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The Tang Soo Do Black Belt Instructor Manual includes the curriculum necessary to open a martial arts school or create a local, national or international martial arts organization. The author includes substantial information that each Tang Soo Do Black Belt should know and understand and be able to instruct students. Included is the Tang Soo Do creation, history and evolution, the creation and history of the Tang Soo Do Hyungs and their connection with Okinawa and Japanese Kata, a Hyung-to-Kata conversion matrix, also included are examples of the Tang Soo Do Gup and Black Belt testing requirements and scoring sheets at all Black Belt Dans and example Black Belt testing scoring sheets and Gup Promotional Test Acceptance form, Gup tests from 10th Gup white belt through 2nd Gup Red Belt and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cho Dan Bo test requirements and scoring sheets and all Black Belt Dan testing requirements from Cho Dan through 9th Dan Black Belt. This manual has the information for an instructor to create a new school or organization and produce students, Instructors and Master Instructors consistent in performance, knowledge, understanding, experience, wisdom, patience, humility, quality and effectiveness with those from local, national and international Tang Soo Do organizations. This manual is not for the student who has no need for this information and is unable to grasp its significance for opening a new martial arts school or creating a new martial arts organization. Instructions for the three Kee Cho hyungs from Grandmaster Hwang Kee's Moo Duk Kwan and five Pyung Ahn, Nai Hanji and Passai Cho hyujngs from the Great Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee's Chung Do Kwan were included and an additional set of Gup testing forms were added as an Appendix.

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the author lives and trains throughout California. He has earned 5th Dan Black Belts in Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwon Do almost simultaneously and a 3rd Dan in Soo Bahk. The author is married and is a father of three children and grandfather to five grandchildren. Len has been learning martial arts since when he joined his first Tae Kwon Do dojang after graduating college. The author began teaching martial arts after earning a Cho Dan (1st degree) Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do styles. Len has been using aspects of martial arts in his own life for more than 20 years to bring order, understanding, patience, wisdom and self-awareness. The author augments his martial arts training with a program of meditation, strength-based weight training, boxing skills using the hand speed bag, heavy bag & long distance running. Meditation keeps his body-mind-spirit sin-tack, allowing him to train at higher levels while minimizing injuries. The author has written and published more than 25 magazine articles and editorials related to Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do and Soo Bahk for many magazines including the prestigious Black Belt, Mudo Dojang and Tae Kwon Do Times. Many of Len's articles illustrate the forgotten history and evolution of Korean martial arts. For this reason, Len's articles are often republished around the world because of their excellent historical content, unavailable otherwise. The author's magazine articles also appear on many martial arts web sites around the world. Len has also published 25 books on Korean martial arts and Eastern philosophy. These books include the traditional styles of Tang Soo Do, Soo Bahk Do and Tae Kwon Do Korean martial arts. One of Len's books for children's martial arts earned the Good Housekeeping magazine's Seal of Approval. Len currently has more than 25 years of martial arts experience. Academically, the author has earned a B.S. degree in Physics and Mathematics simultaneously, an M.S. degree and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and an Ms.S in Education. The author has worked professionally as a Teacher, Physicist, Astrophysicist, Nuclear Physicist, Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer and an Electrical Engineer and as an executive for more than 27 years in companies in several industries.

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