What is Tang Soo
Do?
The art of Tang Soo Do is depicted as an Eternal Triangle in which
the body, mind and spirit are interrelated. The concept of the
Eternal Triangle is used to design classes that will simultaneously
develop all aspects of the total person.
What Tang Soo Do
Means
Literally translated, the word "Tang" means Tang Dynasty of China,
which reflects the shared cultural background between China and
Korea (617–907A.D.). "Soo" means hand, but implies defensive
strike. "Do" means way of life, or art. Thus "Tang Soo Do" means
"The Way of the Hand", the Korean classical martial art which was
influenced by the Tang method of martial art.