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Philosophy

Each class at Wasatch Martial Arts Academy is filled with East Asian philosophy (not religion) that teaches virtues, ethics, and discipline.  Soo Bahk Do adheres to an "Action Philosophy".  The late Grand Master Hwang Kee taught about action philosophy in this manner:  "If someone were to try to hit you in the nose, woul dyou think about blocking the attack, or physically block it?"  Action and thought should be one and the same.

Various principles will be taught such as courage, patience, humility, discipline, and respect to your elders.  These principles will be discussed and then put into action during our training.  This is unique to our academy and our art.  Below is a list of some of philosophies we adhere to:

 Besides our mental philosophy, you will find that our physical technique is deeply engrained in both Chinese and Korean philosophies.  Much akin to Tai Chi Chuan, Soo Bahk Do adheres to the Ship Sam Seh (13 Influences), which can be broken down to the 8 directions and the 5 elements.  Each direction and element has both concrete and abstract characteristics that are used as a foundation for our martial technique.  A much less known philosophy, that is pure to the Korean culture, is Chil Sung Philosophy, which also uses the 5 elements and uses them with the Um/Yang. 

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