Mudo - 'spirit of the martial art'

Membership

Mudo - Our Vision

Grand Master Kim Yong Ho 9th Dan states "Taekwondo is not the property of one nation, it belongs to everybody in the world who chooses its way."

To this aim we welcome and encourage membership into the BTMA for Taekwondo practictioners who wish to follow the traditional aspects of Taekwondo, as well as sport fighting, and embrace the Mudo way. As a member of the BTMA, an organisation and/or individuals can expect to be afforded a high level of ethical standards, professionalism, respect, and cooporation in achieving all of our objectives.

Membership is open to all clubs, organisations, and individuals.

Membership Objectives

To increase participation in all aspects of Taekwondo, both modern developments, traditional techniques, and the development of mind, body and spirit.

To provide a platform to promote and develop the philosophy of the Mudo way.

To increase the frequency with which students and instructors are able to train.

To continually develop instructors knowledge and abilities.

To encourage members to become involved in the running of the BTMA activities at all levels.

To develop a well-informed, skilled and motivated network of volunteers to promote Taekwondo and Mudo and deliver programme’s at club, regional and national level.

To ensure that those groups which have been under-represented in the past, are able to join a BTC recognised academy to further enhance their development.

To offer excellent service and tangible benefits to the BTMA membership.

To ensure all BTMA members have access to the good quality coaching, latest information and best practices.

Full members:

Full membership is available to all clubs and associations who are willing to embrace the Mudo philosophy. This would include :

Adopting the practice of Pal Jung do and Pal Mudo patterns

Mudo method of one step sparring

Purchase all licenses and insurance through the BTMA

Wearing of the official uniform of the World Mudo Academy at events

Kup Grading to be carried out by a 4th Dan or above

Dan grading to be carried out by an appointed person of the BTMA

Abide fully with the rules and regulations outlined in this document and that of the BTC

Appoint child protection officer

Full members are afforded full Voting rights, with their Chief Instructor or designate actively encouraged to have there say in the development of the BTMA

Associate members:

Associate membership is open to all clubs and associations who would like to adopt the Mudo way but would still like to practice their own patterns and method of one step sparring, with the basic membership criteria as :

Purchase all licenses and insurance through the BTMA

Kup Grading to be carried out by a 4th Dan or above

Dan grading to be carried out by an appointed person of the BTMA and agreed by the associate member

Associate members must abide by all rules and regulations of the BTMA and that of the BTC

Appoint a child protection officer

Whilst Associate Membership does not afford the members full voting rights, they are non the less actively encoured to participate in the development of the BTMA.

Individual members:

The BTMA is open to individual members. Individual members must conform fully to the rules of associate members. Individuals will not have any voting rights regardless of any position held.

Membership Procedure:

All Membership is via application to the BTMA, using the appropriate forms contained within the Download sections of this website. All members must conform with the rules and regulations and code of ethical standards of the BTMA and the BTC. In some circumstances it may be necessary for the BTMA to seek approval from the BTC for some instructors.

All instructors must agree to attend the BTC national instructor course and any subsequent courses in order to conform to the law of the land. Members must also adopt the Child protection policy of the BTC.
Instructors must purchase instructor indemnity insurance and member to member insurance through the BTC. These must be sent to the registrar who will do this on your behalf.

It is the responsibility of full members and associate members to keep full and accurate records of all its members.