Pursuing
the Do makes you invincible
Taekwon-Do,
a martial art, a philosophy, and a way of life
The name Tae Kwon Do comes from Chinese characters which are pronounced
“Tai Quan Dao”. Do is the Korean pronunciation of Chinese
character Dao, which literally means way, road, or route. The founder
of Tae Kwon Do, General Choi Hong Hi, said that the Do (or Dao) is a
way of benevolence and rightness paved by sages in ancient times, such
as Confucius, Laozi (Lao-tzu), and so on. The purpose of learning Tae
Kwon Do is to pursue the Dao, the way of life to lead a carefree and
moral life and build a strong body through regular and scientific training.
Regarding Dao, I would like to talk about the thought of Laozi since
he was the senior of Confucius, and Laozi specifically wrote about the
Dao in Dao De Jing which means The Book of the Dao (Way) and De (Virtue).
Laozi encourages people to approach the Dao
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