SA BOM NIM DEGNAN

Sa Bom Nim Kathleen Degnan has been studying Tang Soo Do for over 21 years under the direction of Master Joe Fitzgerald. She is a Master Instructor and continues to train with Master Fitzgerald, in addition to attending national seminars and tournaments in order to improve her skills as a martial artist.

For more than 12 years, Master Degnan has been teaching Tang Soo Do in the Chicago area; as head instructor for the University of Chicago’s Tang Soo Do club, and since 2014, in her own program on Chicago’s north side. In late 2020, she opened a karate school in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Both north and south side schools continue to run regular in-person and Zoom classes despite the pandemic. Master Degnan is passionate about her training, and loves to share her excitement for Tang Soo Do with her students.