Tang soo do is a traditional Korean martial art that focuses on discipline and the practice of hyung (forms) and self-defense sequences. Although its founder, Hwang Kee, claims to have created the art from ancient textbooks on su bak do (an older Korean martial art) while living in Manchuria in the 1930s, the style may have been influenced by Japanese karate. In many respects, tang soo do appears similar to karate and taekwondo, except for the fact that in tang soo do, less emphasis is placed on sporting competition and flashy maneuvers.


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