American Tang Soo Do

Tang Soo Do
Also known asKarate
FocusHybrid
Country of originUSA, based on martial arts techniques from Korea and Japan.
CreatorHwang Kee
Famous practitionersPat E. Johnson, Bob Wall, Aaron Norris, John Natividad, Howard Jackson, Darnell Garcia, William Zabka, Michele Krasnoo, Bruce Buffer, Danny Bonaduce
ParenthoodTang Soo Do (Moo Duk Kwan), Judo, Karate (Shotokan, Shito-ryu)

American Tang Soo Do is a hybrid martial art brought to the US by Shin Jae Chul who was sent to Springfield, NJ by Hwang Kee in the mid-60’s. Tang Soo Do combined the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do (Moo Duk Kwan) with Japanese styles of Judo, Shito-ryu Karate and Shotokan Karate. Over the years it has been further developed by former black belts of his and their students.