Tang Soo Do

Also known as

Tangsudo · Moo Duk Kwan · Soo Bahk Do

Description

Traditional Korean martial art first taught in the kwans of 1944-1945, Lee Won-kuk's Chung Do Kwan and Hwang Kee's Moo Duk Kwan. Emphasizes hard kicking and striking techniques, with forms (hyung), sparring, and self-defense. Tang Soo Do served as the foundation for American Tang Soo Do and heavily influenced the development of Taekwondo.

Related styles

Influenced byKarate
Influenced byShaolinquan

Longest documented lines

3 generations

Chuck Norris Shin Jae Chul Oh Se Jun Hwang Kee

Sources

Tang Soo Do - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KYFXCETR9R1BNFD5T82H1G8P

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Cite and reuse

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Plain text

Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Tang Soo Do. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYFXCETR9R1BNFD5T82H1G8P - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.

BibTeX

@incollection{martialis_01KYFXCETR9R1BNFD5T82H1G8P, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Tang Soo Do}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KYFXCETR9R1BNFD5T82H1G8P}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }

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