• Students’ Rules and Regulations
• Tae Kwon Do Manners
• Our Tae Kwon Do Uniform (Dobok)
• Sewing Our School Patches
• Instructions for Tying the Belt
• A Note to Beginners

Students’ Rules and Regulations

1. When entering and leaving the school, bow to the flags, instructors and fellow students.
2. The following are not permitted in the school: shoes, smoking, intoxication, chewing gum, profanity, loud talking, laughter or arguing.
3. For health and safety reason, always wear a clean uniform, no jewelry, and keep nails trimmed short.
4. As a matter of school pride, all students are expected to help keep the school clean.
5. To show the proper respect for their instructor status, use the titles of Sir and Ma’am as relevant for all Black Belts. When referring to a particular instructor, use Mr., Mrs., or Ms.
6. Whenever you approach your instructors or seniors, bow first and then speak to them politely.
7. Whenever you need assistance, simply inform your instructor that you do not know a particular movement and trust that they will take care of you.
8. All students must be courteous and must obey their instructors. Advanced students should set a good example for lower belts.
9. No individual may teach another without permission from his or her instructor.
10. You must have your instructor’s permission before demonstrating, teaching, or competing outside of the school. Always maintain the standards and reputation of the school when you are outside of it.

These rules are for the benefit of all students and must be followed in order to maintain one’s standing in the school.

Serious students of Tae Kwon Do apply the following tenets to both their training and personal lives: Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-control, and Indomitable Spirit

Tae Kwon Do Manners

1. Show respect to your parent(s) and family members.
2. Greet your parent(s) when they enter the house and say goodbye to them when they leave.
3. Be truthful.
4. Maintain a good relationship with your brothers and sisters.
5. Help with household chores.
6. Keep your room neat and clean.
7. Keep yourself clean.
8. Do not interrupt adult conversation.
9. Show respect to your teachers and peers.
10. Do what you are told the first time asked.

Our Tae Kwon Do Uniform (Dobok)

Our Tae Kwon Do uniform (dobok) is to always be kept neat and clean. It is white, thus symbolizes our innocence in martial arts knowledge. All students wear the same uniform to highlight the skills and personalities that make everyone unique.

• Korean Flag
  Goes on the left sleeve, just under the shoulder seam
• U.S. Flag
  Goes on the right sleeve, just under the shoulder seam
• Black Belt Patch
  Goes under the Korean flag

All other patches are prohibited without school’s permission

Instructions for Tying the Belt

1. Locate the center of the belt and place it on the middle of your stomach.
2. Put the right end over the left end, and then pull the right end snugly.
3. Put the left end over the right end, and then pull horizontally and tighten.

A Note to Beginners

Neither fear nor expect too much. Many have a feeling of inadequacy with regards to movements to be performed – common and short-lived. You are not an expert now, but a beginner and learning. It’s okay to make mistakes for that is how you learn and why you have an instructor. Expecting too much at the beginning is like eating more than your stomach can hold – you can’t digest it all and it leaves you feeling poorly. Remember, as a beginner, with some hard work and patience you will achieve what you want from Tae Kwon Do – for even your instructors started just where you are now.

The BASICS are a beginner’s foundation upon which he or she builds. If the basics are rushed, not broad enough and not fully understood, all above will crumble. It is important for the practicing student to always remember to keep a beginner’s mind by looking and reviewing things he or she knows, and to learn them well, understand them, for even the foundation needs attention once in a while. Knowing is never finished.

THE BASICS ARE A PUZZLE.
ONCE YOU KNOW THEM, YOU NEVER NEED TO THINK OF THEM.
IF YOU DON’T THEM, YOU CAN NEVER GET PAST THEM.
IF YOU KNOW THEM, THEY ARE NOTHING.
IF YOU DON’T KNOW THEM, THEY ARE EVERYTHING.
TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE THEM NOTHING, FOR THEY ARE EVERYTHING.

Training is a journey that never ends, always with more miles and obstacles to reach and overcome. Realize your own limitations and by using discipline, wipe them away. Dare to challenge the limits set before you, expect the unexpected, and meet all trials without hesitation.