Living by the Oath of Taekwondo Every Day
Reciting the oath of taekwondo initially usually feels a bit awkward when you're a whitened belt, mostly mainly because you're just trying to remember the particular words while position perfectly still. You're there in the crisp, slightly too-stiff uniform, surrounded simply by people of most ages shouting these types of promises in unison. In first, it might just feel like a ritual you have to obtain through before the real fun—the kicking and punching—starts. But because you spend even more time on the pads, those lines start to sink in. They stop becoming just words a person say because your instructor told you to and begin getting a sort of internal compass. ...