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MOO
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Pronounced "mu", it can be
translated as: military, chivalry, martial. Interestingly, it is
the same symbol as you see in the word Wushu, the generic
Chinese term for martial arts.
If we look at the composition of the symbol, the inner part of
the symbol is the word for "stop" and the outer part
means "weapon". This character may imply that martial
arts are defensive, in that they were designed to "stop weapons".
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DUK
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We say "deog" in Korean. This word
means: benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect, etc.
The character on the left means "little steps" or "to
happen", and on the right the character means "moral".
Combined, these characters imply "moral steps" or "virtuous
conduct". We can also break down the word for "moral"
to mean "straight" (the part on the top), and "heart"
(the four little lines on the bottom). Moral can certainly be
seen to come from "straight hearted".
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KWAN
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This is "gwan" in Korean. It means:
mansion, large building, palace or library.
The breakdown of this word is quite intuitive, the symbol on the left looks like a house of sorts. And in fact,
this part actually means "to eat" - which is something
that (generally) happens under a roof.
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We translate Moo Duk Kwan to mean: Military Brotherhood Association
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