The TANG SOO DO philosophy is an active attitude representing a combination of a physical and a mental attitude capable of assuring maximum growth of personality through participation in both social and cultural life.

Therefore, it is the goal of the Dan Black Belt Instructor to meet these conditions by providing the broadest possible opportunities in TANG SOO DO to the greatest possible number of people, regardless of age, color, creed or economic status.

To search for the old is to understand the new.
The old, the new ..........
This is a matter of time.
In all things, man must have a clear mind.
The way ..........
Who will pass it on straight and well?

Immovable Wisdom

What is most important in the art of TANG SOO DO is the acquisition of the mental attitude known as "IMMOVABLE WISDOM". This wisdom is intuitively acquired only after a great deal of practical training. The attitude of "IMMOVABLE" does not mean to be stiff, heavy and lifeless as is a rock or a piece of wood. It is the highest degree of mobility while its center remains immovable. The mind then reaches its highest point of awareness, ready to direct its attention in any direction. Whenever your attention is distracted or arrested by the weapon of your opponent, you lose the first opportunity of making the first move by yourself. You delay, you think and while this deliberation is going on, your opponent is ready to strike. Do not give him such an opportunity. Follow the movement of your opponent, leave your mind free to react without the interference of your deliberation. You move when your opponent moves. This will result in your opponent's defeat .

This, non-interfering mental attitude, constitutes the most vital element of TANG SOO DO. If there is even the slightest thought or distraction, then there is interruption. When the hands are clapped together, the sound issues without deliberation. The sound does not wait and think before it issues. One action follows the other without being interrupted by the conscious mind. If you are troubled, seeing your opponent about to strike you down, and are considering what action to take, you are giving your opponent opportunity, that is, a void into which he can attack.

Allow your defense to follow the attack without a moments deliberation and there will no longer be two separate movements known as attack and defense. This immediateness of action will inevitably result in your opponent's defeat. Like a boat gliding smoothly down the rapids, the mind of no hesitation, no interruption is highly valued.

The mirror, of wisdom, reflects all instantaneously one after another, keeping itself intact and undisturbed. All TANG SOO DO must seek to cultivate this.

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