Grandmaster Richard Byrne

Grandmaster Richard Byrne - 9th Dan - is the President and Founder of THE AMERICAN TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION and Byrne's Tang Soo Do Karate Studios. He began his illustrious career in 1969 while stationed in the military in Korea. His training began with the study of Tang Soo Do at Osan Air Force Base. Not only is he a Master of the style Tang Soo Do, but also holds black belts in Shotokan and Tae Kwon Do. Grandmaster Byrne no longer competes professionally but he was a world shoot fighting champion and competed regularly in Japan. He has gained world-wide recognition as an expert in board breaking. As such, he holds three world records, including 10 boards with a knife hand chop, 8 boards with an instep round kick, and 15 boards with an elbow strike. Master Byrne has shared his expertise with an international audience through his book The Complete Art of Breaking and his video tape The Basics of Breaking, both of which provide a comprehensive learning aid to their users. As of 2006, Grandmaster Byrne has promoted well over 1000 students to the rank of Cho-Dan (Black Belt). Many of these students have gone on to spread the art of Tang Soo Do through teaching and have also achieved the level of Master. Grandmaster Byrne has captured public acclaim by extending his career into many varied areas. He has starred in several action movies including When Death Comes Quickly which also features Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and Professor Toru Tanaka and in Distant Justice with George Kennedy and David Carridine. He has also appeared on local and national television including such shows as Spenser For Hire and Against the Law. He has also written for every major martial arts magazine in the country as well as appearing on the cover of the premiere issue of Traditional Tang Soo Do Illustrated. Grandmaster Byrne's multi-faceted martial arts background has established him as one of the most respected men in his field today and one of the major leaders of Tang Soo Do in the country. In 2008, Grandmaster Byrne received his 9th Dan from Grandmaster Benedetto Stumpf and the German Tang Soo Do Federation. Grandmaster Richard Byrne

Kyo Sa Nim Gonzalez has two instructors certificate one from Choong Jae Nim Chun Sik Kim of the I.T.F. in February 2001 and one by Grandmaster Byrne of the A.T.A. in November 2007. He has had the privilege of training with some of the worlds best Masters:
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Grandmaster Richard Byrne - 9th Dan - is the President and Founder of THE AMERICAN TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION and Byrne's Tang Soo Do Karate Studios. He began his illustrious career in 1969 while stationed in the military in Korea. His training began with the study of Tang Soo Do at Osan Air Force Base. Not only is he a Master of the style Tang Soo Do, but also holds black belts in Shotokan and Tae Kwon Do.

Grandmaster Byrne no longer competes professionally but he was a world shoot fighting champion and competed regularly in Japan. He has gained world-wide recognition as an expert in board breaking. As such, he holds three world records, including 10 boards with a knife hand chop, 8 boards with an instep round kick, and 15 boards with an elbow strike. Master Byrne has shared his expertise with an international audience through his book The Complete Art of Breaking and his video tape The Basics of Breaking, both of which provide a comprehensive learning aid to their users.

As of 2006, Grandmaster Byrne has promoted well over 1000 students to the rank of Cho-Dan (Black Belt). Many of these students have gone on to spread the art of Tang Soo Do through teaching and have also achieved the level of Master.

Grandmaster Byrne has captured public acclaim by extending his career into many varied areas. He has starred in several action movies including When Death Comes Quickly which also features Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and Professor Toru Tanaka and in Distant Justice with George Kennedy and David Carridine. He has also appeared on local and national television including such shows as Spenser For Hire and Against the Law. He has also written for every major martial arts magazine in the country as well as appearing on the cover of the premiere issue of Traditional Tang Soo Do Illustrated.

Grandmaster Byrne's multi-faceted martial arts background has established him as one of the most respected men in his field today and one of the major leaders of Tang Soo Do in the country. In 2008, Grandmaster Byrne received his 9th Dan from Grandmaster Benedetto Stumpf and the German Tang Soo Do Federation.

The American Tang Soo Do Association Grandmaster visits Canada for a Traditional Tang Soo Do Seminar…
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On November 15, 2008 Grandmaster Richard Byrne of Malden, Massachusetts, president of the American Tang Soo Do Association and the United Tang Soo Do Congress, traveled to Calgary, Alberta Canada, to conduct the 2008 Traditional Tang Soo Do seminar. The event was held at Black Belt of Karate in Calgary Northwest side of the city. Students from all First Canada Tang Soo Do schools attended the seminar that was organized and hosted by Master Carl Tate, the highest ranking Tang Soo Do master instructor in Canada.

Grandmaster Richard Byrne was the guest instructor who taught classes in self defense, one steps, and take down techniques as well as a history of training in Korea and other aspects of Tang Soo Do. During his visit Grandmaster Byrne was awarded the White Hat, being the first Grandmaster of Tang Soo Do to visit Canada. He was also presented with a custom made belt buckle in recognition for his promotion to the rank of 9th Dan.

Grandmaster Richard Byrne - 8th Dan - is the President and Founder of THE AMERICAN TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION and Byrne's Tang Soo Do Karate Studios. He began his illustrious career in 1969 while stationed in the military in Korea. His training began with the study of Tang Soo Do at Osan Air Force Base. Not only is he a Master of the style Tang Soo Do, but also holds black belts in Shotokan and Tae Kwon Do.

Master Byrne still competes professionally. He is a world shoot fighting champion and competes regularly in Japan. He has gained world-wide recognition as an expert in board breaking. As such, he holds three world records, including 10 boards with a knife hand chop, 8 boards with an instep round kick, and 15 boards with an elbow strike. Master Byrne has shared his expertise with an international audience through his book The Complete Art of Breaking and his video tape The Basics of Breaking, both of which provide a comprehensive learning aid to their users.

As of 2006, Grandmaster Byrne has promoted well over 1000 students to the rank of Cho-Dan (Black Belt).
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In the early 2000s, Grandmaster Byrne began discussing the possibility of a loosely-knit confederation between various Tang Soo Do schools, including those of Grandmaster Charles Ferraro, Master Peter Oien and Grandmaster Dominic Giacobbe, as well as his own, to provide mutual support for the organizations and the art of Tang Soo Do. At the same time, his world-wide reputation was gathering interest from schools overseas who desired to associate themselves with Grandmaster Byrne and the kind of support that the ATA provided to Tang Soo Do schools, instructors and practitioners in the United States.

In the process of working with several schools in Europe, however, Grandmaster Byrne perceived an understandable hesitancy on the part of some to subject themselves to an American organization. Because of that, the United Tang Soo Do Congress was born, under the leadership of Grandmaster Byrne, to provide the same services and support of Tang Soo Do and Tang Soo Do practitioners outside of the United States as the ATA provides in the United States.

The first official United Tang Soo Do Congress took place in Wiesbaden, Germany, in May of 2006, as Grandmaster Byrne and three other members of the ATA traveled to Europe for an international seminar.
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The first UTC promotion took place at this event, as Master Theo Ketelaar of Holland Tang Soo Do was promoted to 4th Dan by Grandmaster Byrne.

Background on Grandmaster Richard Byrne
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Grandmaster Richard Byrne Grandmaster Richard Byrne - 9th Dan - is the President and Founder of THE AMERICAN TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION and Byrne's Tang Soo Do Karate Studios. He began his illustrious career in 1969 while stationed in the military in Korea. His training began with the study of Tang Soo Do at Osan Air Force Base. Not only is he a Master of the style Tang Soo Do, but also holds black belts in Shotokan and Tae Kwon Do.

Grandmaster Byrne no longer competes professionally but he was a world shoot fighting champion and competed regularly in Japan. He has gained world-wide recognition as an expert in board breaking. As such, he holds three world records, including 10 boards with a knife hand chop, 8 boards with an instep round kick, and 15 boards with an elbow strike. Master Byrne has shared his expertise with an international audience through his book The Complete Art of Breaking and his video tape The Basics of Breaking, both of which provide a comprehensive learning aid to their users.

As of 2006, Grandmaster Byrne has promoted well over 1000 students to the rank of Cho-Dan (Black Belt). Many of these students have gone on to spread the art of Tang Soo Do through teaching and have also achieved the level of Master.

Grandmaster Byrne has captured public acclaim by extending his career into many varied areas. He has starred in several action movies including When Death Comes Quickly which also features Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and Professor Toru Tanaka and in Distant Justice with George Kennedy and David Carridine. He has also appeared on local and national television including such shows as Spenser For Hire and Against the Law. He has also written for every major martial arts magazine in the country as well as appearing on the cover of the premiere issue of Traditional Tang Soo Do Illustrated.

Grandmaster Byrne's multi-faceted martial arts background has established him as one of the most respected men in his field today and one of the major leaders of Tang Soo Do in the country. In 2008, Grandmaster Byrne received his 9th Dan from Grandmaster Benedetto Stumpf and the German Tang Soo Do Federation.

Grandmaster Byrne, president of the American Tang Soo Do Association, and his students demonstrate different forms and perform board-breaking stunts.

At the event, Grandmaster Byrne awarded Master Trudgill his 6th Dan rank. Grandmaster Byrne himself was honored by Grandmaster Stumpf and the German Tang Soo Do Federation by being presented his 9th Dan.