Posts by phil-duncan
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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Gloria Waller's Husband Charles Passed Away
Gloria Waller, a valued long-time employee serving members of the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation lost her husband, Charles to death Thursday, January 24th, 2019.
Charles was a strong, invisible supporter of the Federation for years.
Year after year, his generous contribution of service to Federation members was done silently and without overt recognition or fanfare.
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Only Ten MWM And KDJSS Visitor Overnight Spots Remain
First Come First Serve
The 2018 USA Moo Duk Kwan® Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa will begin on November 9th, the 73rd Anniversary of Hwang Kee's first Moo Duk Kwan® school opening in Yang San Ku, South Korea. How fitting is it for this premiere training experience to begin on that historically meaningful date? Adding even more significance to…
Read MoreMoo Duk Kwan® Certified Instructors Are The Best
Moo Duk Kwan® Certified Instructors offer superior martial art instruction worldwide and the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation® Board of Directors is proposing a policy intended to further elevate public awareness of the professional instruction environment provided for students by Moo Duk Kwan® Certified Instructors.
Member comments and feedback are invited on the current Background Check Policy 1.0 until August 31, 2018.
Interested members can read a draft of the Background Check Policy 1.0 proposal and post questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc about the policy here by using the comment link at the bottom of the page.
Read MoreA Moment With The Masters... And Then It's Gone
The Federation hosts A Moment With The Masters in conjunction with the 1st weekend of the Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa in order that fellow members have an opportunity to share a few moments with the wave of new Ko Dan Ja rank applicants and current Ko Dan Ja leaders and visiting Ko Dan Ja Alumni who are also participating in the week long Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa experience.
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Trick or Treater Safety School
A Community Service Program
Halloween is despised by some and enjoyed by others, but regardless of your perspective about Halloween I am sure you agree that safety is important.
Safety is especially important on Halloween when young kids may be roaming the streets in the dark and when widespread mischief and mayhem may be the norm, so being alert and attentive to personal safety is a high priority.
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Trick Or Treaters Welcome!
Have you ever Trick or Treated for Halloween by Text Message?
Have you ever Trick or Treated for Halloween by Text Message? No? Well, during the Federation's Fall membership Drive you can Halloween Trick or Treat us from anywhere, in or out of your costume during THE ENTIRE MONTH OF OCTOBER and we are giving away some really neat treats. Even ol Christopher Columbus can't discover a better deal than this!
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Special Needs Hero Among Us In Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Del Sordo Pediatric Martial Arts
Special Needs Hero Among Us In Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
Paul Del Sordo is a Moo Duk Kwan® internationally certified master level instructor (Sa Bom) for the proprietary Soo Bahk Do® martial art system and owner of Del Martial Arts in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
He has helped, and continues to help, special needs children make progress in ways that medical professionals admit they simply cannot.
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