The Five Tenets of Tae Kwon Do

The Five Tenets of Tae Kwon Do

Courtesy: 

• Showing politeness and respect for others. 

• behaving in a well-mannered and civil fashion.

Integrity: 

• Showing good character, honesty, prudence, and decency. 

• Behaving ethically and morally even though you may know without a doubt no one will ever know.

Perseverance: 

• Purposefully pursuing a course of action despite difficulty, resistance, or discouragement.

Self-Control: 

• Keeping one's emotions, desires, and impulses in check, and exercising control in their expression.  

• Being in command of your mind and body.

Indomitable Spirit: 

• The spirit that cannot be broken or conquered. 

• The strength of spirit comes from knowing one’s self.  

• The self has unlimited potential to accomplish any goal set forth.