tonydee Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Choi, Hong Hi - who was influential at the time my first school's master split from other taekwondo associations - pushed a simplistic Confucian message of loyalty and obedience to particular people/groups (parents, teachers, country), and virtues like perseverance, integrity and courage. As a Buddhist, I find the notions naive and dangerously incomplete....Cheers,Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Choi, Hong Hi - who was influential at the time my first school's master split from other taekwondo associations - pushed a simplistic Confucian message of loyalty and obedience to particular people/groups (parents, teachers, country), and virtues like perseverance, integrity and courage. As a Buddhist, I find the notions naive and dangerously incomplete....Cheers,TonyIf you ever get the chance to read A Killing Art, you get to see where at times these kinds of ethics seem to be ignored by the very ones who choose to push them on others... https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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