Lee, and is currently a 7th Dan. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of his dojang, Tang Soo Do Chon Kyong, which began under the name of Huk-Tti Schoonhoven.
 

45 Years

 


 

40 Years


International Martial Arts Association
Woodbury, New Jersey

In 1984, Grandmaster Ki Yun Ki, 9th Dan, founded the organization to further the art of Tang Soo Do while preserving the unique heritage and traditions of this time honored art.

 

35 Years

 

 

30 Years
 
 
25 Years
 
 


 

 

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