Posts by phil-duncan
2025 Moment with the Masters Schedule
November 14-16, 2025 Baltimore, MD
Greetings Fellow Moo Duk Kwan Practitioners, Moment with the masters is just around the corner! It’s hard to believe that November will be here before we know it! We encourage all of you to attend this historic Golden Jubilee gathering. Our Technical Advisory Committee has worked hard to put together an engaging and inspiring…
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July 4th Significance to Moo Duk Kwan
July 4th Preceeded End of Korean War by 23 Days
Please join me for a brief walk through history on this July 4th, 2023 and contemplate past events that have made today's events possible. Hwang Kee founded his Moo Duk Kwan organization in Yong San Ku South Korea Nov 9, 1945 during Japanese occupation. His Moo Duk Kwan core values emphasize the importance of History…
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A Triple Opportunity Right From Home
Sat Oct 17, Name Your Own Price To Enter
Participating in a National Festival can require long-distance travel, airfare expense, hotel rooms, meals at restaurants, time away from home and maybe even time out of school or time off work.
Read MoreDoes The Moo Duk Kwan® Have A Secret Handshake?
Does the Moo Duk Kwan® have a secret handshake like some of fraternities, clubs, secret societies,etc.?
Read More"A secret handshake is a distinct form of handshake or greeting which conveys membership in or loyalty to a club, clique or subculture and friends.
Bullying. Will Your Child Be Next?
Teen Student In California Dies From Bullying
Grade Schooler In Tomball, Texas Student Hospitalized From Bullying
Depending on oversight by adults to prevent or stop bullying incidents is a faulty strategy because bullies predominantly target their victims out-of-sight of adults who might intervene.
Moo Duk Kwan® Certified Instructors and School owners have more opportunity to prevent bullying incidents than almost anyone else because they empower potential victims to defend themselves when no one else is present to protect them.
Read MoreVolume 1 Autographed Collector's Edition Going, Going, Gone...
Moo Duk Kwan® Founder Hwang’ Kee’s original Volume 1 Textbook (hardback, 450+ pages) has been out of print since 2010. Copies have become extremely rare and expensive if you can even find one. ($575 AbeBooks, $300-$600 Amazon & EBay.)
Preorder before Aug 31 to get your personal Autographed Collector's Edition of Volume.
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Official Representatives of the Moo Duk Kwan ® and Kwan Jang Nim
Are You Brave Enough?
The first Key Concept emphasized by Moo Duk Kwan® Founder Hwang Kee in his martial art philosophy is courage (brave energy ~Yong Gi). Sometimes summoning our brave energy to follow an uncertain path or make a difficult decision can be challenging.
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