Senior Master George Kapterian 5th Dan, began practicing in the Korean Martial Art of Tang Soo Do in the Spring of 1990 under the instruction of Grand Master Chong Su Kim. By maintaining his training with the same instructor over the course of 27 years, Mr. Kapterian has achieved the rank of Senior Master in the Spring of 2013. Master Kapterian has received the Pan-Am Tang Soo Do Federation 2008 Best Instructor Award. In February 2009 Master Kapterian re-opened Kim's Karate Shrewsbury with the direct support of Grand Master Chong Su Kim.