[The Toddler]

My handle is related to a martial art my son and I practiced and has nothing to do with my race.

Tang soo do mu duk kwan

Happy coincidence, I possess black belt in the same. Korean martial art learned in Japan...go figure

[tang-soo]

Nice. My son started Tae Kwon Do when he was 5.5 years and studied that for a couple of years. Then we moved from Cincinnati area to Columbus, Ohio and we decided to switch to Tang Soo Do which was so similar he never skipped a beat. We were with a school in Reynoldsburg affiliated with C. S. Kim out of Monroeville, Pennsylvania so we made many trips to the Pittsburgh area.

I decided to join him after a few years and made it to red belt with two stripes which meant i could test for black belt in about another year. But i fell and landed on my shoulder so bad it still bothers me 18 years later. That was the end of my martial art career. My son achieved his 2nd-degree black belt.

All that to say that, "Tang Soo" was a method of greeting. We we entered or exited the school, we addressed our instructor with a two-fisted pump and a hearty, "Tang Sooooo." Since it was a good way for a salutation, I thought it appropriate to make it my handle.

[bagster]

I possess black belt in the same. Korean martial art learned in Japan.

Bagster

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Great to see you!

I am 3rd Greenbelt.
Tang Soo Do
Mu Duk Kwan, also.
Excelsior!