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| Tang Soo Do | |
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| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Dangsudo |
| McCune-Reischauer | Tangsudo |
| Hangul | 당수도 |
| Hanja | 唐手道 |
Tang Soo Do is a popular Korean martial art that was incorporated into Taekwondo.
The three Sino-Korean words translate as follows:
Tang: the Tang Dynasty of China; Tang generally refers to China in old Japanese
Soo: hand
Do: way of life
Essentially meaning: martial way of life from China. As the name suggests (its Japanese pronunciation is Karatedo), Tang Soo Do is based on Japanese Karate.
This art was created by Grandmaster Hwang Kee http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/art-history.htm (黄琦/황기) (1914 - 2002), who originally called it Hwasoodo (花手道/화수도), but later changed the name to the already popular name Tangsoodo. The full name of this art at that time was Moodukkwan Tangsoodo (武德館唐手道/무덕관당수도). Hwang Kee was said to have had learned Chinese martial arts while in Manchuria, as well as having been influenced by Japanese karate and Korean Taekkyon (택견). Hwang Kee claims that he was also highly influenced by an old book about martial arts called the Muyedobotongji (武藝圖譜通志/무예도보통지).
In Korea, Hwang Kee's art is no longer called Tang Soo Do, but is now called Soo Bahk Do. http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/art.htm
After the Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee, http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/federation-leadership.htm passed away in 2002, his son, and the current President of the World Moo Duk Kwan continues to lead his father's traditional Korean Martial Art; follow this link to see how Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang plans to tour around the World and share his vision for the future of the Moo Duk Kwan with members by training and discussing the Past, Present and Future of the Moo Duk Kwan. http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/vision-tour/vision-tour-main.htm (手博道/수박도).
For further information on the Korean Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan, link to this website, and contact the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Inc. http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/federation-contactus.htm
Other Tang Soo Do Influences in the United States:
Grand Master Jae Chul Shin was a student of this art and brought it over to the United States before Taekwondo really caught on.
J.C Shin began his first school of Tang Soo Do in Burlington, New Jersey. Now, Tang Soo Do has become a world organization, paralleling the popularity of Taekwondo. It is based out of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State. Although Swed:
World Tang Soo Do Association Headquarters
709 Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148 US
TEL: +1-215-468-2121
FAX: +1-215-336-2121
http://www.worldtangsoodo.com/
WTSDA@aol.com
Tang Soo Do can be considered quite similar to Taekwondo, but it is practiced according to more traditional guidelines.
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