The Philosophy of Taekwondo

By Gen. Choi Hong-Hi

  • Be willing to go where the going may be tough and do the things that are worth doing even though they may be difficult.
  • Be gentle to the weak and tough to the strong.
  • Be content with what you have in money, possession and position but never in skills and knowledge.
  • Always finish what you begin, be it large or small.
  • Be a willing teacher to anyone regardless of religion, gender, race or ideology.
  • Never yield to repression or threat in the pursuit of a noble cause.
  • Teach attitude and skill with action, not only words.
  • Always be yourself even though your circumstances may change.
  • Be the eternal teacher who teaches with the body when young, with words when old or incapacitated, and by moral precept even after death.