Tae Bong Soo Do is a highly diversified modern eclectic martial art, which combines the best attributes of several defensive systems. The style is designed to be artistic as well as practical, based mainly on the scientific principles of physics. It.s an effective style for self-defense, competition, or merely an expression of art.

The main influential sources combined to develop Tae Bong Soo Do include: 1) Korean kicking and hand strikes derived from Tae Kwon Do; 2) Filipino trapping and stick fighting derived from Modern Arnis and Escrima; 3) punching, footwork and body mechanics of boxing; and 4) locking, throwing, and grappling techniques derived from Judo and Ju-jitsu.