Hola muy buenas tardes, es mi primer post por acá, llevo un tiempo leyendolos, me alegra ser parte de este grupo Tengo 24 años y soy primer dan en Tang Soo Do

Estoy haciendo una pequeña investigación para un seminario que tengo el otro mes

El tema que escogí es técnicas de combate aplicadas para situaciones en la calle

Me gustaría saber si alguno ha tenido conflictos físicos en la calle y hacerles unas preguntas Muchas gracias a todos

Hello friends, a pleasure to meet you I am an American (Chicago based) Tang Soo Do practitioner. I hold a 4th Dan , and I have been teaching for over a decade. I am in the process of moving to Melbourne Australia, for work - and my intention is to stay long-term. I’m trying to find a school there where I can continue my practice. It’s very hard at my rank, especially with the diaspora of associations. I’m always willing to defer and learn of course! I’ll bring a letter of introduction as appropriate. If anyone in this group is in Australia, I would love your recommendations of schools and associations. I’ve looked up a few, but there’s nothing in my direct lineage through GM Oh Sae Joohn.

Heading out in a bit for my testing. Pretty excited about it. It actually affected my sleep last night. (That and leg cramps from yesterday's class). I'm not certain if all schools are the same on this, generally speaking, if you're asked to test, the decision has already been made. At any rate, hopefully I'll have more to add after the testing.

Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out to the Tang Soo Do community for guidance on something very close to my heart. I earned my black belt in Tang Soo Do back in 2008, a huge milestone for me, one that my late father supported me through every step of the way. He proudly displayed my official black belt certificate at his house as a symbol of that achievement.

Unfortunately, when he passed away in 2015, many of his belongings, including my certificate, were lost. As the years have passed, I’ve felt a deep longing to get my certificate reprinted, not just to honor my Tang Soo Do journey but also as a way to keep his memory alive.

Does anyone know who I could contact or where I might start to request an official reprint of the certificate? Any advice or guidance would mean the world to me. I’d love to have it framed and displayed once again, this time in honor of him and the role he played in my martial arts journey.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Tang Soo!

is there any way I Can learn gumdo/kumdo/orKummooyeh from home to add to my Tang soo do trainning

You ever throw a front kick and feel like you’ve just launched a missile, only to realize the "target" is your own instructor's face? 🙈 It’s like your foot has a mind of its own—aiming for the stars but accidentally meeting Earth's atmosphere. Fellow Tang Soo Do warriors, we’ve all been there. Anyone else practicing damage control after a "kick too far"?

Hello,

21 and about to start tang soo do this week. I know it sounds silly but I'm really anxious at the idea of gradings, does everyone do the grading at once or is it one by one and is it necessary to even grade? I'm just joining to build confidence..

Hey All

I'm just over a year into my TSD journey, starting as an increbily unfit and inflexcible middle aged fat man. I've allready made more progress than I ever thought possible with fitness, stamina etc but my flexibility i feel is still lagging behind, it's better than it was, but I would like to step it up this year.

As an idea of where I was and where I am now, when i started I was probably about 4-5 inches away from being able to touch my toes, and my front kicks were probably chest height at best. Now I can touch my toes, and on good day maybe push my fingertips an inch passed them, but I can still only just about do a 90 degree split (so not even "half way" to the golden standard!) and I still struggle with side stretch etc.

Due to my job, i usualy get 5-15 minutes a couple of times a day where ive got nothing to do, can anyone recomend some set routines or stretches I can do just "on the fly" once or twice a day to really start pushing forward with this?

Thanks

edit: I should also add that in my younger years I was a prolific runner, I used to run 3-5 times a week, I've been told this isnt great for flexibility. I also work a desk job, so can spend 6-12 hours a day sitting down.

basically i need the name of all movements in english pls help tysm

THANKS EVERYBODY,NOW IM AT ORANGE BELT

Hi all,

I have a weird question. Was there any sort of Tang Soo Do tournament in Aruba this past November? My partner told me they had to travel there to participate in one this past month. However, when looking on Google it seems as though the only major tournament held this year was in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Am I missing something or did my partner lie to me?

Sip Soo (jitte in karate) is a common form in most TSD lineages. I also see Jion in many lineages at the higher dan ranks. Both forms are a part of the temple forms which are comprised of jitte, jion, and ji’in. But I never see ji’in as a standard part of TSD curriculum.

Do any of you have the ji’in hyung as part of your forms curriculum?

Context: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jion_kata_group

Hello everyone!

I used to practice Tang Soo Do under the WTSDA in Latin America for many years, and got up to brown belt. Unfortunately, life took me overseas, and I couldn’t find a decent TSD academy that wasn’t a McDojo.

Instead, I joined a Kukki Taekwondo club under a very good Korean master. It was great in terms of it was quality sport, though it lacked the traditional aspects I loved. During that time, I earned my 1st Dan.

Now, I’ve moved to a new state and city, and I’m thrilled to have found an amazing Soo Bahk Do academy! I’m not too worried about my rank for now, but the teacher mentioned he’ll work with me to find the right level. I’m more an empty your cup guy and I don’t mind even using a pink belt at this point.

To folks who practiced Tang Soo Do and Soo Bahk Do, apart from new forms, what differences have you noticed?

Excited to be back under the great Hwang Kee lineage!

This one’s going to be a little complicated.

I’ve studied various martial arts for 44 years. Back in the 1990’s, I trained in Tang Soo Do up to the rank of 1st Dan. Since then, I served in the military and have been to combat where I picked up a nice little permanent brain injury. It took my memory (long and short-term) and a good bit of my coordination. I wrestled with whether to fall back on my TKD, where I had earned my red belt/black belt candidate rank or TSD where I had cleared my 1st Dan. The plan is to train by myself with the help of “Sensei YouTube”. I have no intention of going to yet another school, even if there was a local one to go to.

My intent with TSD: Nothing. This is all just for personal rehabilitative purposes. I’m in my early 50’s so I’m not looking to teach or compete. I already teach Judo locally anyhow as a state level coach through USA Judo as a brown belt, hopefully receiving my black belt soon. It’s also probably not a great idea for a guy with a brain injury to go get his ish rocked at a striking art tournament anyway. Somehow without an affiliation to a school, I doubt I’d be let in.

I don’t remember the name or the instructor of my TSD school. What I do remember is that it was located somewhere in Connecticut. I wouldn’t even know if the guy is still in business. I don’t remember a lot about the place outside that it felt like it was pretty above-board. Didn’t sell a lot of merch, colorful uniforms or training weapons which I liked. Anyway…

I guess at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter, but I wondered if it is ok to still consider myself a 1st Dan in TSD after not having trained in it for 30+ years. My plan is to use YouTube to refresh my memory on the forms and the weapon sets. I don’t know if I’m going to bother with one-steps considering I’ll be training alone. As I’ve gotten older, I care less about the weapons stuff too if I’m being honest. It’s about the flexibility and coordination for me. I doubt it will ever come up in conversation, I have no plans to visit any dojangs, and I certainly have no intention of training anyone else.

What do you all think? Does it even matter If I’m not planning on doing anything with it?

Hello everyone weird question but gonna ask.

I'm starting training in about a month (I've got bad asthma so I'm gonna work on my cardio some more so I don't embarss myself) I have trained a bit of everything in the past but primarily found myself loving the history of martial arts and even the reason for the simpilist of movements. So I suppose my question is what should I expect (if there is anything different from what I'm used to) and if anyone has a knowledge of the history (I'd love to learn it). I hope to be on here more and that I fit into the community.

Hey yall it's the guy who made a post about having a tournament coming up. I'm an orange belt 15 years old 5'8 I beat a red belt and two green belts and lost to a red belt. Still did pretty good but my legs are killing me rn. I could have probably beat that last guy but I injured my leg and it was really swollen. Still pretty good considering in last years tournament i got 3-0 in the first round and lost.

Already poster this on the karate sub but would like your views as well.

Im looking for a way to make training for youth a bit more diverse then the basics. I found a video of Jesse Enkamp where he described it perfectly. See the link below. He uses pads to keep stable on their head for stability while moving. Or standing on 1 leg while punching or kicking. I was wondering if there are more trainers on here who use similar methods and what kind of excercises you do to keep it fun and diverse without losing sight of training martial arts.

https://youtu.be/4vNZMFklVaw?si=bNRAlnyAvjNZ7lMh

Does anyone know what's happened to the World Moo Duk Kwan General Federation? I've tried visiting their site and it just brings up a wordpress config page. https://worldmoodukkwan.com

Not a member, but looking at associations that our independent TSD association may be interested in...

hey wsp,i am having trouble with finances rn cannot pay fees what should i do

also the wtsda store is upgrading and says it will be opened after world championship but it is over

So the school I attend has the belt system as white, yellow, purple, orange, blue, green, red, and black. I am a blue belt testing for my blue belt w/ a black stripe, am I considered an intermediate student or a beginner?

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for remembering one steps(specifically wtsda but any advice would be helpful)? I’m going for my E dan in january but i cannot remember 21-30 for the life of me both kick and hands.

I am a 15 year old orange belt( I know i started late) I'm around 5'8 and and 80 kg. I was wondering if you have any advice for good and tricky teckniques to try. Last year when I participated I got destroyed so I'm kinda worried. Also I'd appreciate any advice for taller opponents

Was ecrolling on youtube,then found this video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u8cLu90cV20

is ot true

So a few weeks ago, I was unfortunately late to class and had to jump into kick/sparring practice without being fully warmed up. We were practicing same leg round/hook kick combo when I felt my calf go pop and felt intense pain. I tried to continue class but because of the pain I bowed out and headed for home. I went to an urgent care who told me it likely wasn't too serious as I was walking and to take some time off. I took ten days off and thought I'd give another try. We were practicing falls. On my first front fall, pop went the calf again. The reason too try to get back was a competition coming up that weekend. I took off until the competition and sure enough, during sparring, another pop causing me to pull out of the sparring. I was allowed to do my breaking which I got a gold in.

I haven't gone to class since. I went to a knee sports medicine Dr. who advised me to not throw kicks, gave me a knee brace, some rehab exercises, another visit six weeks out and sent me to the hospital for an ultrasound for possible blood clots in the leg due to excessive swelling. No blood clots. It's a week and a couple of days since I last injured the knee.

I realize each individual body is different however, I'm going through withdrawals from not working out. I'm 72 with Cho Dan Bo testing coming up in January which adds to my own internal pressure. I realize that when I return I'll need to take it easy. I was wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and what their recovery was like. Tang Soo!

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Hello, a little context. I am a first dan, and I know that in a few years I will have to move to other country, by that time I will be a second Dan.

Where I go there is no TSD so I was thinking about starting to teach, and at the same time learning Judo as a complement.

My question is how do you find Judo as a complement to TSD?

(I had to hire a translator, sorry if the wording is not clear)

Just asking here does anybody has Pyung Anh 1 videosreally need it 2 more months until orange belt so really need help thx..

So I, 17m, do kickboxing and tang soo do. But I have a problem, when I do sparring in kickboxing I actually try and actually take it serious a bit, but when I do sparring in karate I tell myself it isn’t kickboxing for I don’t hurt anyone accidentally but I tend to be goofy and not take it serious nor try. Is there any advice?