Category: Affiliation
What should I do if I have been using the Moo Duk Kwan® trademarks without understanding my mistake?
The Moo Duk Kwan® organization is flattered that you desire to be associated with it by using its trademarks; however, doing so inappropriately is problematic. In short, now that you are aware that you are infringing Moo Duk Kwan® trademarks, you have two options:
- Stop. Immediately cease and desist by changing the name, logo, ads, website, promo materials, etc. that include any content infringing Moo Duk Kwan® trademarks. Continued infringement after awareness or notification to cease and desist constitutes "willful infringement" which is a more serious violation.
OR - Become a Heritage Member. As a fan of the Moo Duk Kwan® and if you want to earn official recognition that your proficiency and knowledge in tang soo do or Soo Bahk Do® is up to Moo Duk Kwan® standards, then you may consider becoming a Moo Duk Kwan® Heritage Member and enrolling in a development program. Enrollment in a development program may forestall a response to your infringement provided you remain in good standing and abide by the terms and timeline of the development program.
I heard Moo Duk Kwan® was a generic term for a martial art school that anyone can use. Is that true?
No.
Moo Duk Kwan® is a registered trademark in more than one country and can only be legally used by authorized licensees.… Read more “I heard Moo Duk Kwan® was a generic term for a martial art school that anyone can use. Is that true?”
What does the Moo Duk Kwan® organization do?
The Moo Duk Kwan® organization promulgates the Korean martial art of Soo Bahk Do® and teaches the philosophy and value system that Hwang Kee infused into his teaching methodology and incorporated into his school training environments. Like an educational entity the Moo Duk Kwan® enables student members to receive education, instruction and training conducted in accordance with Moo Duk Kwan® standards. Students may eventually complete a proficiency examination successfully and be recommended by a certified instructor to receive credentials of proficiency issued by, and backed by, the Moo Duk Kwan®. Through its licensed organizations worldwide, certified instructors and certified schools, the Moo Duk Kwan® organization currently provides curriculum and training for:
- rank homologation in tang soo do,
- pending implementation
- rank certification in the Soo Bahk Do® martial art system,
- through existing WMDK organizations
- multiple instructor certifications (Jo Kyo, Kyo Sa, Kyo Bom, Sa Bom),
- multiple school certifications (commercialization license)
My instructor was affiliated with the Moo Duk Kwan somehow, but we have never used the Moo Duk Kwan trademarks and would now like to learn how we can become affiliated.
- If the World Moo Duk Kwan® has a licensed organization in your country you can contact that organization for instructions about how to proceed
- If you do not wish to join an existing World Moo Duk Kwan® organization at this time, then Moo Duk Kwan® Heritage Membership may provide you with a time limited alternative path forward.
- If there is no licensed World Moo Duk Kwan® organization in your country, then Moo Duk Kwan® Heritage Membership may provide you with a time limited path forward.