Vision/Mission

Mission 2000 | 5 Moo Do Values | Lincoln Park Vision Tour Committee 

The mission of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan is to achieve World Peace through improved human relationships.  Along with this mission, Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang expressed his vision for the future of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan.  The vision/goal is to ensure the growth of our art for generations to come.  The Kwan Jang Nim has identified five areas, known as the 5 Moo Do Values that are vital in the realization of this vision.  Moo Do simply means “Martial Way,” it is our discipline and behavior through the Moo Do that makes our organization so strong.  The 5 Moo Do Values are:  History, Tradition, Philosophy, Discipline/Respect, and Technique.  Kwan Jang Nim states that these areas are the cornerstones of our development as the Moo Do practitioners we are today.

To communicate this vision and its importance, the Kwan Jang Nim began the Vision Tour.  Through this tour, which was initiated in January of 2003, Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang has traveled the globe instilling the importance of our mission and these values to all walks of life.  The overall goal of this vision is the “Strengthening of our Foundation.”  Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang has stated that we are the “Foundation” for the future of the art.

As a result of the Vision Tour, the Kwan Jang Nim has charged each of us to increase the visibility of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan on a local, regional, national and international level.  To ensure that this vision is made a reality the Kwan Jang Nim formed the National President’s Vision Tour Committee.  This committee of volunteers is responsible for the coordination of these activities.  From this National Committee each studio has formed their own Vision Tour Committees to work towards this common goal.  Please visit the Lincoln Park Vision Tour Committee section to see the activities that we have been involved in to continue to meet this objective. 

The five elements of the Moo Do are the tools we have been given with the acceptance of this gift, and challenge. Using the tools in creative, responsive, ways to make the Art locally visible is Vision in Action.  The concept of national and local Vision Committees is the vehicle for unifying our efforts and mutual support as we place the Vision in Action.  The measure for success is but one thing: Growth!