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We may already owe the Founder and our Kwan Jang Nim several haircuts, but in the future, lets not give them cause to ask . . . “How long must I cut my own hair?” — Phil Duncan
Phil Duncan
Phil Duncan serves as the Executive Administrator of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation® providing and coordinating support services for the U.S. Federation Board, the Kwan Jang Nim, the U.S. Technical Advisory Committee, U.S. Regional Officials, U.S. Members, the Board Directors of the charitable non-profit U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan FOUNDATION and the World Moo Duk Kwan. He can be contacted at National Member Headquarters or philduncan@soobahkdo.com or (888) SOO-BAHK
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
Albert Pike
Is Soo Bahk Do Sweeter Than A Bag of Halloween Candy?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat’s better than a bag of candy for Halloween and can also empower a child to protect themselves from bullies even when no authority figure is present to do so? What can enhance a child’s self esteem like nothing else and boost their confidence? Soo Bahk Do® (say, “Sue Baaak Doe”)
Where There Is Preparation There Is No Fear
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn the front wall of my Instructor’s martial art studio (dojang) hung an oriental cloth inscribed with calligraphy that translated, “Where there is preparation there is no fear.”
Seven Characteristics of a Moo Duk Kwan® Quality Soo Bahk Do® Practitioner
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are so many other dimensions to becoming and being a Moo Duk Kwan® quality Soo Bahk Do® practitioner, that viewing quality through only the narrow lens of technique is like trying to see all of our art through the peephole of a door.