Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee’s Shaolin Action Principle
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Become a Champion
Generally, there are seven basic physical qualities developed through martial arts training. These physical qualities can easily be transformed into their corresponding human emotions and over time, these emotions will create positive human qualities that become ingrained as part of our character. These seven qualities of a champion are:
1. Quickness, Alertness, and Market Change Awareness
2. Endurance, Perseverance, and Persistence
3. Timing, Punctuality, and Delivery on Time
4. Power, Knowledge, and Financial Strength
5. Balance, Rationality, and Balancing Supply and Demand
6. Flexibility, Gentleness, and Adaptability
7. Posture, Honesty, and Business Integrity
The purpose of knowledge is to take action. My philosophy of the martial arts is straightforward: “Lead by example through your actions.” a picture is worth 1,000 words; an action is worth 1,000 pictures. Let us teach our children not by words alone but through our actions. The three basic human qualities we emphasize to our students is Knowledge in the mind, Honesty in the heart, and Strength in the body. I encourage everyone to set a life goal. “A hundred years of wisdom in the body of a twenty-one year old.”
