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Many advanced practitioners of tang soo do moo duk kwan followed this lead and broke away from Hwang Kee. They each became part of the taekwondo branch of moo duk kwan.

Although the two moo duk kwans are relatively similar in style and structure, and most Korean moo duk kwan masters draw their lineage from Hwang Kee, the two moo duk kwans possess different forms and a somewhat different focus. The taekwondo branch of moo duk kwan does, however, possess substantially more members—approximately 500,000.

One interesting note is that tang soo do, unlike the other Korean martial arts, does not use the traditional black belt in its ranking system. Hwang Kee believed that black is the color in which all other colors merge—that is, any color that is mixed with black also becomes black. If an individual wears a black belt, it means that he has mastered the art. However, no one can ever truly master the martial arts, because they are a continual learning process. Therefore, advanced tang soo do practitioners wear a navy blue belt.