1)
Self esteem is not gained by meeting lowered
standards.
2)
Reality is not graded on a curve.
3)
Confidence is the difference between knowing and
wanting.
4)
Winners look for solutions; losers look to
assign blame.
5)
There are no mediocre techniques; only mediocre
effort.
6)
There is no substitute for personal
responsibility.
7)
If you are not willing to step up you should
step out of the way.
8)
Inability is not disgraceful; lack of effort is.
9)
If you expect to succeed embrace hard work.
10)
A true winner neither gloats in victory nor
complains in failure
I like to put thoughts on the marker board for my students
to contemplate. The list above
represents original thoughts that occurred to me over the last few years. There were a number of additional ones that I
neglected to write down and they are lost to history; or at the very least lost
until they resurface in my memory. As I
started to accumulate the individual thoughts it came to me that combining them
into a single list would be an excellent way to concisely communicate the
ideals of our martial arts training that I would like my students to strive
for. In essence the list represents the guiding principles for River Valley
Tang Soo Do Academy.
After showing the list to a few of my high ranking students
they convinced me it would make a great T-shirt for the studio. This led me to copyright the work and then
begin putting together the graphics for the T-shirt design. The shirts were a tremendous
hit at the studio and well received when presented to my martial arts friends
as gifts.
I will be using future blog postings to elaborate on each of
the statements; explaining why it is important to martial artist in their
training and more importantly why it is important to being a healthy member of
society at large. Truth is not the
purview of the martial arts – truth is universal and should be faced boldly
whenever and wherever it is met. Shying away from the truth is the beginning of
self deceit and ultimately personal and societal deconstruction.
I hope you enjoy the series and welcome your comments and
thoughts.
Tang Soo!
Master Homschek
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