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Student Manual
A guide to your Tang Soo Do journey
Train with purpose.
Grow with peaceful confidence.
Your digital guide to the history, principles, traditions, and standards that shape training at Kingston Martial Arts.
- 15
- Chapters
- 10
- Gup stages
- 1990
- School founded
Welcome to our school
“Tang Soo Do will ask a lot of you, physically and mentally. In return it gives you strength and confidence you’ll carry well beyond the dojang.”
This manual explains the art and traditions you are now part of, and reminds you that you belong here.
Kyo Sa Lionel Johnson Owner & Head Instructor · ITO Dan #40503The complete student guide
Read. Practice. Return.
Move through the manual chapter by chapter, or search for the exact principle, term, or rank requirement you need.
Your path through Gup training
Every rank adds.
Nothing is left behind.
The curriculum is cumulative. Select a stage to see the new forms introduced there; earlier forms remain part of your practice.
Instructors determine examination readiness. Attendance creates opportunities to learn; instructors assess readiness through quality, control, understanding, and conduct.
The eight key concepts
Technique begins in the body.
Character directs its use.
These concepts are habits to practice in class, under pressure, and in everyday life.
Pyung Ahn Do
Peace within.
Confidence in action.
Practice carefully. Accept correction with humility. Take responsibility for the quality of your work.
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