The Philosophy of Taekwon-Do
(Taekwon-Do Chul Hak)

General Choi Hong Hi set forth the following philosophy and guidelines to form the cornerstone of Taekwon-Do as detailed on P. 47 of the Condensed Encyclopedia 5th Edition.

1. Be willing to go where the going may be tough and do the things that are worth doing even though they are difficult.
2. Be gentle to the weak and tough to the strong.
3. Be content with what you have in money and position but never in skills.
4. Always finish what you begin, be it large or small.
5. Be a willing teacher to anyone regardless of religion, race or ideology.
6. Never yield to repression or threat in the pursuit of a noble cause.
7. Teach attitude and skill with action rather than words.
8. Always be yourself even though your circumstances may change.
9. Be the eternal teacher who teaches with the body when young, with words when old, and by moral precept even after death.