Martial Arts Academy of Tang Soo Do - MN

The Martial Arts Academy of Tang Soo Do has a long history and has had a number of names through out the years. MAATSD (Martial Arts Academy of Tang Soo Do) was originally established May of 1986 in Buford, South Carolina by Robert H Grissom.

After moving to Minnesota Master Grissom and his wife Teresa opened a school in 1992 but changed the name from MAATSD to Circle Pines Karate Institute (CPKI). Master Robert Grissom was the Chief Instructor until 1999, where in he made Teresa Grissom the Chief instructor of CPKI and she remained so until 2014. In 2012 the Grissom’s changed the name to MG Karate Institute (MGKI) due to a change in location from Circle Pines, MN to Lexington, MN.