Why do we bow? Why do we stand in line? Why must students ask permission to leave the dojang? And why do we insist on doing the small things properly?
At Warwick & Leamington Taekwon-Do, these are not simply traditions we follow because someone introduced them many years ago. They are part of a deliberate approach to developing people, not just martial artists.
As Chief Instructor, I believe that the standards we establish in training should influence how our students conduct themselves outside the dojang. Whether they are eight years old or eighty, a beginner or a black belt, the principles remain the same.
We are not simply teaching people how to punch, kick and defend themselves. We are helping them develop the discipline, confidence, resilience and personal standards that will serve them throughout their lives.
And often, those lessons begin with the smallest things.
Respect Is Demonstrated Through Behaviour