Instead of high jacking my previous thread regarding disappearing history, I am creating this thread based on information received by independent posters to these forums...
The "do or way" as I was taught is more than just that of proper punching and kicking. It is a way of life through the virtue of the tenets which is reinforced by the physical abilities of the practitioners.
If we cannot tell the story of Taekwondo with integrity then how can we perpetuate to be teaching a "path of life" ie: "do"
The education of political manipulation, the oppression of the weak by the strong, the difference between cold blooded murder and patriotism (ie Joong Gun), etc. We are not teaching the basic principles of morality and ethics.
How can an instructor spend days, weeks, months, and years correcting and re-explaining the basic techniques, yet neglect to spend an ample amount of time discussing the tenets and oath or the art or organization(s)?
I teach students Taekwondo as a means of prepairing for life, as a means of self improvement, and as a way to positively effect the world one student at a time. This is my understanding of the "do".
Of all the things I teach, stricking, throwing, joint locks, destruction, sparring, ho shin sool, etc. I know from life experience that my students will have a daily opportunity to exhibit the tenets and virtues taught in tradtitional martial arts, yet hope they will never need to exhibit the physical techniques outside the dojang. Accordingly, I asked what should take precedence?
Taekwon!
Spookey
~Martial Scholar and Philosopher...
The "do or way" as I was taught is more than just that of proper punching and kicking. It is a way of life through the virtue of the tenets which is reinforced by the physical abilities of the practitioners.
If we cannot tell the story of Taekwondo with integrity then how can we perpetuate to be teaching a "path of life" ie: "do"
The education of political manipulation, the oppression of the weak by the strong, the difference between cold blooded murder and patriotism (ie Joong Gun), etc. We are not teaching the basic principles of morality and ethics.
How can an instructor spend days, weeks, months, and years correcting and re-explaining the basic techniques, yet neglect to spend an ample amount of time discussing the tenets and oath or the art or organization(s)?
I teach students Taekwondo as a means of prepairing for life, as a means of self improvement, and as a way to positively effect the world one student at a time. This is my understanding of the "do".
Of all the things I teach, stricking, throwing, joint locks, destruction, sparring, ho shin sool, etc. I know from life experience that my students will have a daily opportunity to exhibit the tenets and virtues taught in tradtitional martial arts, yet hope they will never need to exhibit the physical techniques outside the dojang. Accordingly, I asked what should take precedence?
Taekwon!
Spookey
~Martial Scholar and Philosopher...