WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION

THE ASSOCIATION HAS 23 REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD, 19 OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE. EACH REGION HAS AT LEAST ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EACH YEAR. FURTHER, THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON A BIANNUAL BASIS, DURING WHICH ASSOCIATION MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD GATHER TO RENEW FRIENDSHIPS, ENGAGE IN HEALTHY COMPETITION, AND LEARN THE LATEST TECHNIQUES OFFERED BY THE ASSOCIATION. EACH REGION ALSO HOLDS NUMEROUS SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, DURING WHICH STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM A VAST ARRAY OF MASTER INSTRUCTORS. CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SEMINARS PROVIDE A FORUM FOR MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING THE TRADITION OF TANG SOO DO. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EACH REGION ALSO HOLDS AN ANNUAL BLACK BELT CAMP FOR ITS BLACK BELT AND CHO DAN BO (ONE LEVEL BELOW BLACK BELT) MEMBERS. THESE CAMPS TRAIN OVER 1,000 STUDENTS IN THE ART OF TEACHING TANG SOO DO, AND PROVIDE ATTENDEES A CHANCE TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND ENHANCE EXISTING ONES. IN ADDITION, THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS THREE CLINICS PER YEAR FOR ITS MASTER INSTRUCTORS - ONE IN THE US, ONE IN EUROPE, AND ONE IN SOUTH AMERICA. DURING THE CLINIC, MASTER INSTRUCTORS HAVE A CHANCE TO REFRESH THEMSELVES ON BEST PRACTICES TO TEACH TANG SOO DO, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THEIR OWN SKILLS. TYPICALLY, THE COMBINED ATTENDANCE AT THESE MASTERS' CLINICS EXCEEDS 300 MASTER INSTRUCTORS.

TESTING OF INDIVIDUALS IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THEIR LEVEL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. INDIVIDUAL STUDIOS TEST THEIR STUDENTS AND SEND THE RESULTS OF THE TESTING TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR REVIEW AND PROCESSING OF STUDENT CERTIFICATIONS. BLACK BELT TESTING IS DONE BY REGION, AND MASTERS TESTING IS DONE INTERNATIONALLY. THERE IS A EUROPEAN MASTERS CLINIC, A NORTH AMERICAN MASTERS CLINIC, AND A SOUTH AMERICAN MASTERS CLINIC. MASTERS MUST ATTEND ONE OF THESE THREE IN ORDER TO TEST.IN 2023, THE ASSOCIATION ADMINISTERED GUP (NON-BLACK BELT) TESTS TO 20,790 INDIVIDUALS, NON-MASTER BLACK BELT TESTS TO 816 INDIVIDUALS, AND MASTER TESTS TO 39 INDIVIDUALS.