Tang Soo Do

The Wits Tang Soo Do club has a long and proud heritage. The club has been in the very capable hands of Coach, Master Gregory Hart. This is one of the oldest of Korean Fighting Arts, which were later combined into Taekwondo.

Tang Soo Do however maintained its unique character as one of the world’s foremost arts. It encompasses of all ranges of fighting, focusing on devastating kicks, powerful hand strikes and blocks, grappling, pressure point knockouts and weapons training. The sport focuses on fitness, flexibility, and strength, concentration, self-control, discipline as well as practical self-defense techniques. It combines traditional and scientific or modern training methods in its comprehensive syllabus.

It is still to this day one of the most comprehensive and practical martial arts in the world, which is still celebrated as a form of sports.

Every year, students have the opportunity to use what they have learned in class to compete against athletes from across the country. The various tournaments held throughout each year are South African Championships, Free State Championships, Arnold Classics, SAKMAA Gauteng Provincial Championships, Lowveld Championships and SAKMAA National Championships

Tang Soo Do Sports Officer

Nontuthuko Simelane

Office: 011 717 79409

E-mail: nontuthuko.simelane@wits.ac.za

Tang Soo Do Chairperson

Michael Naidoo 

Email: 2583482@students.wits.ac.za 

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