1711 Route 885 West Mifflin, PA 15122
412-650-9111
About Master Gene Garbowsky
In January 2012 and the urging of various other heads of Tang Soo Do organizations in the United States Master Garbowsky founded the Independent Tang Soo Do Association in the hopes of bringing together various other Tang Soo Do organizations and to provide his students with an internationally recognized organization that helps to foster the original teachings of the late Great Grandmaster Hwang Kee by tapping into the instruction and teaching he received from his two instructors and to foster the Tang Soo Do concept of Ryu Pa.
Master Garbowsky holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Pennsylvania State University (1992).
Summary of Achievements
Summary of Achievements
- 1986 Began teaching Tang Soo Do in Pittsburgh at the age of 16 years old
- 1988 Awarded first Dan (Black Belt) (Dan# 26272) by International Tang Soo Do Federation
- 1991 Head Tang Soo Do Instructor and co-owner, State College Martial Arts Academy, State College, PA
- 1991 Penn State Judo
- 1992 USA Karate Team Member
- 1993 Head Instructor, Pittsburgh and owner of CS Kim Karate, Irwin, PA
- 1994 ITF “Forms Competition”, World Championship Runner-Up
- 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Outstanding Demonstration Awards
- 1995 Maryland State Invitational Karate Championships “Grand Champion”, Eagle Classic
- 2000 Awarded Masters Degree by the International Tang Soo Do Federation
- 2005 opened South Hills Karate Academy at 4500 Clairton Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15236
- 2006 NAKF Tournament Forms “Grand Champion”
- 2008 Awarded 5th Dan Master Rank by the Tang Soo Do Martial Way Association
- 2005-2009 grew South Hills Karate Academy to over 160 full-time students
- 2009 Opened 2nd location for South Hills Karate Academy in Elizabeth, PA
- 2009 Trained and had promoted 12 students to Cho-Dan ranking and 2 to Ee-Dan ranking in the Tang Soo Do Martial Way Association
- 2011 opened new location for South Hills Karate Academy and the new MartialFit Trining center providing students of the art of Tang Soo Do both top quality instruction in Tang Soo Do and well as strength and fitness training
- 2011 Promoted 4 students to the Cho-Dan rank under South Hills Karate Academy
- 2011 Franchised South Hills Karate Academy, Elizabeth location
- 2012 Founded the Independent Tang Soo Do Association with the assistance of Master Vernon Noble, 7th Dan Tang Soo Do (#21532)
- 2020 Awarded 7th Dan Tang Soo Do
* South Hills Karate Academy nor the Independent Tang Soo Do Association makes no claim of current association with the Moo Duk Kwan, International Tang Soo Do Federation or the Tang Soo Do Martial Way Association. The information is provided for illustration of lineage and history only.