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Taang Soo Do
What does Tang Soo Do mean?
Tang soo do is a Korean martial art incorporating some of the fighting principles from Subak, as well as the northern Chinese kung fu. The techniques of what is commonly known as Tang Soo Do are mostly Shotokan karate, subak, taekkyon, and kung fu.
Tang Soo Do
Also known as
Dang Soo Do
Founder
Won Kuk Lee and Hwang Kee
Ancestor arts
Subak, Chung du Kwan, Shotokan Karate
Descendant arts
Oh Do Kwan, Moo Duk Kwan, Taekwondo ,Chun Kuk Do, Soo Bahk Do, Kajukenbo
Founder(s)
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea fell under Japanese occupation. During …show more content…
Eventually, when the Japanese domination was lifted, martial arts schools began to appear across Korea, the first of which was the Chung Do Kwan, whose founder was Won Kuk Lee. Lee is regarded as the first to use the term "Tang Soo Do" to describe what became the Korean fighting art that has been influenced by so many other styles. The term "Tang Soo Do / Dang Soo Do" was initially a Korean pronunciation of "The Way of the Chinese Hand." By the 1960s, there were nine major kwans, which were based on an original five: the Chung Do Kwan (Won Kuk Lee), Moo Duk Kwan, Song Moo Kwan (Ro Byung Jick), Chang Moo Kwan and …show more content…
However, beginning in 1955, and again in 1973, with the formation of the WTF,Taekwondo became centrally governed and Taekwondo terminology was revised, favoring Korean terminology. Tang Soo Do commands pre-date these revisions and many are based on Sino-Korean words and Korean transliteration of Japanese karate terminology Kanji. karate kata. They are based on an offender attacking and one demonstrating the form reacting to their attack. They are generally memorized and demonstrated at a test for ranking up or a tournament.
Traditionally, nine forms are included in the curriculum of most Tang Soo Do schools, which are required study to earn the midnight blue belt. These hyung are:
Kee Cho forms: kee cho il bu, kee cho ee bu, kee cho sam bu. The Kee Cho series comprises basic forms by Hwang Kee based upon those of Gichin Funakoshi, from shorin ryu karate.
Pyung Ahn forms: pyung ahn cho dan, pyung ahn ee dan, pyung ahn sam dan, pyung ahn sa dan, pyong ahn oh dan. The Pyung Ahn series was adopted from Okinawan & Japanese karate, where they are called Pinan/Heian and are the creation of Yasutsune Itosu.
Bassai (also known as Pal Che). The Bassai form is also from karate, where it is called Passai/ Bassai Dai, and was created by Bushi Sokon