Tang Soo Do is a traditional Korean style of Martial Art whose roots lie in Okinawan Karate, Tae Kyon, and Chinese Martial Arts. Tang Soo Do, as practiced today, was developed by several Korean masters whose training was primarily done in Japan and China before the end of World War II and later in South Korea after its liberation. The most famous of these masters, Grandmaster Hwang, Kee, developed the Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan style by incorporating elements of Okinawan Karate, Korean Tae Kyon, and Chinese Martial Arts he learned while living in Manchuria during World War II. Grandmaster Hwang taught the Moo Duk Kwan style as an art and not a sport.

Tang Soo Do's training methodology was almost identical to that of Karate training done at the University level prior to and during World War II in mainland Japan and developed its practitioners through rigorous physical and mental training. The instruction also fosters and develops character, integrity, self-confidence, concentration, and a respect for others in its practitioners. While not taught as a sport, Tang Soo Do has always had a sport element. Tang Soo Do practitioners like Chuck Norris, Darnell Garcia, Billy Blanks, and others too numerous to mention have Tang Soo Do roots and were famous for their competitive excellence. These Tang Soo Do stylists were instrumental in the growth of Tang Soo Do in the United States.

Tang Soo Do is famous for its kicking techniques which are derived from Korea`s only surviving indigenous martial art, Tae Kyon. Grandmaster Hwang`s genius was that he combined the best of Okinawan Karate with the Korean and Chinese martial arts he studied and popularized his style throughout South Korea until it became the most practiced martial art in the country before the advent of Tae Kwon Do as the national sport of Korea. Tang Soo Do is practiced all over the world and is one of the most practiced martial arts in the United States.