Saturday, September 4, 2010

Six Tenets of Taekwondo in Korean and English

Kuk Son Korean General Hwarang Knight
The Tenets of Taekwondo


1. MODESTY (KYOM SON)
Be respectful, compassionate and humble so you are mild on the outside and strong on the inside.


2. COURTESY (YE' UE)Always be kind and humble to others to make them comfortable and pleased with you. 

3. INTEGRITY (JUNG JIK/YOM CHI)
Always be honest and have a strong sense of right and wrong. 
The degree of wrong does not matter, wrong is wrong. 

4. PERSEVERANCE (IN NAE)
Always be patient and diligent in achieving your goals. 
Success comes only to those who persevere. 

5. SELF CONTROL (GUEK KEE)
Always be in control of your emotions and your surroundings. 
True respect comes only from self control 

6. INDOMITABLE SPIRIT (BAEK JUHL BOOL GOOL)Whenever confronted with injustice, always deal with the situation without fear of outcome or reprisal.


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