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PUBLISHER´S MESSAGE

backround. If you read the history of taekwon-
do, the Hwarang Were you Learned WHO no-
blemen used martial arts to defend against at-
tack Themselves. They had a code of honor.

1. Serve your lord
2. Serve your parents
3. Trust your friends
4. Never withdraw from battle
5. When taking a life, be selective

The modern commandments of taekwondo
stem from these. You Should Be Able to Recog-
nize some similarities.

1. Be loyal to your country
2. Respect your parents
3. Be faithful to your spouse
Hello friends of Martial Science. 4. Respect your siblings
5. Be loyal to your friends
With this new edition of Martial Science Ma- 6. Respect Those older than you
gazine I feel very identified by the two main 7. Respect your teachers
articles that are about Taekwondo. Taekwondo 8. Never take life when it is not needed
was my first martial art to practice, I started its 9. Have a strong spirit, or invincible spirit
practice at the young age of 5 years. 10. Be loyal to your school
11. Always finish something you begin
Certainly, there is not a martial art that teaches
a kick as special as the Taekwondo way. Its pace, As you can see, loyalty and respect play a big
flexibility, fluidity, speed and beauty make it an role in martial arts.
effective and beautiful martial art.
Modesty / Integrity,
Accompanied by a doctrine based on respect,
self-improvement, discipline and perseverance. This principle of taekwondo deals With With
Thus creating a solid base in the formation of a people how you interact. May practitioner,
strong body and mind can overcome the most Although to be a better fighter than his or her
difficult obstacles. Opponent, They Should not boast about it.
Should Maintain the practitioner himself and
1. Etiquette / Courtesy be honest and good, and humble himself ear-
2. Modesty ning respect.
3. Perseverance
4. Self-Control Perseverance,
5. Indomitable Spirit
Etiquette / Courtesy Practitioners of taekwondo Should be very per-
sistant in what They do. They Should Them-
Taekwondo originated with a strong military selves challenge to self-improvement. Always

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