Publisher's Synopsis
The Tang Soo Do Black Belt Instructor Manual includes the curriculum necessary to open a martial arts school or create a local, national or international martial arts organization. The author includes substantial information that each Tang Soo Do Black Belt should know and understand and be able to instruct students. Included is the Tang Soo Do creation, history and evolution, the creation and history of the Tang Soo Do Hyungs and their connection with Okinawa and Japanese Kata, a Hyung-to-Kata conversion matrix, also included are examples of the Tang Soo Do Gup and Black Belt testing requirements and scoring sheets at all Black Belt Dans and example Black Belt testing scoring sheets and Gup Promotional Test Acceptance form, Gup tests from 10th Gup white belt through 2nd Gup Red Belt and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cho Dan Bo test requirements and scoring sheets and all Black Belt Dan testing requirements from Cho Dan through 9th Dan Black Belt. This manual has the information for an instructor to create a new school or organization and produce students, Instructors and Master Instructors consistent in performance, knowledge, understanding, experience, wisdom, patience, humility, quality and effectiveness with those from local, national and international Tang Soo Do organizations. This manual is not for the student who has no need for this information and is unable to grasp its significance for opening a new martial arts school or creating a new martial arts organization. Instructions for the three Kee Cho hyungs from Grandmaster Hwang Kee's Moo Duk Kwan and five Pyung Ahn, Nai Hanji and Passai Cho hyujngs from the Great Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee's Chung Do Kwan were included and an additional set of Gup testing forms were added as an Appendix.
