Tang Soo Do

Histoire

Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art founded by Hwang Kee, who opened the Moo Duk Kwan school in Seoul in 1945. The name, "the way of the Tang (Chinese) hand", is the Korean reading of the same old characters once used for karate.

It combines karate-like hand techniques with strong Korean kicks. It spread to the United States through American servicemen who trained in Korea, including Chuck Norris.

Le saviez-vous ?

• Chuck Norris earned his black belt in Tang Soo Do while serving in the US Air Force in Korea.
• Black belts in many Tang Soo Do schools are midnight blue.
• Several taekwondo founders came from the same schools of the 1940s.

Glossaire des techniques

Ap cha nut gi

front snap kick

Yup cha gi

side kick

Dwi dollyo cha gi

spinning heel kick

Formes

Kicho Hyung 1–3Pyung Ahn 1–5BassaiNaihanchiJindoRohaiKong Sang KoonSip Soo

☯ Philosophy and quotes

The five rules of the HwarangSee all →

Figures clés

• Hwang Kee (1914–2002) — founder of Moo Duk Kwan
• Chuck Norris (1940–) — actor and champion, trained in Tang Soo Do

Sources: World Moo Duk Kwan / Encyclopaedia Britannica