Self-defence has been taught traditionally in Soo Bahk Do since the establishment of the Moo Duk Kwan.
“You can face danger with courage, but you need to have techniques to defend yourself.”
Demonstrations of all these techniques can be found on the Soo Bahk Do Institute.
| Type | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cross hand wrist grip | Il bon (one) | White Belt Instructional Guide, p84 |
| E bon (two) | White Belt Instructional Guide, p87 | |
| Sam bon (three) | White Belt Instructional Guide, p88 | |
| Sa bon (four) | White Belt Instructional Guide, p90 | |
| Same hand wrist grip | Il bon (one) | Orange Belt Instructional Guide, p105 |
| E bon (two) | Orange Belt Instructional Guide, p106 | |
| Sam bon (three) | Orange Belt Instructional Guide, p108 | |
| Sa bon (four) | Orange Belt Instructional Guide, p110 | |
| Two-handed wrist grip (2-on-1) |
Il bon (one) | Orange Belt Instructional Guide, p112 |
| E bon (two) | Orange Belt Instructional Guide, p114 | |
| Sam bon (three) | Orange Belt Instructional Guide, p116 | |
| Wrist grip on both wrists (2-on-2) | Il bon (one) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p120 |
| E bon (two) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p121 | |
| Sam bon (three) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p122 | |
| Sa bon (four) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p124 | |
| Side wrist grip (natural) | Il bon (one) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p126 |
| Side wrist grip (unnatural) | E bon (two) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p128 |
| Back wrist grip (close) | Il bon (one) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p129 |
| Back wrist grip (long) | E bon (two) | Green Belt Instructional Guide, p130 |
| Cross wrist lower sleeve grip | Il bon (one) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p126 |
| E bon (two) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p128 | |
| Sam bon (three) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p130 | |
| Sa bon (four) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p132 | |
| Same side lower sleeve grip | Il bon (one) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p134 |
| E bon (two) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p136 | |
| Sam bon (three) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p138 | |
| Sa bon (four) | Red Belt Instructional Guide, p139 | |
| Cross wrist elbow sleeve grip | Il bon (one) | Soo Bahk Do Institute |
| E bon (two) | Soo Bahk Do Institute | |
| Sam bon (three) | Soo Bahk Do Institute | |
| Sa bon (four) | Soo Bahk Do Institute | |
| Same side elbow sleeve grip | Il bon (one) | Soo Bahk Do Institute |
| E bon (two) | Soo Bahk Do Institute | |
| Sam bon (three) | Soo Bahk Do Institute | |
| Sa bon (four) | Soo Bahk Do Institute |
The Five Moo Do Values 