The idea of this work is to reflect and be able to think about certain individual and group psychic processes that occur during the transmission of our art. We will not only look at it from the point of view of transmitting our martial art based on its principles and philosophy, from the appropriate teaching methodology, but also from the effects that the practice of Taekwon-Do produces in terms of boosting self-esteem and the relationship this has with the management and control of aggressiveness.

Peaceful World Thesis for IX Dan Grandmaster James Tjin-A-Ton, Netherlands In our own way we try to work on: I shall build a better and a more peaceful world. Taking into account to start with…

“Martiality, Verticality, Mastery” Thesis for VII Dan by Matias Picallo , Spain In this thesis we want to delve into the concepts of Martiality, Verticality and Mastery, all of them related to each other while…

Teaching Taekwon-Do with tradition, background and theory Thesis for VII Dan Martijn Lindeboom Taekwon-Do is a very physical martial art, demanding for the body and a great asset to physical health and wellbeing. It is…

General Choi Hong Hi founded Taekwon-Do including the Tenets, meant as a guide for all serious students of the art. These tenets have guided all of us through the decades, years and days and are very important for the way we train, teach, inter-act and live. The way to interpret and implement them is sometimes obvious but at other times a rather complex task. Furthermore, the way to interpret them can differ from each individual due to personality and/ or philosophy but also depending on what role a person has. I would like to compare the interpretation and view of these tenets based on input I have gathered from some different “stakeholders”:

The focus of this text is on the multiple technique combinations included in Taekwon-Do patterns, from a practical and scientific perspective.