THE FIVE TENETS OF TAE KWON-DO.

 

 

Courtesy
Integrity
Perseverance
Self Control
Indomitable Spirit

PERSEVERANCE

There is an old Oriental saying "Patience leads to virtue or merit. One can make a peaceful home by being patient for 100 times". Certainly happiness and prosperity are most likely brought to the patient person. To achieve something, whether it is a higher degree or the perfection of a technique, one must set his goal then constantly persevere. Robert Bruce learned his lesson of perseverance and tenacity that finally enabled him to free Scotland in the fourteenth century. One of the most important secrets in becoming a leader of Tae Kwon-Do is to overcome every difficulty by perseverance.