Academia Online Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan España

Soo Bahk Do martial arts academy

Academia Online Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan España is a martial arts academy offering virtual and in-person instruction. It is affiliated with the Spanish Association of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan and the World Moo Duk Kwan, an organization founded in 1945. The academy presents itself as an international martial arts and tactical self-defense school offering international qualifications, with a stated 80-year history of training instructors.

Training programs

• Regular Soo Bahk Do martial arts classes for different ranks, with schedules for gup students and instructors.
• Official instructor course (National Instructor, JK), lasting three months, with weekly live or recorded online classes, an in-person exam, and individual tutoring.
• Tactical and police self-defense course (SAR), led by a senior national Level III coach.
• Women’s self-defense program, including black belt equivalency courses in collaboration with the Balearic Wrestling and Associated Disciplines Federation.
• Additional virtual learning, including video lists by rank, intensive seminars, digital study materials such as e-books, audio, and video, interviews with masters, and a young leaders project.

Instructors and recognition

The lead instructor is SBN Diego Salinas, 6th Dan and master instructor with national qualifications. He teaches martial arts and the instructor course and leads the tactical self-defense program. The academy is endorsed and recognized by the Spanish Wrestling Federation and is connected with the European Soo Bahk Do Federation in Spain. Instructor courses require membership in World Moo Duk Kwan, official Dan rank, and a current federation license (FELODA).

Events and locations

The academy organizes summer camps and seminars. The 2026 Summer Camp was listed at Hipocampo Camping in Palma de Mallorca for July 2–4, with prices of €210 for adults, €195 for children, and €375 for a child with an accompanying adult; the 24-hour option costs €110 for adults and €100 for children. Payment is by bank transfer to the Spanish Association of Soo Bahk Do – Tang Soo Do – Moo Duk Kwan at Banco Santander (IBAN ES1600490383372110325483, BIC/SWIFT BSCHESMM). In 2025, the camp was held at Campamento de Biniparratx, Sant Lluís, Menorca, June 26–29. The central Soo Bahk Do location in Spain is in Palma de Mallorca, where in-person women’s self-defense classes are also offered.

Online presence

The academy has a YouTube channel with video blog content and interviews.