Black Bear Tang Soo Do Sandpoint, Idaho

LINKS/AFFILIATES

American Tang Soo Do Association Headquarters Byrnes Tang Soo Do Karate Studio 388B Eastern Ave. Unit 3 Malden, Mass 02148 Ph: (781) 324-9568 fax: (781) 324-9136 E-Mail: grandmasterbyrne@verizon.net
*American Tang Soo Do Association Schools*
Connecticut King Acadamy of Martial Arts & Self-Defense (K.A.M.A.S.) Kyo Sah Jim King 477 Main Street (Clock Tower Plaza), Monroe, CT 06468 Florida Central Florida Karate Academy Master Eric Hill 29 Blake Blvd. # 106 Celebration, Florida 34747 Phone: (321) 939-1793 email: flkarate@gmail.com Idaho Black Bear Tang Soo Do Karate Studio Kyo Sah Ted Greenblott 141 Boyer Avenue Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 Phone: 208-255-1111 Indiana Fort Wayne Tang Soo Do 205 Grandstand Way Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 Phone: (260) 471-1285 Massachusetts Byrnes Tang Soo Do Karate Studio Master Penny Mitchell 211 Main Street, North Reading, MA 01864 Phone: (978) 664-1717 North Attleborough Tang Soo Do Master Jim Arno, Master Lisa Arno, Mr. Jeff Mazzucco 10R North Washington Street, North Attleborough, MA 02760 Phone: 774-406-7392 email: natangsoodo@hotmail.com Byrne’s Tang Soo Do Karate Studio Master Penny Mitchell Andover YMCA 165 Haverhill Street, Andover, MA 01864 Phone: (978) 664-1717 Medford Tang Soo Do Master Marco DiScipio 235 Salem St., Medford, MA 02155 Phone: 781-393-9111 Metro West Tang Soo Do Master Debi Boudrot, Master Buster Farraher 43 Broad St., Hudson, Mass. 01749 Phone: (978) 567-8844		New York Espie's Tang Soo Do Master Dalen Espie 35 Front Street Port Jervis, NY 12845 Phone: (845) 856-3183 Rexer's Tang Soo Do Academy Master David Rexer 105 Washington Ave. Endicott, New York 13760 Phone: (607)-786-1266 Rexer's Tang Soo Do Academy Kyo Sa Adam Tonduer 609 West Clinton St. #1e Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 272-0210 North Carolina North CarolinaTang Soo Do Karate Center Master William Kehoe 1800 - F Parkwood Blvd, Wilson, NC 27893 Phone: (252) 291-8752 Fax: (252) 291-8753 Pennsylvania American Black Belt Academy Mr. John Guthrie 357 North St. Meadville, PA 16335 Phone: 814-573-9692 Brandywine Academy of Tang Soo Do Mr. Daniel R. Moore Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian Church 1648 Horseshoe Pike, Glenmoore, PA 19343 Mailing Address: 58 High Street, Felton, PA 17322 Phone: 717-309-8118 Pittsburgh Tang Soo Do Karate Club Master Don Diffendal Mr. Chris Swan Sewickley Valley YMCA 625 Blackburn Road, Sewickley, PA 15143 Phone: (724)495-7329 ON SITE Martial Arts and Fitness Mr. Jim and Mrs. Allison Robinson 221 Fairway Drive Reading, PA 19606 (484) 332-9031 Texas Gonzalez Tang Soo Do Kyo Sah Andres Gonzalez 411 S. Houston Ave Humble, Texas 77338 (281) 446-4484 West Virginia Grabenstein's Tang Soo Do HC 86 Box 34E, Springfield, West Virginia 26763
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About the United Tang Soo Do Congress

In the early 2000s, Grandmaster Byrne began discussing the possibility of a loosely-knit confederation between various Tang Soo Do schools, including those of Grandmaster Charles Ferraro, Master Peter Oien and Grandmaster Dominic Giacobbe, as well as his own, to provide mutual support for the organizations and the art of Tang Soo Do. At the same time, his world-wide reputation was gathering interest from schools overseas who desired to associate themselves with Grandmaster Byrne and the kind of support that the ATA provided to Tang Soo Do schools, instructors and practitioners in the United States.

In the process of working with several schools in Europe, however, Grandmaster Byrne perceived an understandable hesitancy on the part of some to subject themselves to an American organization. Because of that, the United Tang Soo Do Congress was born, under the leadership of Grandmaster Byrne, to provide the same services and support of Tang Soo Do and Tang Soo Do practitioners outside of the United States as the ATA provides in the United States.

The first official United Tang Soo Do Congress took place in Wiesbaden, Germany, in May of 2006, as Grandmaster Byrne and three other members of the ATA traveled to Europe for an international seminar. The seminar was hosted by Grandmaster Benedetto Stumpf, President of German Tang Soo Do, and executive director of the newly-official UTC. The first UTC promotion took place at this event, as Master Theo Ketelaar of Holland Tang Soo Do was promoted to 4th Dan by Grandmaster Byrne.