Taekwon-Do Tenets, Oath and Belts

The definition of Taekwon-Do. Match the Korean to the descriptions

• Represents the hand used for punching, striking, thrusting and blocking

• 'Tae'

• Represents the art, way or method

• 'Do'

• Literally translates as 'The art of Kicking and Punching'

• 'Kwon'

• Represents the foot used for kicking, smashing and jumping

• 'Taekwon-Do'

Match the following five tenets of Taekwon-Do to their Korean name.

• In nae

• Courtesy

• Ye ui

• Integrity

• Yom chi

• Indomitable spirit

• Guk gi

• Perseverance

• Beakjul boolgool

• Self-control

Match the tenet to the definition

• It is proper that all people have good manners, are polite, respectful, and courteous to one another

• Courtesy

• The quality of being honest. Someone with integrity is said to be just and trustworthy.

• Self-Control

• The determination to complete what you have started and overcoming difficulties along the way

• Perseverance

• Courage at a time of injustice to deal with perpetrators regardless of who or what they may be

• Indomitable spirit

• The ability to exercise control over ones actions and emotions.

• Integrity

Match the belt colour to their meaning:

• Signifies danger, cautioning the student to exercise control, and warning the opponent to stay away

• White

• Signifies the plant's growth as the Taekwon-Do skill begins to develop

• Blue

• Signifies Heaven, towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training progresses

• Yellow

• Signifies innocence, as that of a beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Taekwon-Do

• Green

• Signifies the Earth from which a plant sprouts and takes root as the Taekwon-Do Foundation is laid

• Red

Complete the definition of the Black belt:

The ​ (a)   of ​ (b)   , therefore signifying the ​ (c)   and proficiency in Taekwon-Do. It also indicates the wearer's imperviousness to ​ (d)   and fear.

• opposite
• white
• maturity
• darkness