Moo Duk Kwan translated literally means "the institute of martial virtue." Moo Duk Kwan was founded in Seoul, Korea, by Hwang Kee on November 6, 1945 following World War II.
In the world of making of a Martial Artist, Moo Duk Kwan
is like an Ivy League educational institution in the Martial Arts.
Sang Kyu Shim
Masters of the Pan American Moo Duk Kwan Society
In April, 1965, Moo Duk Kwan officially became a member of the Korea Tae Kwon Do Association, and master Kang Ik Lee was elected by the Moo Duk Kwan as the 2nd President. On July 27, 1971, the Board of Directors of Moo Duk Kwan elected master Chong Soo Hong as the 3rd President of the Moo Duk Kwan, Tae Kwon Do Association. In February, 1974, as a result of Moo Duk Kwan's contribution to Tae Kwon Do, and his own leadership, Moo Duk Kwan Master Chong Soo Hong was appointed Vice President of Kuk Ki Won, World Tae Kwon Do Headquarters.
Today there are about 300 masters from Moo Duk Kwan actively teaching in more than 40 countries and Moo Duk Kwan has over a million members in the U.S.A. and in Korea.
Master Chuck Norris, graduated from Moo Duk Kwan with a degree in Master of Teaching, with Grandmaster Jae Joon Kim, president of American Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Association where Julian Lee also received his 5th degree black belt in 1983.
Julian Jung Lee graduated from the Moo Duk Kwan Master of Teaching program with sixth dan and served as Assistant Secretary General of the Pan American Moo Duk Kwan Society.
Life is like water
Cow drinks water and makes milk.
Snake drinks water and makes poison.
Life can be changed by attitude and discipline.
Chong Soo Hong
Julian Jung Lee performing scissor kick
for Ninja calendar
by Paladin Press.
Grand Master Byung Ho Choi, President of Pan American Moo Duk Kwan Society, was featured on the cover of the May 1979 issue of Black Belt Magazine. Byung Ho Choi was the only master to obtain ninth dan in Tae Kwon Do and at the same time eighth dan in Judo in the world. Grandmaster Choi was the Korean National Judo Champion from 1956 to 1960.
Always the greatest enemy is the self.
To improve self is to challenge one's self.
Therefore, true victory is self-victory.
Byung Ho Choi
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The charter of Moo Duk
Kwan charges its members
to have reverence for life, and to have as a goal the preservation of life,
even that of an enemy. |