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The Korean set of characters in red represent the words tae kwon do. The characters are centered at the top of the triangle, representing balance/Um (Yin) and Yang.
The two kicking silhouettes with legs crossed signifies unity.
The triangle, with each of three letters at the corners representing the words: Dignity, Courtesy, and Integrity.
*Moo Duk Kwan:
Laurel leaves---The fourteen leaves on each side, represent the fourteen states of Korea and the advancement of peace.
The three seeds in red joined to the laurel leaves on each side of the emblem represent the "three thousand Li" (the distance running north to south) of the "Land of the morning calm" (Korea) and its success.
The six seeds in total indicate the world and represent the six habitable continents.
The fist represents tae kwon do and justice.
The deep blue color of the emblem represents the three oceans.
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*Moo Duk Kwan, translated literally means "the institute of martial virtue." It is one of the five original Kwans (schools) of tae kwon do and represents a combination of hard and soft styles with an emphasis on self-defense methadology over the sport. As a whole, the Moo Duk Kwan symbols signify the spreading of tae kwon do throughout the fourteen states, i.e., all of Korea, and then across the oceans to the continents of the world. Moo Duk Kwan, as an international institution, is to achieve the objectives of peace and human advancement.
