What Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Means To Me Essay Example

class and putting some time in outside of the practices so I can excel at my techniques and be ready for my Cho Dan test. To me respect means looking up to someone or something and letting the person know that you care about how they feel.

When I was a little kid, I was always told to respect my elders which meant I was not to talk back to them or make fun of them and I was to listen to them when they spoke. Inside the dojang I show respect to everyone in my Soo Bahk Do classes by listening to what they have to say, giving my best during instruction and encouraging them. Just because there is a student junior to me in the class, doesn’t mean I shouldn’t listen to what they have to say. I respect the position that each person holds in the dojang.

Before attending Soo Bahk Do classes the word discipline would make me think of getting spanked for doing something wrong. Since being in class I have learned that discipline is the training used to teach me to take on the behavior of the Soo Bahk Do art form. I showed self-discipline and commitment to moving up in the Soo Bahk Do ranks by attending classes, training to the presented techniques, and staying focused to the instructions given. It has also given me the control to be able to practice defending myself in class without hurting anyone, or getting hurt.

The discipline I have learned inside the dojang has helped me on the outside as I participate in marching band and soccer. It

has also given me the discipline to not act out in class or any time outside of the dojang. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan has taught me speed control. To me speed control refers to the precision my Soo Bahk Do movements should reflect. Inside the dojang it is not how fast I can go through all the movements but it is the use of speed-control to make my movements precise and exact. Focusing my energy into each and every movement I must make.

If my technique is wrong then the teacher is there to help instruct me in the correct way to perform the movement. There are many times where the Dan‘s in the class help as well. They help me to learn techniques to achieve my next rank. I have taken the speed-control concept from Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan and applied it in the rest of my life in that it is not how fast I perform something but how correct I am in performing it. The fastest way to do something is not always the right way to do it so speed-control helps me to slow down and do things right.

Courage outside of the dojang is possibly the hardest concept for me to use all the time. Inside the dojang I have the courage to try new moves and to try breaking boards. I feel comfortable around all the people in class and I am not afraid they will hurt me. Outside the dojang it has given me the courage to stand up for myself if someone is trying to hurt me. Soo Bahk Do has

also given me humility. What I mean is that it has taught me that I might not always be able to do something the first time. I have to keep trying no matter how many times I mess up so I eventually get it.

I think I will also earn more respect when I am humble because nobody wants to be around someone who thinks or acts like they are better than everybody else. Humility is good outside the dojang too as I should never think that I am better than everyone else. Humility will help me to always want to try and be better at things. My actions both inside and outside the dojang are a reflection of the teachings that I have received through Soo Bahk Do and a reinforcement of values and morals that my church and family have taught me. By doing things right I will have a stronger foundation to learn more things.

My Mom would always tell me that it is important to have a solid foundation in which to build upon. Even though she would explain what it meant I never really understood. Now that I have been in Soo Bahk Do for a while I understand exactly what my Mom was talking about. All my previous classes and belts are the solid foundation upon which my Dan will rest. I have needed every class and every level within Soo Bahk Do to get me ready for this test. Even bigger is that all I am learning in Soo Bahk Do is helping me build solid lifelong actions and behaviors that will make help stay a

good person.