SCHOOL MOTTO

 NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, ONCE YOU SET YOUR MIND TO IT, WITH ENTHUSIASM AND PERSISITENCE.

(JONG-SHEEN EEL-DOH HAH-SAH BOOL-SONG)

TAE KWON DO OATH

o I SHALL OBSERVE THE TENETS OF TAE KWON DO

o I SHALL RESPECT THE INSTRUCTOR AND SENIOR BELTS

o I SHALL NEVER MISUSE TAE KWON DO

o I SHALL BE A CHAMPION OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE

o I SHALL BUILD A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD

STUDENT'S CREED

o TO BUILD MYSELF PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY

o TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS AND BE A STRONG GROUP

o TO DEVELOP MIGHT FOR RIGHT; NEVER FIGHT SELFISHLY

o TO SHOW REPECT FOR BLACK BELT INSTRUCTORS AND TO AID JUNIOR STUDENTS

TERMINOLOGY

*** Ö = AW as in SAW ***

*** OH = O as in ROW ***

CHAR-RYÖT - Attention
KYÖNG-NAY - Bow
SAH-BÖM-NEEM - Instructor
CHOON-BEE - Ready
BAR-ROH - Resume ready stance
KI-HAHP - Yell
DOH-RAH - Turn around
MAHK-GEE - Block
DOH-BOHK - Uniform
AP - Front
YÖP - Side
DWEE - Back
HAY-CHÖ - Dismiss
SHEE-JAHK - Begin
KEE-MAH-SEH - Horseriding stance
AP-SÖ-GEE - short front stance
AP-KOO-BEE - Long front stance
KOO-KEE - Flag
SHEE-YÖH - Rest
KU-MAHN - Stop
JEE-RU-GEE - Punch
CHAH-GEE - Kick
DWEE-ROH - Backwards

NUMBERS:

HA-NA - One - EEL
TOOL - Two - EE
SET - Three - SAHM
NET - Four - SAH
DA-SÖT - Five - OH
YÖ-SÖT - Six - YOOK
EEL-GOHP - Seven - CHL
YÖ-DÖL - Eight - PAHL
AH-HOHP - Nine - KOO
YÖL - Ten - SHEEP
YÖL-HA-NA - Eleven
YÖL-TOOL - Twelve …
SOO-MOOL - Twenty …

RULES AND REGULATIONS

(THE PURPOSE OF THESE RULES, WHICH HAVE BEEN AN INHERENT PART OF TAE KWON DO SINCE ITS INCEPTION, IS TO ENSURE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM THE STUDY OF TAE KWON DO.)

1. BOW TO THE FLAG AND INSTRUCTOR WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING THE GYM.

2. DO NOT ENTER CLASS LATE OR LEAVE EARLY WITHOUT PERMISSION.

3. LOUD CONVERSATION, LAUGHING, CHEWING GUM, WEARING WATCHES OR JEWELRY HAVE NO PLACE IN TAE KWON DO TRAINING.

4. WEAR A CLEAN UNIFORM, TRIM NAILS; CLEAN HANDS AND FEET ARE IMPORTANT.

5. DO NOT ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH MIGHT DEGRADE THE CODE OF TAE KWON DO ETHICS OR THE CENTER'S REPUTATION.

6. ASSUME THE POSITION OF ATTENTION WHILE SPEAKING TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR ANY BLACK BELT. USE WORDS OF CONSIDERATION SUCH AS: YES SIR, NO SIR, YES MA'AM, NO MA'AM.

7. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COURTEOUS AND UNDERSTANDING. THEY ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO HELP FELLOW STUDENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

8. ANY SUBSTITUTE TEACHER SHOULD BE TREATED AS YOU WOULD YOUR INSTRUCTOR.

9. STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE CENTER TO ENTER ANY TOURNAMENT COMPETITION OR DEMONSTRATION.

10. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITIES HELD BY A SCHOOL OR CLUB OTHER THAN KIM'S TAE KWON DO CENTER, INC., AND AFFILIATED CLUBS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR.

TAE GEUK PATTERNS (HYUNGS) &endash; MEANINGS

1. TAE GEUK IL JAHNG &endash; Heaven and Light
2. TAE GEUK YI JAHNG &endash; Joyfulness
3. TAE GEUK SAHM JAHNG &endash; Fire and Sun
4. TAE GEUK SAH JAHNG -- Thunder
5. TAE GEUK OH JAHNG &endash; Wind
6. TAE GEUK YUK JAHNG &endash; Water
7. TAE GEUK CHL JAHNG &endash; Mountain
8. TAE GEUK PAHL JAHNG &endash; Earth

THE TENETS OF TAE KWON DO

1. COURTESY: Be polite to each other; encourage the sense of justice; respect your Instructor and help junior students.
2. INTEGRITY: To know right from wrong and have the conscience, if wrong, to feel guilt.
3. PERSEVERANCE: To set a goal, e.g. higher rank, technique perfection, and work towards its achievement.
4. SELF-CONTROL: Both inside and outside the Do Jang, this is important, whether sparring or in one's personal affairs.
5. INDOMITABLE SPIRIT: To have the courage of your principles against overwhelming opposition.