Laurel
leaves - The fourteen laurel leaves on each side represent
the fourteen states of Korea and the advancement of peace.
The
three seeds joined to the laurel leaves on each side of the
emblem represent the "three thousand li" (the distance
running north to south) of the "land of morning calm"
and its success.
The
six seeds in total indicate the world and represent the six
continents.
The
right fist represents Tae Kwon Do and justice.
The
Korean character in the center of the circle means Moo Duk
Kwan.
The
character on the left of the circle means Tae and the character
on the right of the circle means Kwon.
As a whole, the emblem symbolizes the spreading of Moo Duk Kwan
throughout the fourteen states, i.e. all of Korea, and then across
the oceans to the six continents of the world. Moo Duk Kwan, as
an international institution, is to achieve the objectives of
peace and human advancement as the emblem symbolizes.