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Courtesy
It can be said that courtesy is an unwritten regulation
prescribed as a means to enlighten man while maintaining a
harmonious society.
Integrity
In Tae Kwon Do, one must be able to determine right from
wrong and to have a conscience, if wrong, to feel guilt.
Perseverance
There is an old Oriental saying, "Patience leads to virtue
or merit. One can make a peaceful home by being patient for
100 times." To achieve anything, whether it is a higher
belt degree or perfection of a technique, one must set a
goal, then constantly persevere to attain it. One of the
most important secrets to becoming proficient at Tae Kwon Do
is to overcome every difficulty, in other words, to
persevere.
Self-Control
This tenets is extremely important both inside and outside
the do-jahng, whether it be while free-sparring in class or
in every day life. A loss of self-control in free-sparring
can be disastrous to both yourself and your opponent. An
inability to live within one's capability is a lack of
self-control.
Self-Control means never having to
say you're sorry.
Indomitable Spirit
"Here lies 300, who did their duty." It is a simple epitaph
for one of the greatest acts of courage known to mankind.
Although facing the superior forces of Xerxes, Leonidas and
his 300 Spartans at Thermopylae showed the world the meaning
of indomitable spirit. If confronted with injustice a
student of Tae Kwon Do will deal with the injustice without
fear or hesitation, with indomitable spirit, regardless
whosoever or however many the number may be. As history has
proven, those who have pursued their dreams earnestly and
strenuously with indomitable spirit have never failed to
achieve their goals.
Indomitable spirit means you have
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