Welcome to the Arteca's Martial Arts Website. My name is Master Rich Arteca and I am the Chief Instructor, certified by the World Tang Soo Do Association, which currently has studios in 36 countries around the world. Grandmaster Jae C. Shin is the President of the World Tang Soo Do Association, he is a Pal Dan (Eighth degree Black Belt). It is not uncommon to see Grandmaster Shin at local testings and tournaments because he is truly interested in how everyone is doing in the association all over the world. We are a family oriented studio and have been a certified studio of the World Tang Soo Do Association since 1999. The style taught at my school is Tang Soo Do which originated in Korea around two thousand years ago. Today Tang Soo Do techniques and philosophy are still taught as they were in ancient times. I have been training in this style since 1983 and am currently a Sah Dan Master. Tang Soo Do is one of the oldest martial art systems and consists of blocking, punching and both ground and flying kick techniques. We also teach weapons and hapkido techniques which are designed to help smaller individuals defend themselves against larger opponents when the need arises. Our philosophy on fighting is to avoid it whenever possible and to fight only when other attempts to avoid a conflict have been exhausted.

The purpose of Tang Soo Do training is for 3 basic reasons self defense, health and to be a better person. The self-defense learned is to be used to protect ourselves and loved ones from danger. Tang Soo Do training promotes our physical and spiritual health enabling us to have strong bodies and sound minds through rigorous training. There are five codes and seven tenets of Tang Soo Do that serve to guide all students. They are required to be memorized and understood fully.

In closing, the goal of Tang Soo Do is not to promote violence but rather a way of life. It provides a way of thinking and acting that will guide and teach you in all areas of your life, so that you will be happier, healthier and wiser.