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Tang Soo Do | colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Tangsoodo | | colspan="2" | Korean Name | | width="150" | Revised Romanization | width="150" | Dangsudo | | width="150" | McCune-Reischauer | width="150" | Tangsudo | | width="150" | Hangul | width="150" | 당수도 | | width="150" | Hanja | width="150" | 唐手道 | Tangsoodo is a popular Korean martial art that was incorporated into Taekwondo. The three Sino-Korean words translate as follows: Tang: the Tang Dynasty of China; Tang generally refers to China in old Japanese
Soo: hand
Do: way of life
Essentially meaning: martial way of life from China. The literal translation from Korean is: The Way ("Do") of the Chinese ("Tang") Fist ("Soo.")As the name suggests (its Japanese pronunciation is Karatedo), Tangsoodo is based on Japanese Karate. The previous statement has been argued about for the last fifty years. Most Tangsoodo Association state that Tangsoodo is a mix of three major styles; which are Soo Bahk Do (60%), Northern China Kung Fu (30%) and Southern China Kung Fu (10%) and the Okinawan discipline and modified katas of Karate. This art was created by Grandmaster Hwang Kee (history of Grandmaster Hwang Kee*http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/art-history.htm)(黄琦/황기) (1914 - 2002), who originally called it Hwasoodo (花手道/화수도), but later changed the name to the already popular name Tangsoodo. The full name of this art at that time was Moo duk kwan Tangsoodo (武德館唐手道/무덕관당수도). Hwang Kee was said to have had learned Chinese martial arts while in Manchuria, as well as having been influenced by Japanese karate and Korean Taekkyon (택견). Hwang Kee claims that he was also highly influenced by an old book about martial arts called the Muye dobo tongji (武藝圖譜通志/무예도보통지). In Korea, Hwang Kee's art is no longer called Tangsoodo, but is now called Soo Bahk Do. *http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/art.htm After the Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee, passed away in 2002*http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/federation-leadership.htm, his son, and the current President of the World Moo Duk Kwan continues to lead his father's traditional Korean Martial Art; follow this link to see how Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang plans to tour around the World and share his vision for the future of the Moo Duk Kwan with members by training and discussing the Past, Present and Future of the Moo Duk Kwan.*http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/vision-tour/vision-tour-main.htm (手博道/수박도). For further information on the Korean Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan, link to this website, and contact the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Inc. (see external link) Other Tangsoodo Groups Grand Master Jae Chul Shin was a student of this art and brought it over to the United States before Taekwondo really became popular. J.C Shin began his first school of Tangsoodo in Burlington, New Jersey. In 1984 he established the World Tang Soo Do Association, paralleling the popularity of Taekwondo. It is based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: see external links. Grand Master Ho Sik Pak is an 8th Degree Black Belt and president of the Hwa Rang World Tang Soo Do Federation in Canoga Park, California USA. He has published several training materials in Tangsoodo including videos, books, and cd-rom. His book entitled Complete Tang Soo Do Manual has 2 volumes and covers all techniques from White Belt to 6th Degree Black Belt. His website is http://greatwarriorpak.com Forms Beginner Forms Gi Cho Hyung Il Bu (基礎型一部) - Beginner Form 1 Gi Cho Hyung E Bu (基礎型二部) - Beginner Form 2 Gi Cho Hyung Sam Bu (基礎型三部)- Beginner Form 3 Pyung Ahn Forms Animal Representation- Turtle Pyung Ahn means,when loosely translated, 'balance and comfort' Pyung Ahn Cho Dan (平安初段) - Pyung Ahn Form 1 Pyung Ahn E Dan (平安二段) - Pyung Ahn Form 2 Pyung Ahn Sam Dan (平安三段) - Pyung Ahn Form 3 Pyung Ahn Sa Dan (平安四段) -Pyung Ahn Form 4 Pyung Ahn Oh Dan (平安五段) -Pyung Ahn Form 5 Bassai Forms Animal Representation- Serpent Means 'breaking into a fortress' Bassai So (抜塞小) - Bassai Form 1, 'Lesser Serpent' Bassai Dai (抜塞大) - Bassai Form 2, 'Greater Serpent' Naihanchi Forms Animal Representation- Warrior on a Horse Naihanchi Cho Dan (内歩進初段) - Naihanchi Form 1 Naihanchi E Dan (内歩進二段) - Naihanchi Form 2 Naihanchi Sam Dan (内歩進騎三段) - Naihanchi Form 3 Other Forms Ship Soo (十手) Animal Representation- Bear Means 'Ten Hands' Jin Do (岩鶴) Animal Representation-Crane Means 'Attack and Retreat' Kong Song Koon (観空/公相君) Practice Tangsoodo can be considered quite similar to Taekwondo, but it is practiced according to more traditional guidelines. External links World Tang Soo Do Association*http://www.worldtangsoodo.com United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation*http://www.soobahkdo.com American Tang Soo Do Association*http://www.grandmasterbyrne.com Hwa Rang World Tang Soo Do Federation*http://www.greatwarriorpak.com
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