Maintain regular and constant practice. The fourth attitude requirement of Tang Soo Do is to “maintain regular and constant practice.” The Founder of Tang Soo Do (formally Soo Back Do/Mu Duk Kwan), Hwang Kee, said “Where there is preparation, there is no fear.” Kee… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 4”
The third attitude of Tang Soo Do is “All out Effort.” Tang Soo Do takes hard work and practice to achieve the goal of black belt and then master. Vince Lombardi Jr. said, “The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work.… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 3”
Each of the attitude requirements are codependent with the rest. This immediately become apparent when you move from the first to the second attitude. The first attitude explains why, but the second begins to explain how. In developing the mental and physical prowess of… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 2”
Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self. It is not humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought, though it might rather puzzle him to do that.” There is humility in recognizing the gifts… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Humility”
“A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” Proverbs 25:28 Gichin Funakoshi, the famed father of modern karate, repeatedly pointed out that the first purpose in pursuing a martial art is the nurturing of a sublime spirit and a spirit… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Self-Control”