mrdanny090
Feb 10, 2015
Undergraduate / Taekwondo has changed my life completely! [2]
Describe an activity, interest, experience, or achievements in your life (this could be a book, a movie, or an activity or experience at work, home, or school) that has been particularly meaningful for you.
The most meaning activity that I have embarked upon is Taekwondo, I was eight years old when i first started this journey of enlightenment. Before taking Taekwondo, i was a very hyperactive child with a serious temper. I was never able to really focus on my schoolwork. It seemed like everyday i would get in trouble with my teachers or fight with other students. But, after stating Taekwondo after a while things began to click and i was able to use all that stored up energy in something more constructive. For myself Taekwondo has meant so much more than just a martial art. It has infused into my everyday life. By engaging in this activity it has given me strength, confidence, and respect for not only others but for myself too.
Since starting Taekwondo at age eight i have been able to accomplish a lot within the Taekwondo community. Through hard work and dedication I have become a second degree black belt and have won countless amounts of tournaments. In order to accomplish these achievements one has to to go many years of training, at least two hours a day and had to study South Korean terminology and much more. Personally i have learned so much from the ideology of Taekwondo. One ideology that I still use today are the "Five Tenets of Taekwondo", this has helped me stay on the course while in school and in my everyday life. These five words (courtesy, integrity, self-control, perseverance, and indomitable spirit) focus on the positive development and molding of an individual. The Tenets of Taekwondo are not just words but are essential qualities that any martial artist should attempt to live by in life.
Describe an activity, interest, experience, or achievements in your life (this could be a book, a movie, or an activity or experience at work, home, or school) that has been particularly meaningful for you.
The most meaning activity that I have embarked upon is Taekwondo, I was eight years old when i first started this journey of enlightenment. Before taking Taekwondo, i was a very hyperactive child with a serious temper. I was never able to really focus on my schoolwork. It seemed like everyday i would get in trouble with my teachers or fight with other students. But, after stating Taekwondo after a while things began to click and i was able to use all that stored up energy in something more constructive. For myself Taekwondo has meant so much more than just a martial art. It has infused into my everyday life. By engaging in this activity it has given me strength, confidence, and respect for not only others but for myself too.
Since starting Taekwondo at age eight i have been able to accomplish a lot within the Taekwondo community. Through hard work and dedication I have become a second degree black belt and have won countless amounts of tournaments. In order to accomplish these achievements one has to to go many years of training, at least two hours a day and had to study South Korean terminology and much more. Personally i have learned so much from the ideology of Taekwondo. One ideology that I still use today are the "Five Tenets of Taekwondo", this has helped me stay on the course while in school and in my everyday life. These five words (courtesy, integrity, self-control, perseverance, and indomitable spirit) focus on the positive development and molding of an individual. The Tenets of Taekwondo are not just words but are essential qualities that any martial artist should attempt to live by in life.
