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Philosophy

Eight Key Concepts

Korean	Literal Translation	Translation
Yong Gi	Brave Energy	Courage
Chung Shin Tong Il	Clean/Clear, God, Govern, One	Concentration
In Neh	Endure Patience	Endurance
Chung Jik	Right Straight	Honesty
Kyum Son	Humble Humble	Humility
Him Cho Chung	Power Manage Right	Control of power
Shin Chook	Relaxation/Expand Tension/Shrink	Tension and relaxation
Wan Gup	Loose/Slowness Hurry/Fast	Speed control

 

Five Moo Do Values (PDF article)

Korean	Translation
Yuk Sa	History
Jun Tong	Tradition
Jun Kyung	Discipline/Respect
Chul Huk	Philosophy
Ki Sool	Technique

Badges

 

Uniforms and Belts

White Belt members – are to wear a plain white uniform with the badge on the left side of the chest over the heart.

The white belt signifies – Winter – Emptiness, Hidden Potential and Purity.

Orange Belt members – are to wear white uniform with the badge on the left side of the chest over the heart.

The orange belt was introduced in 1975 as a motivational step between white and green belts. It is between winter and spring.

Green Belt members – are to wear a white uniform with green trim on the lapel of the jacket the badge on the left side of the chest over the heart.

The green belt signifies – Spring – Growth, Spreading, Advancement

Red Belt members – are to wear a white uniform with red trim on the lapel of the jacket the badge on the left side of the chest over the heart.

The red belt signifies – Summer – Ripening, Head (yang), Acive

Midnight Blue Belt – are to wear a white uniform with Midnight Blue trim on the lapel, bottom edges and the end of the sleeves of the jacket the badge on the left side of the chest over the heart.

The midnight blue belt signifies – Autumn – Maturity, Calm (um), Passive, Harvest

Do Jang (Hall) Set Up

 

The front of the Do Jang Hall should have the flags and photograph as depicted above.

Order if Hanging

1. Australian Flag
2. Korean Flag
3. MDK Flag
4. Kwan Jang Nim Photographs
5. Any other material in use

NB:   Take down in the reverse order that you hang items.
Hang all Nations Flags at the same height.

Australian Flag

Like many other countries in the British Commonwealth, Australia maintains the Union Jack in the upper hoist, symbolizing the country's historical link to Great Britain.
The Federation Star located beneath the Union Jack represents unity, with a point for each of the six states and a seventh point representing the territories.
The five stars in the fly of the flag symbolise the constellation the Southern Cross, representing the stars Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta each with seven points and Epsilon with five points because it is not as bright as the other stars in the constellation. 
The Southern Cross is a prominent constellation of the southern hemisphere. It denotes Australia's geographical place in the world
Thus, the flag represents Australia's history, its unity and its place in the universe.

Korean Flag

1	Yang	Active aspect of existence
2	Um	Passive aspect of existence
3	Heaven 'Geon'	Justice, the south and summer
4	Water 'Gam'	Life, the west and autumn
5	Earth 'Gon'	Fertiility, the north and winter
6	Fire 'I'	Wisdom, the east and spring

Moo Duk Kwan Flag

1	Fist	Justice, Honor and Unity
2	Leaves	14 provinces of Korea (united) on each side, Peace
3	Berries	Six major continents, blossoming skills (colour - Yang)
4	Scroll	Knowledge, Scholarly wisdom (colour - Um)
5	Moo	Martial/Military, is composed of the characters for "stop/prevent" and "Sword/Spear." This stands for the principle of stopping conflict within ourselves and with our surroundings Sword/Spear Stop/Prevent
6	Soo	Hand. This is representative of the empty-handed philosophy.
7	Bahk	Striking. This represents the combative aspect of Soo Bahk Do.
	Additional Character	Do the way of nature. This is represented by a winding path.

A Brief History of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan

In Korea the indigenous arts of self defense (Soo Bahk Ki and Tae Kyun) we combined with other fighting principles (Northern and Southern Chinese Kung Fu) and moral guidelines such as the philosophy of Do (Tao), No Ja (Lao Tzu) and Kong Ja (Confucius) by Founder Grandmaster Hwang Kee, into what is now known as Soo Bahk Do (Tang Soo Do) Moo Duk Kwan. This combination of techniques and philosophy resulted in the development of a form of self defense and mental conditioning unrivaled in the modern world. 

Grandmaster Hwang Kee created the Moo Duk Kwan on November 9 1945. Grand Master Hwang Kee was first inspired to study the Martial arts in 1921 when he was about seven years old. At a traditional Festival called "Dan O" he was visiting a nearby village, where they had archery, wrestling and many other festivities. As Grand Master was enjoying the festival, a group of seven or eight men had a dispute with another man. Suddenly the group of men attacked the lone man, who began evading and counter attacking with his feet, eventually defeating the group of men. This ability to defend oneself against several attackers so impressed Grand Master Hwang Kee that at that moment he knew he wanted to learn the martial arts. 

For several years Grand Master Hwang Kee studied and researched every available source, and at the age of 22 he was recognized as a Master among other martial artists. In May of 1935 Grand Master Hwang Kee began working for the Korean railroad company which allowed him to travel. In May of 1936 he met a Chinese Kung Fu master named Yang, Kuk Jin. Grand Master trained with Master Yang until 1946, at which time China was experiencing a communist revolution. The training consisted of Seh Bop (postures), Bo Bop (steps), Ryun Bop (conditioning) and Hyung (Forms) with their applications. November 9th 1945 Grandmaster Hwang Kee founded the Moo Duk Kwan. The basic ideal of the Moo Duk Kwan is the development of its participants. Strong individuals in Spirit and Body make strong communities, strong communities make strong nations, Strong and peaceful nations make a strong and peaceful world.

 

Hyun Chul Hwang Kwan Jang Nim

Successor to Hwang Kee August 1, 2002. Now to be addressed Kwan Jang Nim HC Hwang. Kwan Jang Nim Hwang was born on March 4, 1947, in Seoul , Korea.  He started training in the Moo Duk Kwan discipline on May 5, 1954 at age 7 and earned his Cho Dan at age 9 (he was the youngest Dan holder at that time in Korea).  He was a member of the Korean team at the 5th Asian Karate Championship held in Seoul, Korea, 1966, head Technical Advisor for the 1st World Karate Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.

Kwan Jang Nim HC Hwang was the head Instructor at the Central Moo Duk Kwan Do Jang and at the U.S. Army base in Yong San (1970-1973).

He served as Head Instructor at the Greek Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation (1973-1974) and was the invitational Instructor of the United Kingdom Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation (1974).

HC Hwang was a charter Member of the United States Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) Moo Duk Kwan Federation and served as the U.S. designee to Grandmaster Hwang Kee and Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation until August 4, 2002.

Lineage

It is important for all members of the world Moo Duk Kwan to be able to trace their Martial Art Lineage back to our Kwan Jang Nim and to our founder.  Here in pictorial form is the lineage for members at Capital Soo Bahk Do Academy including the Dan Bon (Dan Numbers) of the Instructors.

HC Hwang Kwan Jang Nim Dan Bon 509
Kriton Glenn Sa Bom Nim Dan Bon 23 757
Mark Koina Sa Bom Nim Dan Bon 34 683
YOU Dan Bon ?? ??? When you complete your Dan Shim Sa