General Rules of Conduct

• Show respect to your parents and family members at all times.

• Greet your parents when they enter the house and tell them goodbye when they leave.

• Be truthful at all times.

• Maintain a good relationship with your brothers and sisters.

• Help with household chores.

• Keep your home neat and clean.

• Keep your body, hair, and teeth clean at all times, every day.

• Do not interrupt conversations. Just saying "excuse me" does not mean you are excused and may interrupt.

• Continue your education in life.

• Show respect for your elders and peers at all times.

• Children who do not obey their parents may be reduced in rank.

True Taekwondo Student

A true Taekwondo student will:

• Ask questions and never tire of learning.

• Do his or her utmost to maintain the purity of Taekwondo and not debase it in any way.

• Seek the truth; work at developing the highest moral character, strive for humility, love his or her country, and sacrifice his or herself for justice.

• Always conduct him or herself as an example of what a proper martial artist should be.

• Be willing to sacrifice for Taekwondo, the dojang, and the instructor.

• Always sets a good example for the lower ranks.

• Always be loyal and never criticize Taekwondo, the instructor, or the instructor's teaching methods.

• Practice techniques as taught by the instructor.

• Remember that his or her conduct outside the dojang reflects on Taekwondo, the dojang, and the instructor.

• Discard techniques if the instructor disapproves of them.

• Never be disrespectful to the instructor.

• Never break a trust.