Please be sure to take a look at my publications. My dissertation, “Beyond the Dojang: A phenomenological perspective on transferring the virtues of Taekwondo into daily life” can be purchased for immediate download here, while my book, “Taekwondo, more than a martial art,” can be purchased from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, by clicking on the corresponding links below the book cover.
This study describes the experiences of Taekwondo practitioners with
regard to their internalization of and living the virtues of Taekwondo in daily
life…more
Taekwondo—More than a Martial Art describes that practicing Taekwondo can promote many positive life changes and that students of this martial art can make Taekwondo a lifelong journey by learning to live the tenets of Taekwondo (courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit) in their daily lives.
Guided by instructors who are kind, caring, and compassionate and who role model the principles of good sportsmanship and who live the tenets of Taekwondo, students of Taekwondo can learn that difficulties in life can be overcome and that they can pay forward what they have learned in their dojangs and thus truly live up to the student oath that asks them to be “champions of freedom and justice” and to “build a more peaceful world.”
Taekwondo—More than a Martial Art. A book for students of Taekwondo, those who are thinking of becoming students, their parents, and Taekwondo instructors