Long Beach Tang Soo Do Academy

Specialties

Physical and mental health is the greatest benefit of martial arts training. Students feel healthier from the first time they join a school. We specialize in showing the students how to exercise, how to tone their body, how to move naturally, how to improve coordination and much more. We also provide nutritional information and exercise guidelines, and weight training programs to increase the student’s health even further. As their physical health improves, students begin to feel better about themselves. They gain more confidence in their physical being, have less stress and feel at ease with themselves. Creating strong mental health.

History

Established in 1979.

Long Beach Tang Soo Do Academy has been operating in the city of Long Beach for over 20 years and has positive recognition by the community Tang Soo Do translate into Way of the China Hand, This martial arts system is not a sport and it is not essentially competitive, it has great combat applications for the street. This system of self-​defense is for serious martial artists who want to learn a traditional art form from China and Korea. Grandmaster Ed has been training and teaching martial arts for over 49 years, He has been inducted into six different Hall of Fame around the United States. A true professional, he is well-​rounded and experienced in as many facets of his art as possible since martial arts contains an unfathomable amount of wisdom and knowledge that you must experience directly to understand. Grandmaster Ed believe’s in what he during. The student-​teacher bond is highly respected in this art.

Meet the Business Owner

Edward J.

Business Owner

Greetings:

I am Grandmaster Ed James. I began my martial arts training 50 years ago under the direction of my Grandmaster Instructor Sang Kyu Shim. The studio was located in the city of Detroit, Michigan. From 1964 to 1985 I trained six days a week for two hours each day. In 1989 I move to Long Beach, Ca. I started teaching Tang Soo Do in the Parks and Recreation center at two locations in Long Beach before opening my studio in Bixby Knolls. I have a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Cal State Long Beach, I’m a former Federal Agent with 15 years of service with the Department of Treasury. I’m a Vietnam veteran with six years of U. S Naval service. I have been recognized by numerous community groups in the Southern California area including the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors for my work with inner city youth and at risk teens. The value of self-​defense is growing rapidly, as the complexity of society increases. The need for self-​confidence, self-​discipline, is of value.