Statement of Purpose

The A.T.F. Tang Soo Do Karate system primary objective is for students to develop physically, mentally and in character.

1. The serious student, will make improvements in general physical fitness, strength, flexibility, balance and coordination.

2. The serious student, will make progress mentally by being required to demonstrate the appropriate level of discipline, endurance, perseverance and self-control.

3. The serious student, will develop his/her character by working with others, by learning to trust his/her classmates and by being trustworthy to classmates, by being sensitive and responsive to classmates best interest, by finding self-confidence through self-improvement, by working in a chain of command, by giving and receiving respect, by enduring appropriate degrees of discomfort and demonstrating the responsibility that comes with the knowledge gained through the study of Tang Soo Do.

Tang Soo Do is studied by some persons as an art, by some as a means of self-defense, some for fitness and by others as a competitive activity. Regardless of motivation, the A.T.F. Tang Soo Do system requires it's students to carry their knowledge and skills, gained through the study of this art, with RESPECT, DIGNITY AND HONOR!

Written by.....Phillip Midkiff
1st Degree Red Belt 1994 A.T.F. Tang Soo Do System