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Dojang Information
Class
Schedule
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CLASS
SCHEDULE |
CHILDREN'S
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ADULTS
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MONDAYS |
7:30
- 8:30 p.m.
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8:30
- 9:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY |
6:30
– 7:30 p.m.
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Kickboxing
Night
7:30
- 9:00 p.m. |
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WEDNESDAYS |
7:30
- 8:30 p.m.
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8:30
- 9:30 p.m.
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THURSDAYS |
Little
Tigers/Little Dragons
6:30
- 7:30 p.m.
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Purpose of Tang Soo Do Training
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SELF-DEFENSE - We protect our lives and possessions from injustice and
danger.
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HEALTH - We promote our physical and spiritual health and enjoy strong
bodies and sound minds through rigorous Training.
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BETTER PERSON - We strive to be of better character through endurance and
hard work.
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Five Codes of Tang Soo
Do
The five codes of Tang
Soo Do apply to all members and are meant to guide the Tang Soo Do
Practitioner. All Members are required to memorize them and fully understand
the meaning of the codes.
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Loyalty to country
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Obedience to parents
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Honor friendship
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No retreat in battle (Always finish what you start)
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In fighting, choose with sense and honor (No
fighting unless your life is in danger)
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The Seven Tenets of Tang
Soo Do
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Integrity
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Concentration
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Perseverance
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Respect & Obedience
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Self-Control
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Humility
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Indomitable Spirit
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Fourteen Attitude
Requirements to Master Tang Soo Do
1. Purpose of
training should be enhancement of mental and physical.
2. Serious approach.
3. All out effort.
4. Maintain regular and constant practice.
5. Practice basic techniques all the time.
6. Regularly spaced practice sessions.
7. Always listen to and follow the direction of instructor or seniors.
8. Do not be overly ambitious.
9. Frequently inspect your own achievements.
10. Always follow a routine training schedule.
11. Repeatedly practice all techniques already learned.
12. When you learn new techniques, learn thoroughly the theory and philosophy
as well.
13. When you begin to feel idle, try to overcome this.
14. Cleanliness is required after training. Keep yourself and your surroundings
clean.
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Philosophy of the Belt
System
Our Tang Soo Do Gup belt system in its progress from
white to black represents the cycle of the seasons. Each color stands for a
specific stage of achievement. In this way, we realize an essential concept of
oriental philosophy, i.e., that which is born must grown, reach maturity, die
and leave behind the seeds of a new birth.
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White Belt -
Beginner's Belt color. White represents a primitive
stage of achievement. Thus, the seed as it lies dormant beneath the
snows of winter.
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Orange Belt -
Orange represents
new growth which appears in spring. Our Tang Soo Do knowledge begins
to reveal itself.
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Green Belt -
Green represents the speedy development of youth as
summer arrives.
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Brown Belt
- Brown represents power, stability, weight and wisdom.
This stabilizing stage, both mentally and physically, analogous to the
plants, which curtail their growth and prepare to flower in late
summer.
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Red Belt -
Red represents blood, life energy, attention and
control. The student’s power and techniques begin to bloom and ripen.
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Dark Blue Belt -
Dark Blue
represents maturity, respect, and honor. Our dark blue belt is given
to the Cho Dan Bo (Black Belt candidate). He must now prepare mind and
body for the final step needed to attain Black Belt.
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Black Belt -
Black represents mastery, calmness, dignity, and
sincerity. Black Belt is the final stage of one life cycle and the
beginning of the next. Thus, we see that it is not only the end of one
stage but, more importantly, the beginning of a path which leads up
through the ranks of the higher Black Belt to true mastery.
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