Master Frederick Scott, 7th Dan, is
founder of the
Traditional Tang Soo Do International organization and Chief
Instructor of
Amkor Karate Institutes. Master Scott established the first
Amkor school in 1977. Since then, six of his students, all of whom
hold Master level rank, have established additional Amkor schools
throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
Recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the leading
American instructors of traditional Tang Soo Do, Master Scott's
achievements as a competitor, instructor and tournament coordinator
are well documented.
Although Master Scott's teaching philosophy has always emphasized
the preservation of Tang Soo Do as an art form, he believes
traditional training can be supplemented with sport competition. As
a result, Amkor students have won more than 225 national and 22
international Gold medals since 1977 and have represented the United
States in some of the most prestigious martial arts competitions in
the world.
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Master Scott's expertise is also highly
prized by professional athletes. He has served as a consultant to
the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia Phantoms and the
Philadelphia 76ers. In addition to his work with athletes, he has
also served as a consultant to the Disney Institute in the creation
of a self-defense program for their state-of-the-art sports complex
in Orlando, Florida.
In August of 2004, Master Scott traveled to the Olympics in Athens,
Greece as a member of NBC's Broadcast team. Longtime student Pat
Croce was a commentator for the NBC television broadcast of the
Olympic Tae Kwon Do events.
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While in the United States Army during
the Vietnam War, he lived in Okinawa and trained with many of the
most knowledgeable Asian Masters in the world today. Master Scott
received his Tang Soo Do credentials from three of the world's
highest ranking Moo Duk Kwan practitioners: Grandmaster Hwang Kee,
Grandmaster Kang Uk Lee, and Grandmaster Andy Ah Po.
Master Scott's technical level matured under the direction of
Grandmaster Hyun Chul Hwang, son of the founder of Tang Soo Do.