Monday, October 26, 2009

Origin of Moon Moo


Moon-Moo is the name of a pattern that has 61 moves and learnt at 4th or 5th Dan.

Moon Moo honors the 30th king of the Silla Dynasty. His body was buried near Dae Wang Am (Great King's Rock). According to his will, the body was placed in the sea "Where my soul shall forever defend my land against the Japanese". It is said that the Sok Gul Am (Stone Cave) was built to guard his tomb. The Sok Gul Am is a find example of the culture of the Silla Dynasty. The 61 movements in this pattern symbolize the last two figures of 6612 AS when Moon Moo came to the throne.

The reason we have decided to pick this name is due to the respect of King Moon Moo's indomitable spirit which is still remembered after thousands of years had passed. We have also decided that the chinese name for Moon Moo to be
as 文武 (Wen Wu) which meant Cultural Martial Arts in Mandarin.

We educate our student from both the inner and outer strenghts. The students are not able to only learn ways to defend themselves from any harm, instead, we also teach them how to harmonized with the people that are surrounding them. Instilling them with not only the knowledge of Taekwondo, but also the basic principals of life. That is our main motivation.

Our classes are conducted in Melaka only for the time being.