Pursuing
the Do (or Dao) 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 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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