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Tang Soo Do

Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art with basics, hyung/forms, kicks, self-defence and organisation-dependent tournament formats. It is framed here as dojang, forms and controlled sparring context.

LevelMain sport FamilyCombat Sports CategoryMartial art

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Classification

Category Martial art

Family Combat Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Tang Soo Do connects forms, basics, kicks, self-defence and respectful dojang practice.

Geeignet für Suitable for people seeking traditional martial art with clear progression and technique training.

Cost 50-180 EUR for trial month, optional dobok later and simple protective gear only for sparring. Dojang fee, grading/seminar and possible tournament costs. Tang Soo Do dojang, WTSDA-adjacent school or Korean martial-art school. Rules and tournament details are organisation-dependent.

First progress Basic forms after weeks; grading and tournament readiness need regular training.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

dojang
instructor
comfortable clothing or dobok
open hall/mat floor
optional protection for sparring

First steps

visit a trial class
learn stances and etiquette
practise a first hyung sequence
build kicks and partner drills slowly

Tang Soo Do dojang, WTSDA-adjacent school, Korean martial-art group or karate/taekwondo-adjacent clubs.

Spar only with coach, control and protection; load kicks slowly and warm up joints.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Tang soo do hyung, Tang soo do sparring, Tang Soo Do Hyung, Tang Soo Do Sparring

Tags combat, martial-art, martial_art, tang-soo-do, combat-sport, korean-martial-art, kampfsport-familie, kampfkunst

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Master basics, hyung/forms, kicks, self-defence and controlled partner work in the style programme.

Teilnehmer

Individuals in forms/grading, partners in drills, sparring by organisation.

Teamgröße

Mostly solo/partner context; team forms may exist by event.

Spielfeld

Dojang, mat or hall floor.

Dauer

Class-, grading- or tournament-dependent.

Wertung

Forms and sparring are evaluated by organisation through technique, control, points or judge scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Defined only in a concrete tournament format as point/judge/placing result.

Ausrüstung

dobok or training clothing
dojang floor
optional sparring protection

Wichtige Regelpunkte

uncontrolled contact
ignoring etiquette/safety rule
wrong form sequence
ignoring protection requirements

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Tang Soo Do Association (WTSDA)

World Tang Soo Do Association about World Tang Soo Do Association · federation · medium
World Tang Soo Do Association World Tang Soo Do Association · official · medium
2024 WTSDA World Championship invitation World Tang Soo Do Association · event · medium