International Hapkido Organization, also known as World Hapkido Headquarters (Hangul: 세계합기도본부), and home to authentic Hapkido Meaning of the Hapkidowon symbol The symbol represents the principles of Hapkido's concept and technique in the form of 원 (won, circle), 방(bahng, square), and 각(gahk, triangle). Won represents the heaven (or universe), bahng within the won represents the earth, and the gahk represents a man. As the logo shows, the earth is contained within the universe and the earth is surrounded by men. The symbol is the unification of the universe, the earth and the man: this is the Hapkido's accord and principle. It represents the boundless or limitless (無極, Mu Geuk) Grand Way (大道, Dae Doh) to Unify (十, Siep – meaning numeral ten – also represents combined whole) the Heaven (上, Sang), Earth (下, Hah), and All Points (八方, Pahl-Bahng) of a man's surrounding (氣, Ki). Therefore, 上下八方無極大道 means in short “The way to unify the boundless heaven and earth with a man’s surrounding Ki”. The globe represents the vision of the Hapkidowon to create the international cultural heritage beneficial to all mankind through Hapkido in all corners of the world. And the logo bears the word 합기도원 (Hapkidowon) in Korean where the art was born, and supplemented with the Hapkidowon, World Hapkido Headquarters. See also Korean martial arts Choi Yong Sul Seo Bok-Seob Further reading HAPKIDO World Seminar 2010 Europe / TKD Times Int'l Master Class Hapkido Seminar 2011 Europe / TKD Times HAPKIDO World Seminar 2012 USA / The Orange County Register HAPKIDO World Seminar 2013 Europe / The Korea Times 세계합기도원 '월드세미나' 개최 / 한국일보 The Korea Times, Korean vernacular daily newspaper in Seoul, Korea. 합기도의 우수성 전파 |세계합기도원, 싱가포르 월드세미나 초빙|한국일보 The Korea Times, Korean vernacular daily newspaper in Seoul, Korea. References External links 세계합기도원 | Hapkidowon - World Hapkido Headquarters - the official Hapkidowon site Facebook - Hapkidowon 한국어 - Hapkidowon / Korean Sports organizations established in 1981 1981 establishments in South Korea Hapkido organizations