At Success Martial Arts we primarily teach the tradional Korean Martial Art of Dang Soo Do (pronounced Dahng Su Doe). Although for the perspective new student, finding a good Instructor if more important that looking for a specific style, we have great confidence that the style taught at our school is one of the best and most complete systems around. It is also important to note that although the primary style taught at our school is Dahng Soo Do, the Master's have extensive experience in other styles and like to incorporate useful drills and techniques that they find useful into the daily curriculum.  A great school will have an Instructor that continues to learn and grow and that is one thing that Success Martial Arts prides itself on.

撞(당) Dang means to hit or strike

手(수) Soo means Hand

道(도) Do means way or path

Dang Soo Do is a traditional Korean Martial Art that emphasizes personal development as it's primarily goal. That personal development encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual growth. To top that off Dang Soo Do offers serious practical real life self defense skills.  Dang Soo Do is not a sport, and does not emphasize competition as a means of growth. Dahng Soo Do is a personal journey where everyday is progress not perfection. Along the way students become emersed in a culture of respect and discipline.   

Dahng Soo Do by and large has great quality control in place as most practitioners are not far removed from their roots.  To this day the Masters travel to Korea every few years and also invite their Grandmasters from Korea to visit the USA so we maintain our roots and traditions. 

Our Black Belt Club members also train in the Korean Sword Martial Art of Haidong Gumdo.  Haidong Geomdo is a beautiful sword style that was developed not for one on one duels, but pitches open field battles against multiple opponenents. Throughout Korea's history they have been attacked or had war on the peninsula on average once every 50 years for the last 5,000 years. Because of this, they had to develop great Martial Skills to maintain their national identity from the larger and more powerful kingdoms in China, Japan, and Mongolia.  Haidong Geomdo as well and Dang Soo Do can be said to be a result of their long struggle to maintain their national identity, which Koreans take great pride in as they have struggled for milliniums to maintain.

海(해) Hae means Sea

東(동) Dong means East

劍(검) Geom means Sword

道(도) Do means Way