Flags

American Flag

The seven red stripes stand for courage.  The six white strips stand for purity of nation.  The strips as a whole (13) stand for the thirteen original colonies.  The fifty stars stand for the fifty states of the United States of America.  The color blue on the Flag stands for justice.

The South Korean Flag (Taegukki)

The white represents the land. The circle represents the people.  The red, top portion of the circle is the "Yang."  The blue, bottom portion of the circle is the "Um."  The middle line between the Um and Yang is the Il Hwan, which represents opposites, continuous motion, divided equally and perfectly balanced. The Bars (tri-grams) represent the Government.  The Tri-Grams breakdown in the following way: 

• Top Left Corner: (South)  Heaven / Full Sun 
• Top Right Corner: (West)  Water / Twilight     
• Bottom Left Corner: (East) Dawn / Fire 
• Bottom Right Corner: (North) Darkness / Earth 

The Moo Duk Kwan Flag  (Kwan Gi)

• The Fist:  Gold color, the Soo Bahk Do fist stands for justice, for honor, and unity bearing strength. 
• The Leaves:  The fourteen leaves on each side of the wreath represent the 14 provinces of Korea, the leaves also represent peace. 
• The Berries:  The red berries represent the six major continents, a fruitful result of training, and the color comes from the Yang. 
• The Scroll:  The blue scroll at the bottom of the flag stands for knowledge.  In the Grand Master's words "The martial artist should also be a scholar."  The color blue comes from the Um.
• The Character on the Scroll:  The far left character is Soo, meaning hand and also the "Soo" from Soo Bahk Do to indicate its influence.  The middle character is Moo, meaning martial or military.  This symbol represents that the central purpose of Soo Bahk Do is to stop fighting between people and even to resolve conflicts within ourselves.  The far right character is Bahk, meaning strike and also the "Bahk" from Soo Bahk Do to indicate its influence.