Everyone training in a Taekwondo class undertakes to do so pursuant to the 5 tenets. This is not optional. Without these qualities guiding your learning, you will never be able to master Taekwondo or be respected.
Controlling our actions and emotions commands respect. Self control must become a way of life for the student of Taekwondo. Without it, even elements vital to producing power, balance, accuracy and speed in techniques or mental strength will never develop.
Practise your Taekwondo and live your life with integrity. There will be no satisfaction in pretending to practice your techniques correctly because it will not produce the result you want. You must train with intensity. Put an honest effort into any endeavour, otherwise you are cheating youself.
The pursuit of excellence requires perseverance. The dynamic movements of Taekwondo need to be practiced with precision to produce the result you are searching for.
Courtesy defines the human being and provides fertile ground from which to grow with the assistance of others. Respect for ourselves and others is expressed through courtesy and we must always be careful not to devalue what we are worth.
We will not always succeed immediately or on every attempt at whatever we try to do. Some things may take a long time to master. With the right spirit, we will eventually succeed either by persevering with the direction we choose to achieve a particular end, or by fining another way to do it. What is important is not to allow something to defeat us. For this, we need to develop unbeatable spirit.