As
a
martial art, besides physical and
technical developement, Taekwon-Do has its own moral
and phylosofical basis. In that way, it can be differentiated
from sports and other leasure activities. The practice of Taekwon-Do
implies a way of live, a permanent
attitude, which is learned in the place of training and it becomes a
part of students daily live, being evident in all his behavior. Its
phylosophy is based on five moral tenets:
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In
the children, Taekwon-Do rises the values that
have been lost in our society: respect to elders, love for nature and
for the nation, responsability with work, kindness with people,
sincerity, cooperation, etc. Taekwon-Do has been designed with the main
porpouse of building better human beings. It is erroneous to think
that its objective is to show aggression to other people. Instead, as
a martial art, it seeks to transform this world into a peaceful place
to live, with equity and justice.
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