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Originally Posted by GranFire
Frankly - does it matter?
However you slice it, they are not bad rules to live by!
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Does the truth matter? Of course it does, especially if any of us are instructors.
A good instructor will always seek the truth and adjust their teaching accordingly, some might even say a good student will do the same. A bad instructor will mindlessly follow what's easy, convenient and easily swallowed by the crowd.
Personally for myself it matters what motivated my teacher (and teachers teachers).
If we look at the life of Hong Hi Choi, we begin to understand his motive for writing those tenets, and the nationalistic twisted confucian propaganda that revealed their true intension.
As for me, I know my Kwan's philosophy, I understand it. I also know that all Kwan's were at odd's with the dictatorial General Choi, my Kwan being on the front line against him. Even without Choi, why would I teach a different Kwan's creed? Especially when a specific Kwan's motive for teaching such a creed was support for dictatorial indoctrination?
In the end, why would anyone (especially an instructor) accept the lie that there is such a thing as the tenets of Taekwondo?
I encourage others to find their roots and learn more.
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