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Malta Tang Soo Do

Welcome to the Malta Tang Soo Do Association


​"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live"

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Tang Soo Do is a relatively modern martial art. However, its original basis, the Korean disciplines of Soo Bahk and Tae Kyun, date back many centuries. Tang Soo Do (which means, way of the hand of the Tang Dynasty) is a composite style influenced by the traditional Korean martial art of Soo Bahk, Northern and Southern Chinese martial arts systems, and the Okinawan discipline of Karate. The Chinese influences were Basic Training (Seh Bop - method of postures, Bo Bop - method of steps, Ryun Bop - method of conditioning), and form and combat applications ("Tae Kuk Kwon"). The Okinawan influences occurred primarily during the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945).
Tang Soo Do kicking techniques are based on the ancient Korean style of Tae Kyun, which was later formalized by Grandmaster Hwang Kee. Tang Soo Do is both a hard and soft style, deriving its hardness in part from Okinawan Karate and its soft flowing movements from Soo Bahk and also Northern and Southern Chinese martial arts.
Although Tang Soo Do, and its tremendous combative martial arts applications, can be adapted to competition, "it is not a sport". As both a traditional and classical martial art, its primary focus is to develop the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the human being. Its primary purpose is on positive and enhanced character development, and the rejuvenation and prolonging of life. 


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  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • About >
      • The IMA
      • Grandmaster Ki Yun Yi
      • Master Nar
      • European Tang Soo Do Federation
    • The Power of Tang Soo Do
  • About us
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      • Mtarfa Dojang 용기 >
        • Mtarfa DoJang Prices
      • Zejtun Do-Jang
      • Naxxar DoJang 心 功
    • Instructors >
      • Master Wallace
      • Ronnie Attard
      • Boris Curmi
      • Daniel Portelli
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        • Kicho Hyung E Bu 기초형 이부
        • Kicho Hyung Sam Bu 기초형 삼부
      • Pyung Ahn Forms >
        • Pyung Ahn Cho Dan 평안초단
        • Pyung Ahn E Dan 평안이단
        • Pyung Ahn Sam Dan 평안삼단
        • Pyung Ahn Sa Dan 평안사단
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        • Bassai Sol 발새 큰
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      • Weapons >
        • Bong 장봉
      • Download
    • Techniques >
      • Ki Hap
      • Stretching
      • Kicks >
        • Front Kick
        • Jump Front Kick
        • Turning Kick
        • Jump Turning Kick
        • Jump Around Turning Kick
        • Turning Side Kick
        • Back Kick
        • Axe Kick
        • Twisting Kick
        • Side Kick
        • Crescent Kick Inside to out
        • Crescent Kick Outside to Inside
        • Hook Kick
        • Spinning Hook Kick
        • 360 Degree Spinning Hook Kick
        • Jump Spinning Hook Kick
      • Strikes >
        • Elbow Strike
      • Blocks >
        • Low Block
        • High Block
        • Knife Hand
        • Outside to Inside Block
        • Double Arm Block
      • Stances
      • Conditioning >
        • Moo Shim- conditioning of the mind
      • Kyuk Pa - Breaking
    • Gradings >
      • Black belt grading guidelines >
        • General knowledge question papers
        • 1st Dan Syllabus to 2nd Dan
        • 2nd Dan Syllabus to 3rd Dan
        • 3rd Dan Syllabus to 4th Dan
      • CDB to 1st Dan
      • Red 1 stripe belt to CDB
      • Red belt to Red 1 stripe
      • Purple belt to Red
      • Brown belt to Purple
      • Blue belt to Brown
      • Green belt to Blue
      • Orange Belt to Green
      • Yellow belt to Orange
      • White belt to Yellow
    • Weight Training
    • Terminology >
      • Do Jang & Do Bok
      • History of Tang Soo Do
      • History >
        • Bowing
        • Moo Do Jaseh
        • Muye Dobo Tongji
        • Kum Kang Ryuk Sa
        • Song of The Sip Sam Seh
        • Korea 한국 >
          • The Three Kingdoms of Korea 삼국시대 >
            • Goguryeo 고구려
            • Baekje 백제
            • Silla 신라
        • Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee
        • Hwarang Warriors
        • Moo Duk Kwan
      • Belt Tie
      • Philosophy of the Moo Do - 무도 >
        • Folding a Do Bohk
        • Mook Yum - Meditation >
          • History of Mook Yum
        • 4 human developments
        • Philosophy of Belts
      • Korean Flag 태극기
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    • EUROPEAN TANG SOO DO FEDERATION IRISH INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 2023 Schedule
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    • Sword training 해동검도
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      • Leadership
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