Foundation President & Board Chair

John St. James has been training for over 45 years. He has earned an 8th degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do and serves as the President and Founding Master of the Atlantic-Pacific Tang Soo Do Federation headquartered just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. John St. James also serves as Co-Chair of the Asia Atlantic Alliance, an organization of like-minded traditional Tang Soo Do Federations and Associations across the globe.

Mr. St. James began his martial arts and leadership training when he was 13 years old. He often speaks about how Tang Soo Do had a transformative effect on him personally and has witnessed the same in the thousands of students he has taught over the years.

Helping others, especially those at risk, is driving force in Mr. St. James life. He founded the APTSD Foundation to help those most in need gain the wonderful values and benefits of Tang Soo Do. These benefits include enhanced discipline, perseverance, respect, humility, focus, goal orientation, and improved self-esteem.

John St. James

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