But we must acknowledge that over many generations, through trial and error, experts and masters have improved the traditional way of teaching and applying our lives. Some of the old fighting ways may not work in today s modern world but we can still gain much from old wisdom. For you see, traditionalism, in itself is wisdom. Traditionalism is also heritage. Therefore, we should strive to preserve the way our ancestor martial artists practiced and applied their code of behavior.
Every family has their own heritage, pride, and traditions.
This is very valuable. We cannot exchange these elements of our culture for the sake of modern convenience. As true martial artists, we continue to do things in the traditional, and often more difficult way, because it is a part of our heritage. By training and practicing in the traditional way, we learn to cultivate a most important human development, the five virtues of Tang Soo Do. The five codes and seven tenets we teach in class all originated from these five virtues.