In recent years, the phenomenon of violence and the loss of moral values in all layers of society, particularly among young people. For this there are a number of reasons.
Many psychologists believes that these problems arise from frustrations. On the other hand, analysts believe that these deluded people really just disappointed segment of society that is looking for values and meaning in their opinion, fraudulent, materialistic, and absurd world of wars and moral decadence.
Unfortunately, many of them, instead of constructively directed their extraordinary energy and potential, blindly entrust rage and rather destroy than to build, or simply avoid all such that by using drugs isolated in their own fantasy world.
Currently, it seems that the tendency of “the stronger lurking over the weak and exploits it,” at its peak. Frankly, the present world strongly reminiscent of the “corrupt age”.
Obviously, to this social phenomenon it did not occur merely because of the struggle for survival, but mainly due to above-average development of the material and technological civilization. First keep young people in extreme materialism or egoism, while the other holds humanity in fear, even though a significant impact on the public good.
What then is the cure? Needless to stress that the solution lies in the development of moral civilization – the proper spiritual development of human beings as masters of the universe – such moral civilization that would prevail or at least equal to the development of physical and technological civilization.
The ultimate goal of Taekwon-Do is to eliminate warfare so that a stronger oppressing the weaker deter the power, based on humanity, justice, morality, wisdom and faith, thus helping to build a better and more peaceful world.
All people, regardless of age, feel that it is a pity to die and regret that they can not live as long as the pine trees or the turtles, whose life seems a thousand years. On the other hand, just deplore the fact that justice does not always triumph over the tyranny of power. However, there are two ways to solve these two problems: the mental discipline and physical training.
The Taekwon-Do everyone can acquire and retain enough strength to become a guardian of the rights to resist social discord and to develop the human spirit to its maximum limit. In this spirit, I am dedicated to art of Taekwon-Do people around the world.
The philosophy of Taekwon-Do is based on ethical, moral and spiritual standards by which people can live together in harmony and its patterns are extracted from the ideals and heroic deeds of great men from Korean history. Famous Korean military and civilian leaders who do not pettisočletni history of Korea never attacked its neighbors, but they fought bravely and sacrificed to defend the homeland against hostile conquerors. I also include the names of patriots who sacrificed their lives for the independence of Korea and the liberation from Japanese occupation.
Each form (Tul) in Taekwon-Do expressing thoughts and actions of these great men, so should every student of Taekwon-Do to reflect the true intentions of those whose name it bears any form.
Therefore, Taekwon-Do not under any circumstances be used for any commercial or political purposes.
The philosophy of Taekwon-Do is based on the following precepts, which are and will be the cornerstone of Taekwon-Do and living according to which all serious students of this art:
