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2007 Anniversaries
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2008
Anniversaries
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60 Years |
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Grandmaster
Andy Ah Po
Founder of
Tang Soo Do Martial Way Association
and Andy Ah Po's Tang Soo Do
Sacramento, California
Celebrating 60 years in the martial arts,
Grandmaster Ah Po's
training
began in 1947 with Sil Lum Gung Fu and includes the
study of
Jiu Jitsu, Aikido and
Japanese Karate.
For the last 48 years, he has
been a
dedicated and highly respected practitioner, instructor
and
proponent of the art
of Tang Soo Do worldwide.
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50 Years |
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Grandmaster Dale Drouillard
Grandmaster Dale Drouillard, 9th Dan, was the first
American ever to
be awarded a Cho Dan (# 757) by the late Grandmaster Kee
Hwang.
He earned his
Blue Belt while in the Army, stationed in South Korea.
Grandmaster Drouillard is still active in Tang Soo Do and
continues
to teach in Dearborn, Michigan. |
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40 Years |
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Grandmaster
Charles Ferraro
Founder of
Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan Association
and
West Haven Academy of Karate
West Haven, Connecticut
Grandmaster Ferraro began his Tang Soo Do training in 1967
with Grandmaster Robert Cheezic. During that time he has
also studied
Shotokan, Goju Ryu, Jiujitsu, Aikido, Kenjitsu,
Tai Chi Chuan, the
Filipino arts of Kali, Escrima, and Arnis, as well as Okinawan weapons.
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Master
Floyd Soo
Floyd Soo's Korean Karate - Orion, Michigan
Master Soo began his Korean
Karate career in 1967 when he joined
Master Sang Kyu Shim’s Detroit Tang Soo Do Association. His
first instructor there was
Dale
Drouillard. He was awarded his Black Belt by Master Shim
at age 15. Master Soo continues to train with his current
instructor Master Michael March, and teaches up to 10
classes per week
at his own dojang,
Floyd Soo's Korean Karate.
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30 Years |
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Amkor Karate Institutes
Aston, Pennsylvania
Founded in 1977
by Master
Frederick Scott, the Amkor family has grown
to seven schools in the state of Pennsylvania. In that time,
Amkor students have won over 225 national and 22
international gold medals in competition.
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