North American Tang Soo Do Federation

The North American Tang Soo Do Federation was founded in July of 1992 in Boca Raton, Florida. Its heritage stems from the 9th century when Soo Bahk Do, the ancient form of Tang Soo Do, was practiced in Korea.  Tang Soo Do was founded in 1945 by the renowned Grand Master Hwang Kee who came to the United States and formed the United States Tang Soo Do Federation. Master Ron Tramontano tested in the 75 Dan testing and received his Dan rank from Grand Master Hwang Kee. He formed an extremely successful West Boca Karate Tang Soo Do studio in Boca Raton, Florida in June of 1986.  Master Tramontano later founded the North American Tang Soo Do Federation which now is headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Ron Tramontano is the Chairman and Founder of NATSDF & TMAN. He is an extremely successful entrepreneur, businessman, author and martial arts master in the arts of Tang Soo Do. As the head of the North American Tang Soo Do Federation, Tramontano teaches and oversees the instruction of over eight hundred students and 160 black belts a week at his facility in Boca Raton, Florida.  He, along with Dr. Ron Valli,  are the creators of one of the largest martial arts web site in the world, "The Martial Arts Network On-Line". "http://www.martial-arts-network.com" is a web site devoted to the world of martial arts and its practitioners.

Author of two published books on martial arts, "A Practical Guide to Self Defense thru The Martial Arts" and "The Tang Soo Do Workbook" as well as two other books soon to be released, one on martial arts forms and the other a diet book for children called, "It's not a Diet it's a Save It".   Tramontano, when asked will tell you he is a person that makes things happen, I see it, and then I create it.

Another of Tramontano's creations is a publicly traded company he runs as President. This company, TMANglobal.com (OTCBB CHOP),  provides the martial arts community and the Extreme Sports enthusiasts with the supplies, accessories and safety gear they need.

A true visionary, Tramontano and his partner, Mr. Tony Interdonato, are now creating the first ever cable television network for martial arts.  The Martial Arts Action Network or "TMAN" as it has become known to the martial arts industry is located at Universal Studios, Florida. 

If you stop to see Master Tramontano at his school in Boca Raton, Florida, "West Boca Karate", you will find a beautifully kept, technically modern facility. View the many photograph and pictures hanging all around the school from Chuck Norris with Master Tramontano to Don "The  "Dragon" Wilson with Master Tramontano.  You name the martial arts icon and be assured Master Tramontano and he know of each other.

Tramontano worked for the New York Telephone Company for period of fourteen years in a highly specialized department. This department handled all live televised events from presidential elections, to the hostages being returned from Iran, to the Popes visiting New York, to the construction of CNN transmitting facility at the Twin Towers in New York.   

Tramontano moved to Boca Raton, Florida and where he was employed by a Miami based communication company called Teltec Communication Inc. where he helped engineer and build Teltec's first long distance microwave communications system. After completing the Teltec microwave system, Tramontano went on to open West Boca Karate Center. Now in its fourteenth year, he has grown this school to be one of the largest schools in this country known for its quality black belt instruction and dedication to its youth.

Mr. Tramontano was born in 1948 in NY. He grew up in the Bronx, a borough of New York City.  He attended Rockland Community College where he majored in electronics.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Electronics from The Metropolitan Collegiate Institute. An avid reader and seminar attendee, Tramontano follows the works of such people as Anthony Robbins, Jim Rohn and Roger Dawson, to name a few.  He is a licensed pilot, likes to play the guitar and is an accomplished pianist.  Mr. Tramontano lives with his wife Linda in Lake Worth, Florida.