Saturday, March 1, 2008

TANG SOO DO Moo Duk Kwan Style

Traditional Tang Soo Do is a powerful martial art that consists of defenses and attacks which uses nearly every part of the human body. The founder of Modern day "Tang Soo Do" Mo Duk kwan style was Grand Master Hwang Kee who found his Korean Martial Arts Academy on the November 9, 1945. However, Tang Soo Do has long history that can be traced by to the traced to "The Three Kingdoms in Korea, Shilla 57 BC-935 AD, Paekjae 18 BC-660 AD, and Koguryo 37 BC-668"

There are many components to TANG SOO DO which if combined allows the student to maximize there abilities. The most obvious of these are the development of Mental, Physical and Spiritual awareness (energy) and this is what distinguish TANG SOO DO from what we call SPORTS.

TANG SOO DO - " the ultimate objective of the skilled student of martial arts is to obtain victory without combat. But once you have engaged in combat he/she must win even against great odds. Principals to remember:

- The path of virtue and duty.
- Knowledge of the harmony of the nature of the universe.
- Knowledge and understanding of geography.
- Great leadership.
- The social system and order.

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