Taekwondo Character Development


ORANGE BELT / RESPECT

MAKING SURE YOUR ACTIONS OR INACTION WILL NOT IMPACT OTHER PEOPLE OR THINGS NEGATIVELY!

1 a) to feel or show honor or esteem for; hold in high regard
b) to consider or treat with deference or dutiful regard
2 to show consideration for; avoid intruding upon or interfering with !to respect others‘ privacy"
3 to concern; relate to



YELLOW BELT / COURTESY

SHOWING COURTESY TO OTHERS IS ACTUALLY RESPECTING YOURSELF!
1 courteous behavior; gracious politeness
2 a polite, helpful, or considerate act or remark
3 an act or usage intended to honor or compliment !a former legislator addressed as “Senator” by courtesy"
4 courtesy of without charge, as a gesture of goodwill



GREEN BELT / SELFLESSNESS


THINK OF OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF!
1 devoted to others‘ welfare or interests and not one‘s own; unselfish; altruistic
2 showing or prompted by unselfishness or altruism; self-sacrificing !a selfless act"



BLUE BELT / RESPONSIBILITY

ABILITY TO RESPOND TO YOUR DUTIES OBLIGATIONS ETC.!
1 condition, quality, fact, or instance of being responsible; obligation, accountability, dependability, etc.
2 a thing or person that one is responsible for



PURPLE BELT / SELF - CONTROL


CONTROL YOUR MOOD, ACTIONS & RESPONSE1!
control of oneself, or of one‘s own emotions, desires, actions, etc.


PURPLE TRIM BELT / PERSEVERANCE

NEVER EVER, EVER GIVE UP!
1 the act of persevering; continued, patient effort
2 the quality of one who perseveres; persistence
3 in Calvinism, the continuance in grace of people elected to eternal salvation



BROWN BELT / INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

A SPIRIT THAT CAN NOT BE CONQUERED!

INDOMITABLE / not easily discouraged, defeated, or subdued; unyielding; unconquerable
SPIRIT / frame of mind; disposition; mood; temper !in high spirits"


RED BELT / INTEGRITY

BEING HONEST EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING!!
1 the quality or state of being complete; unbroken condition; wholeness; entirety
2 the quality or state of being unimpaired; perfect condition; soundness
3 the quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, and sincerity



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