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Meditation of the Week: Loyalty to Country

The first of the Five Codes of Tang Soo Do is Loyalty to Country. Irrespective of whether one is a born citizen, or whether citizenship is gained later in life – having “loyalty to country” allows one to truly appreciate and love one’s homeland. Rebellion… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Loyalty to Country”

Meditation of the Week: Loyalty to Country

The first of the Five Codes of Tang Soo Do is Loyalty to Country. Irrespective of whether one is a born citizen, or whether citizenship is gained later in life – having “loyalty to country” allows one to truly appreciate and love one’s homeland. Rebellion… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Loyalty to Country”

Meditation of the Week: Attitude 14

Cleanliness is required after training. Keep yourself and your surroundings clean. Our final attitude requirement for Tang Soo Do is “Cleanliness is required after training. Keep yourself and your surroundings clean.”  Physical hygiene is essential for your health and the health of those you… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 14”

Meditation of the Week: Attitude 12

  When you learn new techniques, learn thoroughly the theory and philosophy as well. We all like to learn something new. It’s exciting. When we first began to learn karate, everything was new and engaging. As we progress and become more familiar with Tang Soo Do… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 12”

Meditation of the Week: Attitude 11

The eleventh attitude of Tang Soo Do is to “repeatedly practice all techniques already learned.” Review and reassessment of all your techniques is essential to mastering Tang Soo Do. Every practitioner experiences “drift.”  Tang Soo Do allows for some variation of technique based of… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 11”