Master Carl Tate-8th Dan.

Date of Birth:  November 03, 1960 Inkster, Michigan USA  ~ Resides:  Calgary, Alberta Canada ~Background:  Started Martial Arts training in January 1973 ~ Promote to the rank of  8^th Dan Black Belt in Tang Soo Do on August 5th, 2000

 Master Carl Tate # 15072 Is the highest ranked non-oriental in Canada in Tang Soo Do. His credentials and reputation are world renowned.  Master Tate has received the highest recognition, appointments, and degree of anyone outside of Korea here in Canada.  He has more than 33 years of experience of studying, training, researching, teaching and performing one of the World's most effective forms of korean self defense.

He is the founding President of First Canada Tang Soo Do and the Canadian Tang Soo Do Association,  a senior member of the American Tang Soo Do Association & United Tang Soo Congress.  He offers credentials to Black Belts who wish to excel in the profession of teaching Tang Soo Do through First Canada Tang Soo Do and the American Tang Soo Do Association & United Tang Soo Congress.  Master Tate developed a unique Instructor's Degree System to keep the retention of high ranking black belts.

He currently has more than 203 Masters and Black Belt students from first to seven dans.  He is known throughout the world for his impressive brick and concrete breaking techniques and high impact Sparring on the Open Karate Circuit and the Martial Arts exhibitions. Master Carl Tate is also a member of World Breaking Association and the U.S. Breaking Association.

 Here are the Fact:  

Master Carl Tate is the highest Ranked black belt in Canada for Tang Soo Do outside the Korean nationality.

Hall of Fame Achievements:

1992 World Martial Arts Hall Fame Award for Outstanding Achievement

1993 World Martial Arts Hall Fame Award for Instructor of the Year

1997 World Martial Arts Hall Fame Award for Life Time Achievement

1997 WHFSC~International Hall of Fame Award for Master Instructor of the Year

1998 International Martial Arts Council Award for Person of the Year

1998 International Martial Arts Council Award for School of the Year

2000 Michigan Karate Classic Hall of Fame Award for Person of the Year

2000 Great Lakes Karate Championships League of Honor Award

2001 Action Martial Arts Magazine USA Hall of Fame Award

2003 The American Tang Soo Do Association 30-years Award

2004 The American Tang Soo Do Association Tournament Award

2005 The American Tang Soo Do Association Master Award

2006 The American Tang Soo Do Association Tournament Award

2007 The John R. Byrne Memorial Award

The Only Instructor to be on TV Achievements:

In the following cites Lawton Oklahoma, Inkster Michigan, Kamloops, BC and Calgary, Alberta, Erlanger Germany.

Magazine Achievements:

Wrote Articles for Tae Kwon Do Times, Inside Tae Kwon Do,

Action Martial Arts Canada, Action Martial Arts USA, Sport Karate Int’l, Dojang, World Martial Arts

Other Achievements:

1988: Recipient, Congressional Citation, Oklahoma

2000 Founder and President of First Canada Tang Soo Do

2000 Founder and President of Black Belt of Karate Tang Soo Do Ltd

2003 Elect President of the Canadian Tang Soo Do Association

Featured in over (68) Martial Arts magazines worldwide!

Master Carl Tate has also worked at the Inkster Auxiliary Police Department for five years as an Policeman and part time Court Officer and 7 1/2 years in the United States Armed Forces (Army).

Competition Record:

Member of the USA Karate Team 1984 in Germany

Rank number two in Black Belt Sparring Division by Karate Illustrator Magazine, July 1984

Rank number one in Black Belt Sparring for 1988 Division by Oklahoma Karate Association

Won the Oklahoma-AAU State Karate Championships in 1989 in Black Belt Sparring

Won the AAU Regional Karate Championships in 1989 in Black Belt Sparring

Won the 2000 Windsor Open /first tournament for 2000 in Senior Black Belt Sparring

Coaching Experience:

Head Coach for Team Tate International.. Over the Years Senior Master Tate have made 16 National Champions out of his school For Sport Tae Kwon Do and Sport Karate and 8 Tang Soo Do National Champions in 2006, Head Coach for Team Canada 2007.  

Currently Certified by:

Senior Master Rank and Master Instructor for American Tang Soo Do Association/United Tang Soo Congress 

Certified by:

Korean Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan,  American Tang Soo Do/United Tang Soo Congress - 8th Dan Black belt

World Tae Kwon Do, International Tae Kwon Do - Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do  7th Degree Black Belt

World Hapkido 6th Dan Black Belt and Koryo Gumdo 4th Dan Black Belt.

Board Member of the following Organization

Current Board Member: First Canada Tang Soo Do, the Canadian Tang Soo Do Association and the American Tang Soo Do Association & United Tang Soo Congress.

Master Carl Tate received the first certificate outside of Korea for the State of Michigan and for Canada.  Master Carl Tate is the very first person in Canada martial arts history to open a school in Calgary, Alberta with the backing of the ATA, UTC & CTSDA...

Master Carl Tate is the only Licensed, Registration and Certified Tang Soo Do Master Instructor of  8th. Dan rank in Canada....