Tang soo do is a is a strike based Martial Arts that focuses on not having to go to the ground. The mentality of it is "I should have you beaten while we're both standing," which has its pros and cons.
That is really an opinionated answer, mine would have to be Tang Soo Do, though.-I would say Tang Soo Do.... because Chuck Norris uses this style lol
Charles Ferraro is the founder of Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan.
There is no actual known founder of the Korean martial art Tang Soo Do, however the name for the art of Tang Soo Do was adopted by Hwang Kee, the person who founded Moo Duk Kwan.
They are both striking arts. Tang Soo Do is a Korean based form. Until recently most of the kata could be clearly traced through Japan to Okinawa and Shorin Ryu Karate. Much of the Tang Soo Do schools have converted into the Taekwondo styles. Chuck Norris originally learned Tang Soo Do.
Tang Soo Do is not a very soft, flowing style. Most of the moves are crisp and hard.
The origin of Tang Soo Do can not be traced to any single person or year. Lee Won Kuk the founder of the Chung Do Kwan school was credited as the first person to teach Tang Soo Do in Korea. Most Tang Soo Do stylist however can trace their lineage back to Hwang Kee and his Moo Duk Kwan school founded on November 9, 1945.
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It means the individual has achieved that level of competancy for the Korean Martial Art, Tang Soo Do. That is the style the Chuck Norris got his black belt in!
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No one, tang so do is a modern created Korean martial art deriving from Shotokan Karate.
There isn't a purple belt. - I believe it's 4th? At least it is in Yi's Martial Arts with 10 gups. The Tang Soo Do school I trained at didn't have a purple belt.