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TAC CLINIC, Carlsbad, Sept 16, 2006 Dan Testing, Glendora, Oct 14, 2006 Moo Duk Kwan Celebration, Nov 4, 2006
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United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation While stationed in Korea during the 1950's and 60's, U.S. military personnel trained in Soo Bahk Do (then Tang Soo Do) Moo Duk Kwan, and upon returning to the United States many continue with there training and some began teaching. These martial artists who brought the art here are credited with the beginning stages of growth for the Moo Duk Kwan in America. With time these practitioners saw the difficulty in furthering the development of the art and recognized that they didn’t have the guidance and standardized instruction that they once had in Korea. Upon visiting the United States for the second time in 1974, Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee saw the necessity to form a national organization and invited all Moo Duk Kwan dan members to attend a meeting on November 29, 1974. A dedicated group of practitioner met together and decided to establish this new organization. With much hard work and thought the United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation had its charter meeting, held at the Hilton Hotel in New York, on June 28, 1976. **Officially changed to United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation in 1995 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moo Duk Kwan. The United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation is the only American organization that is recognized by Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee. By having this link and legitimacy to teach and spread the Moo Duk Kwan style, we are at the "heart" of this living art. The Federation is a Non-Profit Organization that is set up to ensure the growth and expansion of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan, as well as serve it’s members. Without its members there would be no Federation.
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