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Ethics
As in all Martial Arts,
ethics are of great importance. One can look at individual
ethics, treat a fellow-man right, or one can look at social
ethics, as part of a whole. It all comes down to one part, the
difference between good and evil. But does this mean that we
can kick one on the head? Because we don't want a person to be
injured we wear protection, so this is not really a problem.
It is all part of the sport. Taekwondo is not a destructive
sport, but a sportive one. You do not compete in order to hurt
your opponent, but to test your strength, in both physical and
mental ways.
Tae Kwon Do students can improve themselves physically, and
mentally by training. The final goal is to achieve harmony
with nature and yourself. Balance is gained by controlling
both evil and good forces (Yin vs.Yang): A true TaeKwonDo
student knows how to behave in all situations. Taekwondo (and
I guess this goes for every Martial Art) is not only a way to
improve skills to defend yourself, it is also a way of life.
Practising TaeKwonDo gives the student more self-confidence,
but this should not result in a false sense of superiority.
Commandments
The commandments of Tae Kwon Do are used as a
guide for moral development of students of the art, and no
student who does not fully understand these tenets can ever
hope to master the true essence of the art. Commandments of
modern Tae Kwon Do:
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