At Master Foroughi's, we believe in 4 important concepts:

• Honest Mind
• Loving Heart
• Strength in Body
• Forgiving Heart

Taken together in their purest form, an honest mind, loving heart, strength in body and forgiving heart are difficult to master, but are among the finest assets to possess. These are traits that true Masters possess and must pass on to their students.

An Honest Mind is represented by the Korean phrase Chung Shim. To have an honest mind, requires that you accept people for what they are, rich or poor, short or tall, heavy or thin. It also invites you to be honest with yourself in terms of who you are as an individual, to ensure that you do not deceive yourself, the person to whom you owe honesty, first and foremost.

A Loving Heart may be the strongest element of the four that a Master must possess in that it allows for flaws in his students, although such flaws, inherent in each and everyone of us, do not permit the Master to view his students in a negative way. The loving heart is a basic part of the Tae Kwon Do curriculum and must be passed on to all students, who will then pass it on to their family and friends.

Strength in Body refers to the health of one's body, and not necessarily how much weight one can lift. Striving for Strength in Body is a necessary prerequisite to learning and accepting the remaining 3 concepts. Before any learning can take place, your body must be healthy enough to receive it. If the body is physically unhealthy, then learning in the other areas is, at best, difficult. Learning to respect yourself in all ways is inherently necessary to respecting others. Certainly the physical training aspect of Tae Kwon Do will help you to achieve this goal.

A Forgiving Heart is an essential lesson of Master Forougi's Tae Kwon Do, carrying out into everyday life. The gift of a forgiving heart is one which can turn lives around. Since all humans will make mistakes, if we are to have harmony in this life, we are going to have to learn to forgive.

Striving to attain all these traits is what the true Tae Kwon Do student must do in order to grow as a person in every meaning of that word

Why we believe Tae Kwon Do would be good for you

Tae Kwon Do strives to develop the positive aspects of an individual's personality: Respect, Courtesy, Goodness, Trustworthiness, Loyalty, Humility, Courage, Patience, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-control, an Indomitable Spirit and a sense of responsibility to help and respect all forms of life. This takes a great deal of hard training and many do not reach far enough to achieve perfection in all of these aspects. However, it is the physical, mental, and spiritual effort which the individual puts forth that develops the positive attributes and image of both the individual and how he or she perceives others.

By helping mold an individual into a well-rounded and responsible person, the individual can pass onto others, through both his teachings and his personal actions, the principles he has learned through his Tae Kwon Do training. Individuals unite and become a family, families come together and form a community, communities merge and develop into a nation, and nations are what make up our present-day world. In order to help build a more peaceful world, Tae Kwon Do starts with one person at a time. Gradually groups form, dojangs (schools) emerge, organizations develop, until Tae Kwon Do's philosophy has influenced, in a positive way, enough persons, families, communities, and nations, to someday bring about, or at least help bring about, the unification of nations dedicated to helping each other.

Each student is recognized as a unique member of the Taekwondo family and an important contributing member of our community. Students are taught discipline, self-confidence, self-respect and how to respect others. Through perseverance, cooperation and hard work, the students learn how to overcome obstacles, resolve personal difficulties and to achieve hard to obtain goals in life.

As in all Martial Arts, ethics are of great importance. One can look at individual ethics, treat a fellow-man right, or one can look at social ethics, as part of a whole. Taekwondo is not a destructive sport, but a sportive one. Joining a competition is not to hurt your opponent, but to test your strength, in both physical and mental ways.

Tae Kwon Do students can improve themselves physically, and mentally by training. The final goal is to achieve harmony with nature and yourself. Balance is gained by controlling both evil and good forces (Yin vs. Yang): A true Tae Kwon Do student knows how to behave in all situations.

Tae Kwon Do is not only a way to improve skills to defend yourself, it is also a way of life. Practising Tae Kwon Do gives the student more self-confidence, but this should not result in a false sense of superiority.

Tae Kwon Do Tenets

• Courtesy
• Integrity
• Perseverance
• Self-control
• Indomitable spirit

Tae Kwon Do Oath

I shall observe the tenets of Tae Kwon Do.

I shall respect my instructors and seniors.

I shall never misuse Tae Kwon Do.

I will be a champion of freedom and justice.

I will build a more peaceful world.

Tae Kwon Do Code

Be honest and always stand for justice.

Respect and help each other.

Be loyal and courteous.

As students and practitioners of Master Forougi's Tae Kwon Do, we strive to observe the following:

 

The Five Aims of Tae Kwon Do are:

1. Respect (for oneself and others)
2. Humility
3. Perseverance
4. Self-Control
5. Honesty

The Student Creed

• We commit ourselves to the development of our mind and our bodies.
• We commit ourselves to foster friendships and build strength within our Tae Kwon Do family.
• We promise never to use our art in a harmful way other than in the defense of ourselves or others.
• We will set goals for ourselves and never give up on those goals

Five Children Tae Kwon Do Spirit Answers

1. Yes, Sir! (Understanding)
2. Thank You, Sir! (Appreciation)
3. You're Welcome, Sir! (Graciousness)
4. I'm Sorry, Sir! (Humility)
5. Yes, I Can, Sir! (Confidence)

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