I.T.F.
International Tang Soo Do Federation
Grandmaster Chun Sik Kim
The International Tang Soo Do Federation™ is a
traditional martial arts organization with specific standards and
goals designed to help each student maximize potential as an
individual as well as a martial artist. It requires and maintains
strict guidelines in the operation of each member school. All
certified instructors are required to attend frequent evaluation
tests to assure the instruction you receive is of the highest
possible standard and within the guidelines of the International
Tang Soo Do Federation™ and its technical advisory board.
The Federation was founded by Choong Jae Nim Chun Sik Kim in 1984.
The goal in the formation of the International Tang Soo Do
Federation™ was to maintain the high standards of authenticTang Soo
Do. Teaching this martial art in its original form gave much needed
roots to many thousands of Tang Soo Do practitioners world-wide. To
achieve this goal, Choong Jae Nim C.S. Kim has dedicated a lifetime
of training to create a standardization of instruction. With
unending dedication, time and patience, Choong Jae Nim Kim has
insured the continued peace and harmony of traditional Tang Soo Do.
Fenton Karate is proud to be a part of The International Tang Soo Do
Federation under the direction of Grandmaster Chun Sik Kim.