06/11/2023
There's a reason the Tenets of Taekwon-Do are in order, they are conquered in this order
1-courtesy, training always starts and ends with courtesy, respect your teacher your colleagues your superiors and junior colleagues, respect the training, pay bills the day, do not pretend to be polite , be real , be humble and have an open heart to learn
2- integrity - be true, know how to separate good from evil at all times, even if it means losses for ourselves, not corrupt nor betray our or bring harm to others, walking the good track at all times not only when it suits
3- Perseverance - know how to wait, to work to be better day by day, do not give up even when the training is difficult and does not bring immediate results, keep this hard work even if others do not support you , do not go on "fashion", fashions pass, the hard work has to be done there is no alternative to conquer the attributes that you do not have, to train that hard technique, overcome our weaknesses without going into shortcuts
4-self-control - to eat, to talk, not to excess or give less, try to be balanced at all
5 - indomitable spirit - the last and most difficult to be conquered, few practitioners truly reach it, others with the time lost in, all black belts should have it.
This does not replace perseverance are different things perseverance is essential to this 5 having this principle as others earlier.
It is a more spiritual high, physical and mental level, the person who takes no care about difficulties, inconvenience or fears, it knows what he want, how he want and nothing in the world will stop or defeat he to reach the goals. We become masters of ourselves, other people's opinion does not bother most, whether it comes from a crowd or our group of friends, we respect but we are not servants of them, conquer and make our own destiny, we have this ability
Maximiliano Palma 7° Dan, Portugal