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

Children Value Themselves to The Extent They Have Been Valued

Children Value Themselves to The Extent They Have Been Valued

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA child’s development of healthy self esteem is bolstered by every personal success that they enjoy. The Moo Duk Kwan’s® Soo Bahk Do® martial art system provides a progressively challenging and rewarding series of experiences that can enhance a child’s self esteem and life potential like no other endeavor. As a student of the Soo Bahk […]

When The Student Is Ready The Master Appears

Reading Time: 4 minutes“When the student is ready the master appears.” Buddhist Proverb Master Mary Ann Walsh first shared a message from a book written by Jeanne Gibbs during a circa 1984 seminar that she taught at the Phonecia Pathwork Center high in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State by handing out a piece of paper with […]

How Can I Get My Teenager To Resume Soo Bahk Do Training?

Reading Time: 3 minutesQ: 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 […]