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Middleburg Martial Arts offers instruction and training in Tang Soo Do
as well as Ki Gong (similar to Tai Chi). We also have a wonderful After
School Martial Arts Program which transports children from the local
schools every afternoon
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Parents - Check out our After School Program
What is Tang Soo Do?
 Tang Soo Do
means "the art of the knife hand" or "the way of the Chinese hand." It
contains characteristics of Chinese internal methods and Japanese
striking styles. Tang Soo Do is a modern martial art and its purpose is
to develop every aspect of the 'self' in order to produce a mature
person who can totally integrate his or her intellect, emotions, body
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Tang
Soo Do is not a sport and its primary goal is not a competitive one.
However, it does lend itself well to combative situations. Being a
well-balanced style, Tang Soo Do offers a wide array of kicks, hand
strikes, and stances representative of hard styles as well as softer
stances and more fluid motions that are indicative of the softer
styles. It derives its hardness from Soo Bahk Do and its soft flowing
movements from the Northern Chinese systems. Its kicking techniques ,
for which Tang Soo Do is unsurpassed, are based on Soo Bahk Do. Both of
which can easily be recognized in the forms that are practiced within
the style.
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Soo Do competitions do not allow contact. When one looks at injuries
occurring in other contact sports it becomes clear that Tang Soo Do is
actually a very safe activity. Qualities like sportsmanship, mutual
respect for each other and personal discipline ensure that
practitioners compete in the healthiest environment possible. After
all, the purpose of Tang Soo Do training is not for fighting, but to
perfect techniques that will enhance one's total self. If the occasion
arises when one must defend oneself, of equal importance is the
development of the proper spirit to supplement the physical skills that
are attained. |
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