Soo Bahk Do® is a federally registered trademark identifying the martial art system founded by Kee Hwang and instructed exclusively in the U.S. through the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation by Certified Instructors at certified locations.
Today Moo Duk Kwan® schools nationwide authorized by Kee Hwang through the non-profit U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation of which he was lifetime president are the only legitimate sources of instruction for the Soo Bahk Do® martial art system.
Q: My teenager (daughter) is a Dan (black belt), but has lost interest in training. How can I inspire her to resume training in Soo Bahk Do® Moo Duk Kwan®?
A: The decision to train needs to be hers and parental pressure can be less effective with teenagers than it may be with very young children, so you may need to employ a creative parental strategy to discover what dampened her desire to train and/how you might inspire or support her to resume training.
The answer may be as simple as the teen years exposing your teenage daughter to other influences and interests that has pulled her attention elsewhere; however, you might consider having a non-pressuring conversation with your teenager in order to determine if anything unpleasant happened in her training that might have caused her desire or interest to wane.
Did you know that the Soo Bahk Do Institute allows you to watch all videos in slow motion (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 speeds) so you can see exactly how a technique is performed? Did you know that you can also fast forward (2X, 4X and 8X speed) to get through longer videos quickly without missing anything? And did you know that you can even watch videos in REVERSE fast or slow? You can’t do any of this on YouTube.
Several sets of questions and answers are available for those wishing to learn more about the Soo Bahk Do® Moo Duk Kwan® martial art system founded by Kee Hwang in 1945 and the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation®.
The U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation’s Technical Advisory Committee provides 2 opportunities per year in each Federation region for qualified students to test for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dan ranks. Higher rank candidates are tested at an annual, week long Masters exam called the Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa.
Federation Regional Dan tests are scheduled and managed by Regional Examiners and Regional Administrators in each of the Federation’s 10 regions.
Students applying to test for Dan rank must be recommended by their personal instructor and must submit a completed application packet and fees in accordance with the instructions of Regional Officials.
Dan Test forms can be downloaded from the wiki and completed on your computer using the free Adobe Reader software.
The U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation is hosting its 34th annual Nationals in Cherry Hill, New Jersey at the Crowne Plaza Hotel June 27th to 30th, 2012.
International guests, organization officials and practitioners from all over the U.S. will be in attendance for the annual Board of Directors meeeting, Technical Advisory Committee seminars, regional team and individual competition with an awards banquet concluding the festivities on Saturday evening.
Information and registration here:
http://soobahkdo.editme.com/National-Festival-2012
Volunter to serve on a committee here:
http://soobahkdo.editme.com/National-Festival-Committees-Index-2012
H.C. Hwang, Kwan Jang Nim and president of the World Moo Duk Kwan released his calendar of scheduled 2012 appearances today.
Interested parties may view his appearances on any instance of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation’s national calendar.
The calendar is viewable on, but not limited to, these sites:
First it is important to understand that Soo Bahk Do is the Art and Moo Duk Kwan is the style. Soo Bahk Do is the technical side, and the Moo Duk Kwan is the philosophical side of “Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan.” The name “Bahk” originated in the age of Chun Chu (2700 years ago) according to the Moo Yei Dobo Tong Ji, which is one of the oldest records of Korea’s martial arts. Soo Bahk Do (combat with bare hands and feet) is the only Korean martial art handed down from the Ko Ku Ryo Dynasty, thereby making it the oldest Korean martial art; approximately 2,000 years old.
Translated literally, Moo Duk Kwan means “Institute of Martial Virtue.” Our founder, Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee established the Moo Duk Kwan on November 9, 1945 to reinforce and preserve this traditional approach and to bind all practitioners in a culturally rich organization offering respect, fellowship and the search for an end to conflict. It is the scientific use of the body in methods of self-defense, combined with a strict philosophy guiding the practitioner towards discovering their full potential. Soo Bahk Do, translated means “Hand Striking Way”, and is the means to forge a body towards gaining ultimate use of its faculties through intensive physical and mental training. It is an art of self defense and philosophy that’s secrets cannot be bought at any price other than serious and rigorous training. Its history is a long and honorable one.
The U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation was honored in the U.S. Congressional Record
