Master Tim Schroeder…
was promoted to Yuk Dan, 6th-degree Black Belt, Senior International Master Instructor in July 2024 under the direction of Grandmaster William Strong and the World Tang Soo Do Association. He began his martial arts study in 1972 at the age of 15, before taking a long hiatus from traditional training. In 1983, he resumed serious study in a variety of martial arts, including Okinawa Te, Kenpo, Shotokan, and Jujutsu. He found his martial “doctrine” when he was introduced to Tang Soo Do in 1989. Master Schroeder discovered that this mysterious martial art embodied the elements of all his previous training while also offering traditional foundations aimed at the ultimate goal of becoming one with nature.
As both a chiropractor and martial artist, he blends the philosophy of innate healing potential and martial energy into his chiropractic practice and his Tang Soo Do studio. Tang Soo Do has proven to him, on numerous occasions, that involvement in traditional martial arts offers profound physical, social, and mental benefits.
He believes that any student has the potential to learn with proper leadership and guidance. He loves to see students achieve their personal goals in the studio and in life. He holds a strong belief that martial arts are a way of life, not just an opportunity to work out in the studio. At the same time, he believes there can be a mysterious transformation when entering and bowing into the dojang: “Bowing in says that the student is ready to open up to new physical and mental territories.”
Master Schroeder loves to participate in sparring and self-defense. He wrote his first master’s thesis on the ability of traditional hyungs to rejuvenate the body and create vitality, his second master’s thesis on why people quit, and his third on the beginning of World Ki Gong. He enjoys examining hand-to-hand self-defense methods and weapon use. He takes great joy in seeing a student learn to live the warrior lifestyle.
Rank: 6th Dan
Senior International Master Instructor at Incline Village Martial Arts
Year started training: 1972
Trains under Grandmaster William Strong
Other interests: Being a good father and husband, natural healing, movement/mobility and innate potential, skiing, hiking, surfing, and cycling
