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Tang Soo Do is a relatively modern Martial Art.  However, its original basis, the Korean disciplines of Soo Bahk Ki and Tae Kyun, date back many centuries.  Tang Soo Do is a composite style of hard and soft arts influenced by the Traditional Korean Martial Art of Soo Bahk Do, Northern and Southern Chinese Martial Arts Systems, and Okinawan Karate.

The name "Tang Soo Do" was the term Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee, founder of the Chung Do Kwan, originally assigned to his Martial Art.  After meeting with Grandmaster Lee in 1947, Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee, Founder of the Moo Duk Kwan, decided to integrate the name Tang Soo Do into his Hwa Soo Do discipline.  Tang Soo Do kicking techniques are based on the ancient Korean style of Tae Kyun, which was later formalized by Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee, founder of the Korean Soo Bahk Do (Tang Soo Do) Moo Duk Kwan Association (formerly named Hwa Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan).

 Although Tang Soo Do, with its tremendous combative Martial Arts applications, can be adapted to competition, it is not a sport.  As both a traditional and classical Martial Art, its primary focus is on positive and enhanced character development, and the rejuvenation and prolonging of life.  This integration of mind, body, and spirit helps to create a person free from inner conflict able to deal with the outside world with integrity in a mature, forthright, intelligent, and virtuous manner.   

Grandmaster Andy Ah Po founded the Tang Soo Do Martial Way Association, Inc. (formerly the Tang Soo Do Moo Do Kwan Association, Inc.) in January 2002, after 43 years as a member of the Korean Soo Bahk Do (Tang Soo Do) Moo Duk Kwan Association in order to preserve and continue the original teachings, concepts, and philosophy of his Tang Soo Do mentor Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee.  He is committed and dedicated to promoting Tang Soo Do worldwide and to preserving the standards of excellence originally established by the late Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee.  Grandmaster Ah Po was also a Founding and Charter Member of the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Inc., where he served as an appointed member of the Board of Directors, and also as a Regional Examiner and member of the Technical Advisory Committee for over 27 years.

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