Grand Master Cheezic

GRANDMASTER CHEEZIC INDUCTED INTO THE

BUDO INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME

Grandmaster Cheezic was inducted into the Budo International Hall of Fame on June 17th, 2006. The ceremony, attended by Mr. Laperle, Ms. Coutu and many students and masters of other schools, was held at the Marriott Hotel Laguardia New York City.

While serving in the U.S. Air Force in Korea, Grandmaster Cheezic began the study of Tang Soo Do under Grandmaster Jae C. Shin. Grandmaster Shin is today the head of the very large and important World Tang Soo Do Association, which is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Grandmaster Cheezic received his black belt in October 1960 from Grandmaster Hwang Kee, who developed and established the discipline of Tang Soo Do as we know it today. Hwang Kee and Jae C. Shin are historic figures in international martial arts.

Master Cheezic came home to Waterbury, Connecticut in 1960 and in that year opened a Tang Soo Do dojang. Over the years this dojang has grown into the Cheezic Tang Soo Do Federation that today includes over 50 locations in 13 states including several international locations. Since the beginning over 25,000 students have been enrolled. In 1999, the Federation awarded its thousandth black belt and continues to grow. Included in our list of black belts are 41 master-belts.

Our training is traditional, encompassing the refinement of technique, hyung (forms) and dae ryun (sparring). We encourage the pursuit of excellence in our Art and applaud our students and instructors achievements both within our discipline and in their scholastic or personal achievements. Members of the Federation at all levels regularly take part in exhibitions and tournaments at home and abroad. Teams representing our Federation have competed throughout the United States; and internationally in Europe, Asia, the Carribean, and soon Australia.

The bedrock of the Federation has always been and continues to be its emphasis on respect for the traditions, beliefs, and practices which characterize Tang Soo Do.

OUR PHILOSOPHY Very simply, our goal is to teach self-respect and respect for others through the study and practice of Tang Soo Do, a very historic and traditional Korean discipline of the martial arts. The ideas of respect and tradition are pervasive in all of our activities and for all students at every level of achievement.

WHO WE ARE

We are instructors and students from all walks of life, at all ages (from 4 to 70+ years), boys and girls, men and women, the specially challenged. We speak of ourselves as "family"…that is our mindset.

WHAT WE DO

On the spectrum of martial arts, Tang Soo Do is an external, hard discipline. We teach forms (hyungs), sparring, weapons, breaking, self-defense techniques. We expect everyone to learn basic Korean martial arts terminology and the language of courtesy. We take part in martial arts tournaments across the country and internationally, hold tournaments within our own Federation, and offer a raft of activities for our young people-…everything from summer camps to cookouts to sleep-overs. We take part in community activities by giving exhibitions in schools, fairs, and taking part in Special Olympics activities.