Sa
Bom Nim Dufour founded the Pensacola Tang Soo Do
Academy August of 1996. His childhood dream of being
a full time Tang Soo Do instructor came true as
a result of his unending dedication to helping others
through Traditional Tang Soo Do.
Our
academy is family oriented by design. Throughout
the year, we not only offer Martial Arts Clinics
and Tournaments to our members, but we also offer
family oriented activities such as Holiday Parties,
Potluck Lunches, Pool Parties, Beach Training Classes,
Karate Camps, and Community Minded Events.
The
Pensacola Tang Soo Do Academy is founded on the
principles of teaching excellence, personal attention
and tradition. We provide you with the most complete
and effective methods to reach your potential. At
the Pensacola Tang Soo Do Academy, our instructors
are dedicated to quality and excellence. They are
continuously upgrading their skills through our
weekly instructor classes/meetings, biannual Instructor
Certifications Examinations, and various training
seminars throughout the year. It is no suprise that
the Pensacola Tang Soo Do Academy Instructors are
ranked among the finest in the world.
Our
Academy is a certified member school of the International
Tang Soo Do Federation (ITF). Sa Bom Nim DuFour's
Instructor, Grandmaster C.S. Kim, founded the ITF
in 1984. The goal in the formation of the ITF was
to maintain the high standards of authentic Tang
Soo Do. Teaching this martial art in its original
form gave much-needed roots to many thousands of
Tang Soo Do practitioner's worldwide.
To
achieve this goal, Grandmaster C.S. Kim has dedicated
a lifetime of training to create a standardization
of instruction. With unending dedication, time and
patience, Grandmaster C.S. Kim has brought the peace
and harmony of traditional Tang Soo Do into the
lives of thousands of practitioner's throughout
the world.
