History

From the dawn of existence humans have had to defend themselves against aggressors – be it wild animals or each other.  This is true of all cultures and different cultures/nations have developed variations on the basic theme – Survival!!  The art of Tang Soo Do is essentially an art that was developed in Korea, whilst other arts, ‘Kung Fu’ for example, were developed in China.  Around two thousand years ago variations of martial arts permeated throughout the Asian world.  In 1909 Japan invaded Korea and martial arts was forbidden only to be rekindled in 1945 when Korea regained its independence.  Grand Master Hwang Kee, already accomplished in Korean arts merged some Chinese arts into what he called ‘Tang Soo Do’.