s ▁are ▁directly ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁M SS A ▁which ▁ens ures ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁greater ▁trans par ency ▁and ▁inclusion . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁em blem ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁W arg ames ▁Union ▁( as ▁the ▁M SS A ▁was ▁then ▁known ) ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Team ▁Championships ▁for ▁W arg ames . ▁Up ▁until ▁that ▁point ▁the ▁M SS A ▁used ▁the ▁r amp ant ▁l ion ▁as ▁its ▁symbol . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁felt ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁State ▁Her ald ▁to ▁design ▁something ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁M SS A ▁that ▁best ▁represented ▁the ▁games ▁as ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁M SS A . ▁The ▁State ▁Her ald ▁Frederick ▁Brown ell ▁designed ▁the ▁Jan us ▁Knight ▁for ▁the ▁M SS A . ▁ ▁The ▁logo ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁aspects : ▁ ▁The ▁double - head ed ▁kn ight ▁ch ess ▁piece : ▁The ▁kn ight ▁ch ess ▁piece ▁is ▁already ▁an ▁international ▁symbol ▁for ▁army ▁battle ▁school . ▁The ▁symbol ▁represents ▁tact ical ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁thought ▁and ▁training . ▁By ▁making ▁the ▁symbol ▁a ▁double - head ed ▁kn ight , ▁it ▁also ▁incorpor ates ▁the ▁concepts ▁of ▁considering ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁moves ▁and ▁shows ▁the ▁mental ▁vers at ility ▁of ▁gam ers . ▁ ▁The ▁circle : ▁The ▁circle ▁represents ▁the ▁rules ▁to ▁which ▁all ▁the ▁games ▁are ▁played , ▁and