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Tenets of Taekwon-Do

September 2010

Integrity (Yom Chi욤 치)

Integrity: "One must be able to distinguish right from wrong, and have the conscience, if wrong to feel guilt. " -General Choi Hong Hi

Eight examples of poor integrity as found in the Encyclopedia of Tae Kwon Do written by General Choi Hong Hi:

An Instructor who misrepresents his art by teaching improper techniques to his students because of his lack of knowledge.
The student who misrepresents himself by "fixing" breaking material.
The Instructor who camouflages bad techniques with luxurious training halls and false flattery to his students.
The student who requests rank from his Instructor or attempts to purchase it.
The student who gains rank for egotistical purposes.
The Instructor who teaches and promotes his art for material gain.
The student whose actions do not live up to his words.
The student who feels ashamed to seek opinions from his juniors.

Assignement: Keep your roomand bathroom clean, picked up and organized for 7 days in a row.

August 2010

Courtesy (Ye-Ui 예 의)

"It can be said that courtesy is an unwritten regulation prescribed by ancient teacher of philosophy as a means to enlighten human beings while maintaining a harmonious society. It can further be as an ultimate criterion required of a mortal.Taekwon-Do students should attempt to practice the following elements of courtesy to build up their noble character and to conduct training in an orderly manner as well."

Nine Reasons to Practice Courtesy

To promote the spirit of mutual concessions.
To be ashamed of one's vices, contempting those of others.
To be polite to one another.
To encourage the sense of justice and humanity.
To distinguish instructor from student, senior from junior, and elder from younger.
To behave oneself according to etiquette.
To respect other's possessions.
To handle matters with fairness and sincerity.
To refrain from giving or accepting any gift when in doubt.

- General Choi Hong Hi, IX Dan Grand Master, Father of Taekwon-Do

Assignment: All students should perform 50 acts of kindess, courtesy and respect during this month. Those that want a "Courtesy" stripe for their belt must keep a log of these acts and show them to Mr. Galke by August 31, 2010. Students are encouraged to share their experiences with Courtesy on our Face Book Page!

Jung-Shin Hall of Fame

We want to recogonize those students who live the Tenets of Taekwon-Do in their day-to-day lives. So we have created the Jung-Shin(Tenets) Hall of Fame. Click here to see the members of the Hall of Fame and the guidelines to join it.

Below you will find the Teacher's Letter for download. We encourage all our students to live the Tenets of Taekwon-Do outside of the gym.

Download Teacher's Letter here

Download Tenets Slips here

Patterns

9 Points to be observed when performing Patterns (tul 툴)

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