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Mountain Academy of Martial Arts

The Tenets of Tae Kwon Do

Tae Kwon Do aims to achieve the following tenets:

        Yelu - COURTESY

to promote the spirit of mutual concessions

to be ashamed of one's vices

to be polite to one another

to encourage a sense of justice

to distinguish instructor from student and senior from junior

Yom Chi - INTEGRITY: In Tae Kwon Do, integrity means being able to define right from wrong, and have the conscience, if wrong, to feel guilt. Example:

the instructor who misrepresents himself and his art be presenting improper techniques to his students because of lack of knowledge or because of apathy

the student who misrepresents himself by "fixing" breaking material

the student who request rank from an instructor or attempts to purchase rank

the student who gains rank for ego purposes or for the feeling of power

the instructor who promotes the art for materialistic purposes

Im Nae - PERSEVERANCE: There is an old oriental saying, Patience lead to virtue and merit. A serious student must learn not to be impatient, to continue steadfastly, to persevere.

Guk Gi - SELF CONTROL: This tenet is extremely important inside the Do-Jang, whether conducting one's self during free sparring or in one's personal affairs. A loss of self-control can prove disastrous to both student and opponent. An inability to work within one's capability also shows a lack to self-control.

Baekjul Boolgool - INDOMITABLE SPIRIT: A serious student will at all times be modest and honest. If confronted with injustice, he will deal with the belligerent without fear or hesitation and with indomitable spirit regardless of whomever or however many the number may be.