Charles McManus

At Seven Star Martial Arts Academy, we strive to uphold the Tang Soo Do teachings and philosophy of Grandmaster Charles Ferraro and the Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan.

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No classes today due to Black Belt testing at Headquarters.

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Don’t miss our spring workshop next weekend! Try out a class on us! https://t.co/NOke3NQrmw

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Friday morning Dan Test prep class.
Mike and Scott (along with Zach and Casey) are testing for their 2nd Degree Black Belt next weekend.

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We can safely say that these points apply to our school. https://t.co/AmbSjcbTCS

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Stretching and a nice high intensity interval session to start the mixed rank kids class today.
Vacation week means a smaller class but our training doesn’t get any less intense.
We had some sweaty but happy kids after class.

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Hey everyone, Gup testing for the White Belts on April 30th at 5pm. Testing fee will be $25 and an in class pre-test will be held on Thursday April 25th (during regular class). I’m confident that everyone will be ready.

Candidates: Jenna, Devin, Alannie, Matias, David.

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Sharing energy and working together during forms training.

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Karate girl self defense!

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Tuesday night workout!

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Mr. Scott Fish decoded last minute to compete and still made it to the Grand Championship round. Hard work pays off!!

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Alice working on Chil Sung Il Rho for the tournament.

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Some shots from practice this week!

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More tournament prep work today. Looking strong!

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Master McManus performing Jin Do (Chinto) hyung during his Wednesday morning training session. This form is learned when a student earns the rank of Cho Dan (1st Degree Black Belt) https://t.co/laFZQYNqOn

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Team Seven Star getting tournament ready!!
Coming in strong this year!
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1st Degree Black Belt Zach working an advanced kicking combo during class today. https://t.co/wUTUc4tbd5

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Big energy in the dojang! Pushing for the Greenwich Tang Soo Do Karate Championships.

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A few pictures from our Gup test this evening.
More pics and video to come soon.
This was what a test is supposed to be like. High energy and well prepared candidates.

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Just a reminder, no classes today due to Gup Testing at 5:30pm