Our Instructor
All classes are taught be Master Brian Corrales. Master Corrales brings over 20 years of martial arts experience into his classes. During the summer of 2008, Brian Corrales participated in the infamous Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa, an 8-day Masters Test in the mountains of California. There he achieved the rank of 4th dan (4th degree black belt equivalent) in the art of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan. He also tested and was promoted for the title of Sa Bom, which means master model. This is the highest level of teaching certification that Soo Bahk Do. Having owned and operated a martial art school for over 13 years, Master Corrales is the highest ranking Soo Bahk Do practitioner in Utah and operates the only school in the state offering a certified and legitimate program of Hwang Kee's art form, also known as Tang Soo Do, Soo Bahk Do, or Moo Duk Kwan.
Master Corrales has taught many special seminars in both Idaho and Utah and has been a multiple-time National Champion at the Soo Bahk Do National Championships. He has trained in Korea and has received instruction from both the founder of Soo Bahk Do, Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee and his son Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang.
Brian Corrales has also been nominated into the Black Belt Hall of Fame.
Soo Bahk Do is Master Corrales' primary art and always will be. He has, however, experimented in the following martial art systems: Tae Kwon Do, Shorin-ryu, Shotokan, Budoshin Jiujitsu, Brazilian Jujitsu. He also acquired a black belt in Tang Soo Do before training in Soo Bahk Do. He is also known to hold special seminars using the Kan Bong (6 foot Korean staff).
Master Corrales holds dan number 36364, which was issued to him by Grandmaster Hwang Kee. His lineage can be traced back to the founder himself:
Our Lineage
- Hwang Kee, Kwan Jang Nim - Founder of Tang Soo Do and Soo Bahk Do as pertaining to the Moo Duk Kwan.
- Master Jae Chul Shin #698 - Founder of the World Tang Soo Do Association.
- Master Chuck Norris #2819
- Victor Martinov, Sa Bom Nim #10189 - Current member of the Senior Advisory Committee to the World Moo Duk Kwan
- Jeff Moonitz, Sa Bom Nim #17650 - Current member of the Hu Kyun In (Guardians of the Art)
- Oliver Whitcomb, Sa Bom Nim #23268 - Current Regional Examiner
- Brian Corrales, Sa Bom Nim #36364
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