PHOTO MOSAIC: A TRIBUTE TO THE KWAN JANG NIM LEARN MORE ON THE FEDERATION WIKI

Photo Mosaic: Tribute to The Kwan Jang Nim

Sa Bom Nim Thomas Thai has presented an interesting opportunity for members to create a unique tribute to the Kwan Jang Nim.Provided there is sufficient interest, you could become part of a unique photo mosaic tribute to the Kwan Jang Nim merely by uploading an image of yourself to be used in the creation of this work. The actual pose of the Kwan Jang Nim in the final work may be different than the sample shown here. Each mosaic features over 1500 individual images.

Click here to go to the wiki page showing the Mosaic: Larger View

Your images may be cropped significantly by the artist during creation, but a record of your contribution will be recorded on your permanent member record as you upload your image file. Before you upload your image, modify the file name to be your FULL NAME and FED ID (JohnDoe020453). The final product will be a full color poster in which individual images will be discernable.This mosaic will not be commissioned for creation until a sufficient quantity of images have been contributed to the project.

HERE IS THE DIRECT LINK TO THE WIKI: http://soobahkdo.editme.com/PhotoMosaic

NATIONAL MOO DO FESTIVAL

SAN DIEGO, CA. AUGUST 24-25TH 2007
USE THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORMS AND LINK TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION ON ALL THE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES http://soobahkdo.editme.com/NatRegistrationForms2007
"THE FIRST MOO DO FESTIVAL"

HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED

The Hudson Valley Regional Tournament will be held at the Haldane Central School, in Cold Spring, New York on Sunday March 25th, 2007, for further registration information contact Alex Baran, Sa bom Nim at (845) 896-2245 (bahk).

Or contact Ed Frampton, Sa Bom Nim at (845) 565-4729.

Tournament registration packages for the event has been mailed to all regional schools, please share this information with your students. Thank you.


Also a Reminder - Region 2 119th Dan Classing Championship to be held at the Piscataway High School in Piscataway, NJ on April 14th, 2007.

Packets must be sent to Master Frampton by March 17th any late registrants will be processed in the fall.

BEST HOLIDAY WISHES TO EVERYONE...

2006 is slowly approaching its end... 2007 is waiting to start it's journey very soon. I wish to extend holiday greetings to our extended family in the Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan® World. It is a very large family and I can only state how "proud and privileged" I am to be a part of it.


Please keep all our brothers and sisters who place their lives in "harm's way" on a daily basis for ...US... in your thoughts and prayers and hopefully those thoughts and prayers will provide them with the courage to continue doing what they do on a daily basis. Our Nation's military! Many of our Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan® brothers and sisters serving in uniform are returning home this holiday season, we wish them a safe return and a very Happy New Year and that they get the opportunity to spend quality time with their families and some quality time in the their respective dojangs.

Last but surely not least, keep Frank Schermerhorn Sa Bom Nim
and his family, in your daily thoughts and prayers so he can have a permanent recovery in his fight; as we have always appreciated his humble leadership, his strong example and countless contributions to us.

Respectfully submitted,

...and Happy New Year.

R Bonefont Sr.

HELP US NOMINATE...

photo courtesy of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation Inc.™

Vic Martinov, Sa Bom Nim
as 2006 Man of the Year







I hope this email finds you in great health and spirits.

I am sending this email to Registered Studio Vision Tour Committees in hopes that you will get the word out quickly to your fellow practitioners. This can be done through email, class announcements or class flyer. If you have access to your regional Yahoo Group, that would also be appreciated (if not already done).

Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang would be honored if members moved quickly to action over the next 8 days and voted for his nominee, Senior Advisory Committee member, Vic Martinov, Sa Bom Nim as 2006 Man of the Year in Black Belt Magazine's Hall of Fame.


With only 8 days left until the JUNE 15th deadline for the 2006 Hall of Fame Voting ends, is it possible for the Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan membership to move quickly enough and in suffcient number to induct another well-respected member of our Federation into the 2006 Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame as 2006 Man of The Year?

Wouldn't that be a SUPER birthday gift from the Federation's members for one of our Charter Members, a former Chairman of the Board of Directors, a former TAC member, a recently featured instructor at the prestigious Guardians of the Art Seminar Series and personal instructor to some of the highest ranking members in the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation Inc.?

What better way to honor our history than to successfully vote Sa Bom Nim Vic Martinov into Black Belt Magazine's Hall of Fame as 2006 Man of the Year? What better way to demonstrate our philosophy in action than by doing it in only 8 days!?

The link to cast your vote is

http://www.blackbeltmag.com/forms/hall_of_fame.cfm

Pass it on to everyone that would like to support the nomination.

Yours in the Moo Duk Kwan,

Joshua Duncan

Region 9

HISTORY OF THE MOO DUK KWAN® FIST

CLICK ON THE FIST ABOVE TO READ ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE MOO DUK KWAN® FIST, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SYMBOL OF MARTIAL ARTS EXCELLENCE. The excellent article is written by Phil Duncan, Sa bom Nim, our Federation Executive Administrator. SOO BAHK!

The Strong Link Between Soo Bahk Do™ and Character Education

Master Roberto Bonefont, Sr. (left) and Allen Ruqus, Sa bom Nim (right) at the "Fitness Night" in Poughkeepsie, New York


On Wednesday April 26th, The President's Vision Tour Committee of Baran's Soo Bahk Do™ participated in a local Elementary School's Fitness Night. The Oak Grove Elementary School, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, hosted their annual "Fitness Night." The event is organized by the Physical Education department to bring increased awareness to Parents about their children's physical wellness. The school invites local businesses that cater to physical wellness.

The PVT Committee of Baran's Soo Bahk Do™ received an invitation to attend. The Committee setup the Federation Display and printed up some trifold handouts to give to parents and students. The trifold provided them with information on class schedules, a brief history of the Soo Bahk Do™ Moo Duk Kwan® martial art, and a short piece on the increasing need for "Character Education" for our children.

Through the use of Soo Bahk Do™ Moo Duk Kwan® training, children are guided through the various facets of "Character Education" that are taught through the use of the "Eight Key Concepts", our "Five Moo Do Values" and many other aspects of the Moo Duk Kwan® Philosophy. Basic to any character education, it concentrates on teaching children how to successfully meet life's challenges, by learning about responsibility, ethical behavior, developing and understanding trust, being respectful or learning about citizenship; it is this basic instruction that every Soo Bahk Do™ instructor probably teaches everyday, but may not label it "Character Education." Don't we teach our students how to meet life's challenges through the training they receive? Of course we do.

Not wanting to use the word "We" because I'm not a studio owner, but as loyal practitioners, we certainly are aware of our art's philosophy and it is the philosophy that affects our students, practitioners (parents and friends too) and keeps them in the dojang. There is a solid link between Soo Bahk Do™ Moo Duk Kwan® and character education, it's important that we keep that link strong through our training.

"Our Vision in Action"

Respectfully Submitted,
Roberto Bonefont, Sr.
Region 2

Soo Bahk Do™ bon Hyung

Thanks to J Willers for posting this video on Google Video. Hope you enjoy it.

Soo Bahk!

Click the Play button below to watch a short video

60th Anniversary Mentioned In Local Newspaper.

On the left is the spot that was placed in the Poughkeepsie Journal Newspaper Players (sports) section on December 29, 2005. The Journal received an article from Master Roberto Bonefont, Sr., regarding the 60th Anniversary of the Moo Duk Kwan™ style and the special celebration held at Baran's Soo Bahk Do ™ martial art school located in Fishkill, New York. The editors decided not to run an article and ran just a captioned picture spot in the Newspaper, and we are grateful for the exposure. As part of the President's Vision Tour Committee at Baran's, the exposure is welcomed, another follow up article will be submitted in the near future. SOO BAHK!

 

MOO DUK KWAN'S™ 60th Anniversary

BARAN'S Honors the SOO BAHK DO style and CELEBRATES THE
MOO DUK KWAN school's 60th ANNIVERSARY


from l to r: Stinehour Sa bom Nim, Master Bonefont, Klein Sa bom Nim, Baran Sa Bom Nim, Lindemann Sa Bom Nim, Ruqus Sa Bom Nim and Master Schepperly
Kneeling: Mr. Joe Smith and Mr. Brandon Stinehour

NOVEMBER 12, 2005

We celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the MOO DUK KWAN™ system at Baran's SOO BAHK DO™ martial art school with a short powerpoint presentation of our trip to Korea for the 60th and a short Moo Do demonstration of hyung using the new Ki Cho tied to the Five Moo Do Values. A display of Il Soo Sik, Ja Yu Dae Ryun, Tanto and Bong techniques, and combination sparring for the parents and students in attendance. To close the demonstration and celebration, all the Ko Dan Ja present performed an advanced hyung to bring the celebration to a close.

After closing, we gathered together to cut a cake in honor of the MOO DUK KWAN system, the cake displayed the 6oth logo and the famous SOO BAHK DO™ art logo of both Kwan Jang Nims on a blue background.

As we ate cake to celebrate, everyone got an opportunity to see the various amounts of coins and souvenirs and posters that we brought back from Korea to include coins and money from Korea. We also gave out small buttons with the 60th MDK™ system logo to all in attendance.

This was an action by the PVTC at Baran's SOO BAHK DO™ in order to raise the awareness of our art and it's heritage, and to reaffirm our committment to the MOO DUK KWAN™ tradition and the art we love so much.

As a special note, Stinehour Sa Bom Nim and his son, Brandon and Mr. Joe Smith came from Ellenville, NY to participate in our celebration and to perform the same demonstration that Mr. Stinehour and Mr. Smith did at the 60th Anniversary demonstration in Sokcho City, Korea. It was their presentation that received loud OOOs and AHHHs from the young Korean children sitting in the stands watching the various demonstrations from around the world. We greatly appreciate their time to travel to Fishkill, NY and actively participate with us. They also left many jaws wide open when they demonstrated here! Soo Bahk!!

We'd also like to thank Klein Sa Bom Nim for attending the celebration and actively participating in our final demonstration of advanced hyung.

SPECIAL NOTE: THANKS TO ALL THE PARENTS WHO BROUGHT A BUDDY PARENT WITH THEM, AND SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO SHOWED UP TO SUPPORT OUR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOO DUK KWAN ™system.

AWESOME ! !

Thank you. Soo Bahk!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOO DUK KWAN ™ style

“The presentation of this information is privately initiated by Roberto Bonefont, Sr. who is responsible for its content and format. This presentation has been created by Roberto Bonefont, Sr., and presented by Roberto Bonefont, Sr., as a donation to, and contribution in service to, the U.S. SOO BAHK DO™ MOO DUK KWAN ™Federation, Inc. in harmony with its chartered purpose to increase the public awareness of SOO BAHK DO™ MOO DUK KWAN™. Please note all trademark and copyright notices.”

60th Anniversary Participation Certificate

Dan Bon # 11, Hwang, Jin Tae, Sa bom Nim, attends the 60th Anniversary in Sokcho City, South Korea

Hwang, Jin Tae, Sa Bom Nim, Dan Bon # 11 is standing directly behind our late Founder/Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee. Hwang, Jin Tae, Sa Bom Nim is identified by the number 14 (photo credit: The History of the MOO DUK KWAN™, Copyright 1996, Hwang Kee, page 28).

Scroll down through the blog and see a current picture of Hwang, Jin Tae, Sa bom Nim at the 60th Anniversary Banquet.

Coins of the 60th Anniversary in Sokcho, Korea

Below are the front side and back of the 60th Anniversary Coin that was available at the Hahwa Resort in Sokcho City, Korea.

Above is a photo of the 60th Anniversary Coin that were created to commemorate the anniversary. ONLY 60 of these were made, this is number 19.

60th Anniversary Program Booklet Korea 2005

Hi Everyone,

this was the booklet that we first noticed at the Sang Moo Sa Store in Seoul, many of us got a handful, and the folks at Sang Moo Sa were encouraging us to grab as many as we wanted. The booklet is really the program with the events that took place during the 60th Celebration in Korea. I placed these up here at JPEGs so you should be able to copy them with some detail. I also published an attachment on the cyberdojang site.

Enjoy. In Moo Do

Roberto Bonefont, Sr.

OUR JOURNEY TO KOREA...

Wooden Plaque outside the Central Dojang in Seoul, Korea

SOO BAHK DO™ MOO DUK KWAN™ - 60 YEARS

60th Anniversary of the MOO DUK KWAN™, l to r: Myself, Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang, Master Schepperly, Allen Ruqus, Sa Bom Nim, with the Sorak Mountains in the background. SOO BAHK!

SORAK MOUNTAINS IN SOKCHO CITY, KOREA

At the 60th Annniversary in Korea, 30 Sep - 2 Oct 2005, Hanwha Resort Sorak in Sokcho City, Korea - left to right: Allen Ruqus, Sa Bom Nim, Master Rachael Schepperly, and myself, Roberto Bonefont, Sr.

60th Anniversary of the MOO DUK KWAN™ - A Blog with Pictures

I hope you enjoy this blog. Please comment or add to this blog with your experiences and observations.

Roberto Bonefont, Sr.