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8 unusual facts about tang soo do


Konstantinos Kypriotis

Konstantinos Kypriotis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κυπριώτης, born on 8 January 1954 - 1995) was a Greek Martial Artist who was internationally known for his achievements in Tang Soo Do.

From 1983 to 1986 he owned a studio in the city of Piraeus and in 1986 he married Mrs. Maria Sini who also trained in Tang Soo Do.

In the same year, he was awarded with the title of Master - 4th Dan in Tang Soo Do by Yi Sang Yong, a 7th Dan Korean Instructor.

In 1985 he became a Greek representative of World Tang Soo Do Association under the guidance of Shin Jae-chul and a black belt in Tang Soo Do.

Morgan The Escapist

Morgan is an accomplished martial artist, holding a 2nd degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do.

Rosalind Wiseman

By the time she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1991, Wiseman had earned a second degree blackbelt in Tang Soo Do karate.

Tang Soo Do

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 (Hwang Kee), Song Moo Kwan (Ro Byung Jick), Chang Moo Kwan (Yoon Byung-In) and Jidokwan (Chun Sang Sup).

Tang Soo Do commands pre-date these revisions and many are based on Sino-Korean words and Korean transliteration of Japanese karate terminology Kanji.


Frank Vertosick

Vertosick is also a black belt in tang soo do and was a consultant to the head writer of the TV drama Chicago Hope.


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