Cycle Tenet Humility!

HUMILITY—is the quality of not being proud, arrogant, or assertive. As martial artists, we set the example in our daily lives of how to be humble. We are not proud; instead we open our minds to learn and become better people within our community.

Having humility is the ability of being humble and means putting the needs of another person before your own, and thinking of others before yourself. It also means not drawing attention to yourself, and it can mean acknowledging that you are not always right.

Make sure to read the examples below and think about how you can apply them to your martial arts training. Also what other examples of humility can you think of? 

Examples of Humility

• Being a parent can be a very humble job, wiping noses, changing diapers, and meeting a child’s every need for years.

• Letting someone ahead of you in line when you see they are in a hurry is an act of humility.

• Cleaning the bathroom of your office, even though you own the company, is an example of humility.

• The star of the basketball team could score a tremendous amount of baskets in any given game, but instead he takes lots of opportunities to pass the ball to his teammates so they can try to score as well. This shows the athlete’s humility.

• An athlete who credits his success to his teammates, even though he has great skill, shows humility.

• When a gifted photographer receives compliments on his work, he says thank you, but always remarks about how fun it was to take pictures for the people in the photos and how they made it easy to take great pictures.

Community Outreach

The culture we live in consistently challenges the values, beliefs, and behaviors of our society.  At K.C. Jones Tiger-Rock Martial Arts we believe in promoting, educating, and assimilating the most principle values of all great individuals into our lives and the lives of those we come in contact with in order to create a better tomorrow.  Building strong communities is a core component of this process as it creates the infrastructure for a group of individuals to provide the support, communication, and strength needed to meet common goals. 

Cycle Tenet: Community

COMMUNITY—is the responsibility to contribute to society regardless of one's position in life. Civic accountability requires us to do our share and to be part of the solution of society's problems. Remember: Every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession a duty. Community means to do good not only for ourselves and those closest to us, but for our Taekwondo centers, our neighborhoods, municipalities, countries, the world, and even the universe. Whether we enjoy positions of privilege or would be considered by some to be disadvantaged, we do not expect entitlements; we have a keen sense of obligation to others. We will never misuse Taekwondo by using what we have learned to do harm to, intimidate, or humiliate others unless we must do so to defend the lives and/or health of ourselves, our countries, our families, our Trainers, our fellow students, or those weaker than ourselves. We are ambassadors of TaeKwonDo, Tiger-Rock, our Trainers and Instructors, and ourselves.

Student cycle community goals:

• Leave conditions better than we find them at all levels of community, including family, city, state, country, world, and universe. 
• If you see someone that needs help do so.  
• Work together in classes. 

And remember: Never underestimate the difference you can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and help. This cycle of community reach out to someone who might need a lift. An act of kindness can go a long way.