Responsibility

By Evan McEwan, teen 1st dan

Responsibility is a cornerstone fundamental in most everything you will encounter. Responsibility teaches you so many lessons through hardship, mistakes, and other processes. Responsibility grows in importance as you go up the belt ranks in our program being a quintessential part of every individual's Moo Sul Kwan career. Responsibility also shows integrity and builds strong bonds and connections.

The lessons responsibility teaches are so important to growth in any aspect. You start to understand what those who are responsible for you need to sacrifice, having to make the same sacrifices yourself. You give up time, money, and energy when you are responsible which gives you great respect for your caretakers. Responsibility has many facets and applications, there is responsibility for others just as much as there is for yourself. Self-responsibility teaches necessary fundamentals like how to work by yourself, time management skills, and the ability to have balance in between different tasks. These three skills are some of many that come with being self-responsible and are essential to success. 

Beyond its educational properties, responsibility has incontestable vitality within the Moo Sul Kwan institution. It walks in tandem with every student along their career, growing in presence as they climb the ranks. A Moo Sul Kwan student’s first class holds minimal responsibility, however it is still present, having the responsibility of learning and remembering protocol and custom of the class. As one progresses however, they must become responsible for their behavior, practicing their moves and forms at home, do the monthly excellence homeworks, balance taekwondo with other aspects of life, and so much more. When moving up the ranks you gradually gain all of this knowledge and eventually you may get the opportunity to teach a class. 

Responsibility fosters meaningful and valuable relationships through trust. If one gives someone responsibility for their belonging and they perform well then trust is built, this principle is applicable everywhere and helps one climb ranks and earn positions. In Taekwondo it’s important to build bonds with others to develop as a student, having the skill of responsibility will ensure that you can effectively advance. Moreover in any developmental aspect in life connections are so important to growth so having that responsibility will be so valuable to anyone climbing the ranks.

All things are encompassed by responsibility, being a key to success, among many other things. It teaches you how to adapt, develop, persevere, and push through hardship. It is also a necessary part to development i n Taekwondo, growing in importance as you go through the belt ranks in Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo.  Responsibility also helps you build relationships through integrity and trust. All in all, responsibility is one of the most key things to any development at all.