Master Steve Ross is Owner and Chief Instructor of West Coast Tang Soo Do Karate Academy (a.k.a. Soo Bahk Do). He is the highest-ranking Certified Master Martial Arts Instructor in the art of Tang Soo Do here in Orange County. After moving to southern California from Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1983, he assumed ownership of a studio in Costa Mesa, CA until he transferred his area of operation to the Sports Club / Irvine in 1992. In 1991, The Sports Club asked him to join their team to bring them the highest quality marital arts program available. He has been the head martial arts instructor at The Sports Club / Irvine since 1991 and established one the most successful martial arts programs at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) which was assumed by one of his students, Mr. Danny Lockhart.
He has spent most of his life in association with martial arts and self-defense. He began his studies in 1971 at the age of 11. Prior to his dedication to the ancient Korean art of Tang Soo Do, he studied Tae Kwon Do, Jiu Jit Su, Goju-Ryu, Judo, Aikido and Hand to Hand Combat.
Master Ross has been a competitor since 1977. He has won numerous national, regional and state martial arts awards in both fighting and in forms. Included in these accomplishments is his 1st place title from the 1986 World Marital Arts Championships held in London, England.
He is recognized around the world for his academic knowledge and technical skills and abilities in the art of Tang Soo Do. He has served as the bodyguard for various celebrities, taught members of Royal families, CEO’s and instructed Hand-to-Hand Combat techniques to military personnel. He has also worked in motion picture industry with actors such as Jean-Claude Van Damme, Louis Gossett Jr. and Peter Coyote.
Master Ross is truly dedicated to the growth and development of Tang Soo Do. He has devoted the majority of his life toward helping others understand the principals of self-defense and develop the skills required to master the martial art of Tang Soo Do. | |
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