Teenage Personality Education and Taekwondo 6th International Taekwondo Symposium 3rd September 2012
Teenage Personality Education and Taekwondo Critique
Importance of Teenage Personality Education Characteristics of teenagers Adolescents ‘Personality education’ Meaning of personality Correlation with taekwondo Taekwondo’s contribution
Taekwondo & personality education Correlation between the two Meaning of personality education in the context of Taekwondo’s contribution Taekwondo spirit Role of TKD instructors
Taekwondo and personality development of teenagers Large amount of research Mostly Korean TKD training and life attitude Enhancing morality and stability Promoting emotional and mental health Personality, physical and technical education Instructor should guide, not control
Teenage Personality Education and Taekwondo Comments
Comments Confirmation of previous experience Valid points Expectations Role of instructors and coaches TKD is more than medals and belts Expectations TKD can have positive results. But there are no guarantees.
Comments Precedent Spiritual development The tenets of taekwondo British sportsmanship led the way to the Olympics. Spiritual development Valid but ambiguous in some languages. Does not mean religious in this context. The tenets of taekwondo Evidence-based not conjecture ‘Mens sana in corpore sano’ ‘A healthy mind in a healthy body’ Ancient tenet, even more valid now