- Gimchi

- Taekweondo

- Manners

- Jinsaeng

Without knowledge Taegweondo, you think it is only a game of competition. However, it is Korean traditional sport with long history, philosophy and values passing down from long time ago. If you learn Taegweondo via the spirits and values in it, it is helpful to understand Taegweondo. There is a sprit of Korea in Taegweondo inherited with long history such as patriotism, respecting Man’s dignity, Hwarang’s spirit pursuing character building, self-control over body and mind, self-realization to overcome self and build the improved one and will to clean internal spirit by incessant introspection.

People practicing Taegweondo all over the world respect philosophy and spirit of Taegweondo and become real Taegweondoin ( people practicing Taegweondo ) by being absorbed in it. People practicing Taegweondo learn about Korea through Taegweondo and without understanding Korea absorbed in Taegweondo, they can’t get into the world of Taegweondo in a real sense. The reason why Taegweondo is popular in other countries is that it teaches manners and etiquette to the children and adolescents while inducing right habit for living naturally. In this process, people learning Taegweondo are attracted to Korea. For the westerners, Taegweondo is the mystery of the Orient and they pursue the mysterious world of mind in Taegweondo which cannot be found in themselves. Taegweondoin ( people practicing Taegweondo ) should have strong will power which is not afraid of hardship. Actually, if you learn Taegweondo well, you are equipped with strong mind to run in the mountain all day long in winter. And you feel real sprit of Taegweondo overcoming your limit and building courage. Due to this sprit of Taegweondo among those practicing Taegweondo, its pulsation is continued.