Our Style

The term "Tong Moo Do" can be translated to "Complete Martial Arts Way", or "The Way of the Complete Martial Art". Tong Moo Do is not necessarily a style but more of an approach to understanding the martial arts as a whole. Our curriculum includes techniques from many different martial art styles allowing our students to become very well rounded or "complete" martial artists.
                          
In recent years, the term "mixed martial arts" (MMA) has come to describe a hybrid branch of martial arts mainly emphasizing kickboxing style strikes and submission grappling. While Tong Moo Do definitely teaches MMA in this aspect, it also encompasses so much more. Throws, joint locks, weaponry, trapping, extreme kicking, acrobatics, forms, and reality-based self defense are all included under the umbrella of Tong Moo Do.

Some of the styles included in the Tong Moo Do system are; Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Jujitsu, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Aikido, Hapkido, as well as many weapons based styles.