Why do you call Soo Bahk Do an elite martial art: the "Masarati of the martial arts"?

Soo Bahk Do is elite because it operates at a very high level of sophistication.  It's movements involve much more than just moving your arms or your legs.  Its movements start with using your mind to activate your core, which then involves whole body coordination.  In this way, movement is created in the arms and legs - it doesn't just "happen".  Because movement is created from your core, or centre, your mind doesn't have to constantly shift from limb to limb, motion by motion.  Instead, you mind is free to focus on the centre of your core, which itself remains still, like the eye of a cyclone, typhoon or hurricane.  This stillness creates calmness in your spirit; while the ability to remain calm in your spirit while your body is moving with speed, power, balance and coordination, gives your spirit confidence.  This "calm confidence" is the goal of training in both Soo Bahk Do and Nur Avah.

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Learning how to experience your body moving around a calm and confidence centre forms a model that can then be duplicated in your life.  With this model you can learn how to let life move around you - whether its pleasurable, or stressful or painful - while maintaining a centre for your mind and spirit that is calm and confident.  This is a level of sophistication that few, if any, other martial arts achieve.  This is why we call Soo Bahk Do elite.

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There are two other things that make Soo Bahk Do elite among martial arts.  The first is that, under its organisation - the Moo Duk Kwan - it is a single art.  This is the reality behind the saying "There is only one Moo Duk Kwan".  This means that your rank will be instantly recognised in any Soo Bahk Do school, anywhere in the world.  This is actually a very rare thing, although many other martial arts students don't learn how rare it is until after they've spent years becoming a Black Belt. 

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The other thing that makes Soo Bahk Do elite is that it has the most rigorous Master level training and testing of any martial art in the world - bar none.  The test to become a Master, and to reach each higher level of master (up to the 8th degree), is a 7 days long, in residence (you live wherever the test is held), with at least 14 hours a day spent "on the floor" training.  And it is done, worldwide, under a single organisation with a single standard.  Like the elite military training of units like the SAS and the Navy SEALs, two things happen.  The Masters form a team that helps each one to pass; and each Master knows that by achieving the rare honour of becoming a Soo Bahk Do Master under the Moo Duk Kwan, each has gone through the same gruelling experience.  This instantly binds Soo Bahk Do Masters together in a bond of respect and camaraderie whenever they meet - anywhere in the world.

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We call Soo Bahk Do the "Maserati of the martial arts" because Soo Bahk Do started with an innovation created by the genius of its Founder, Hwang Kee.  This innovation was activating the core, resulting in movement in the hips to create movement of the body, arms and legs.  Another reason Soo Bahk Do can be called the Maserati of the martial arts is because the organisation that Hwang Kee Founded, the Moo Duk Kwan, has a tradition of excellence.  The excellence of its practitioners and instructors is why it grew to be the largest martial art in Korea.  The Moo Duk Kwan maintains this tradition with a worldwide excellence that continues to set it apart from all other arts.  The Maserati brand is also built on a history of innovation and a tradition of excellence.  There are many high-priced sport cars available today, and many of them are great to drive; but most drivers and car reviewers agree: when you drive a Maserati you know you're not driving any other car - the sound of the engine alone makes it feel like a completely unique experience.  We think that the feeling of doing Soo Bahk Do is the same.  These are the reasons we call Soo Bahk Do the "Maserati of the martial arts".   

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