Benefits and Philosophy of Taekwondo

 Benefits of Taekwondo Training

In the dojang (training area), age, gender, or racial barriers do not exist; all students begin training with a white belt and progress according to individual ability. During the process, they build strength, stamina, flexibility, coordination and balance. Simultaneously, students develop important character traits like patience, humility, respect, perseverance, self-control, concentration, and self-discipline. Children also increase their confidence and attention span, memory and social skills while learning responsibility and the importance of goal-setting. For all students, Taekwondo is a safe way to burn off excess energy and relieve stress.

 Philosophy of Taekwondo
Taekwondo was founded on a code of good citizenship: loyalty to country, respect for others, honor, integrity, courage, justice and good conduct. Today's Taekwondo practitioners strive for the same ideals. Through rigorous physical exercise, students seek to achieve harmony of mind, body, and indomitable strength of spirit. Often, we value technique and proficiency in skills as the ultimate goal in defensive development. However, in Taekwondo we learn the ability to distinguish appropriate actions in the cause of self-preservation, not the wasting of energy in fear and destruction. Consciously living in harmony with others and your environment rather than using the body as a destructive tool is Taekwondo philosophy in action.