Grandmaster
Charles Ferraro
Grandmaster (Korean:
Kwan Jang Nim) Charles Ferraro has studied many types of martial art
systems over the years, including:
Tang Soo Do Karate, Shoto Kan Karate, Kempo Karate, Goju Ryu Karate, Jiujutsu, Aikido
and Kenjitsu.
He has also trained in Filipino martial arts (Kali, Arnis and
Escrima), Okinawa weapons (Kobudo), Tai Chi Chuan and natural
healing (Reiki).
Grandmaster earned
his B.S. degree in Biology (SCSU/ 1974) and his M.S. in Fishery
Biology (Murray State University/ 1975) .
Tang Soo Do
Tang Soo Do has
always been Grandmaster Ferraro's first love, and he continues training
and teaching it to this day. Grandmaster began his studies
in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan in 1967 under Mr. Robert Cheezic. After
the formation of the U. S. Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation in
1976, he became a student of Master Hyun Chul Hwang, son of
Grandmaster Hwang Kee of the Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation.
Grandmaster Ferraro
opened his first Dojang (school) in 1976 in New Haven, CT,
under the name of New England Tang Soo Do Academy. After moving his
Dojang to West Haven, CT in 1978, he decided to change the name of
his school to West Haven Academy of Karate, Achievement Centers. At
the time of this writing Grandmaster Ferraro and his students have
opened eighteen Dojangs in four states.
He has trained and promoted over 800 individuals to the Dan (black
belt) level and over 50 individuals to the Master level. In
competition his
students have garnished over 450 individual first place
championships, 35 individual National Grand Championships and 4
individual first place international championships.
Mi Guk Kwan
Grandmaster is the founder and president of the
Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan
Association.
On December 9th 1995 fifty-nine of
Grandmaster Ferraro's senior students and studio owners held a historic
meeting where it was decided by unanimous vote to form a new martial arts organization.
At this inaugural meeting the Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan
(Korean: "A brotherhood, school, and place in America to
practice the way of the empty hand defense") was formed with
Grandmaster Ferraro as its president.
Under the guidance
of Grandmaster Ferraro the Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan has developed
into one of the largest Tang Soo Do organizations in the world, with
thirty studio locations within the United States, nine in
South America, ten in Central America and one location in
India.
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