Text Box: Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee 
Korea/USA
born  November 9, 1914 deceased July 14, 2002
Creator of 
Tang Soo Do

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Visual Black Belt History and Lineage of
American Tang Soo Do Club at FCCJ
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Text Box: Miami University
Ohio
Text Box: Dr. John Kistler
Professor of  History
Navy Commander Retired
Master Black Belt 9th Dan Dr. John M. Kistler was born in Ludington, Michigan in 1919.  John was raised in Michigan at 18 years old began his world travels. He was a naval aviator and has been around the world at least seven times while involved in World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Dr. John began his study of Tang-Soo-Do during the 1951 Korean conflict. He continued his study of and acquired Black Belt in 1964. Dr. Kistler began instructing students in the Way of Tang-Soo-Do at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio in 1964 and continued there until 1969. Following retirement from active military duty, Dr. Kistler began a teaching career at Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida in 1970, and has instructed Tang-Soo-Do under the YMCA/Flagler College sponsorship until his retirement in 2000. Taken from his second book: AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL OF AMERICAN TANG-SOO-SO - “CHINESE HAND WAY” - ADVANCED FORMS - JOHN KISTLER AND “CORKY” CARAWAY 
Flagler College 1992, tT. Augustine, FL
CONTINUING HISTORY AND RESEARCH
 
 
 

Text Box: Ken Durling
Tae Kwon Do Karate America
St. Augustine, FL
Commercial Dojo
Text Box: Flagler College
Saint Augustine, Florida
Dr. K retires from teaching. 
National Tang Soo Do Association
Spring 2001
Paul Motley appointed President
Text Box: Hwang Kee promoted Dr Kistler  to Master Level Belts

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Text Box: born March 3, 1919

Jason Yinger
July 2009
 Clashous Witherspoon
July 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Tom Benich
deceased

Text Box: STEPHEN K. HAYES
Quest Center
To-Shin Do martial arts

 

 

 

Text Box: Charles Brown
GoDan /Sch. Koroshi School of Defense, Painesville, Ohio

Text Box: Paul Motley
American Tang Soo Do
St. Augustine, FL
Commercial Dojo

Text Box: Ben Perry
karate film actor with Bruce Lee
Roger Sparks

Text Box: Roger Sparks
Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you were a student of Dr. John Kistler or student of a student, we would like to include you.  email phillips@fccj.edu

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