Chapter 2:

Tenets of Taekwondo

UCLM - PE COLLEGE
 Self-Confidence

Modesty
Indomitable Spirit
Perseverance

Etiquette
 A person has self-confidence when he believes in his own abilities. It
follows, therefore, that a person must first acquire these abilities
through constant study, training and practice. True selgf-confidence
is based on true knowledge about one’s self and abilities.
 A Modest person has a humble opinion of one’s self and one’s
achievement. A modest person is not flashy or showy. The virtue of
humility helps a person control his disordered desire for his own
excellence and therefore it helps to create an atmosphere that
makes it possible for people to get along together.
 A person with Indomitable Spirit is not easily discourage or defeated.
Having indomitable spirit requires an inner reflection on things to
determine whether they are right or wrong and then proceeding to
do what is right. Indomitable spirit therefore, is very closely related to
the virtue of prudence.
 A persevering person takes the steps necessary to achieve the goal
he has set himself, in spite of internal or external difficulties, and
despite anything that might weaken his resolve in the course of
time. The final test of perseverance is the ability to finish what one
has decided and set out to do.
 Etiquette is the form of conduct or behaviour prescribed by custom
or authority to be observed in social, official or professional life. It is
the manner of acting correctly. Etiquette includes (but, is also more
than) the practice for good manners and right conduct. Etiquette is
an indispensable part of the virtues of courtesy, self-control and
cardinal virtue of justice.
Thank you and
God Bless! ☺