St. Louis Martial Arts Center

Never face the master or instructors while tying your belt and fixing your uniform.
Never call your master instructor by first name. Always use their title plus last name.
Always bow when entering and leaving the classroom.
When answering your master or instructors use "Yes Sir''', "No Sir" and "Yes Ma'am", "No Ma'am"
Always bow to your master or instructor upon addressing them and when departing from them.
Never use slang to your master or instructors such as' "What's Up"? The proper question is, "How are you sir"?
Students should always treat their Martial Arts School as their own by helping in every way they can to support their school.
Fellow students must always work together and show respect to each other and not criticize each other.
The student should always be faithful by defending his school, his master and fellow students.

A good leader goes beyond their call of duty and does the little things that no one else likes to do.
You must be a good follower to be a good leader.
Leaders are generous with praise and cautious with criticism.
Godly leaders understand that what you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.
A good leader will find a need and fill it.
The quality of your preparation will determine the quality of your performance.
Leaders charge the atmosphere with excellence.
Good leaders have mastery over procrastination.
A good leader will seek counsel before making a decision.
A good leader will attract good followers.

As a beginner everyone will start with a white belt and may progress through black belt in the following manner:

COURTESY (Yae Yie): Be polite to others. Examples: opening the door for your parents & grandparents; helping a friend do work without being asked; responding "Yes Sir" or "No Sir" when Master Ray asks a question.
INTEGRITY (Yum Chee): Be honest, never tell a lie. Examples: if you find a wallet full of money, return the wallet to its owner without taking any of that money; not being a bully at school; not being bossy at the Do Jang if you are a higher rank than another student.
PERSEVERANCE (In Nae): Never giving up. Achieving your goals. Examples: if an opponent scores a point during sparring, you keep trying and do not become discouraged; when trying to break a board during a belt test, you keep trying until you break the board, no matter how long it takes; when playing a sport and you miss a shot, you keep trying until you make that shot.
SELF-CONTROL (Gook Kee): Control your emotions at all times. Examples: when someone hits you in an illegal area when sparring, instead of getting angry, you stay calm and keep smiling; if someone makes fun of you, instead of fighting, you smile and walk away.
INDOMITABLE SPIRIT (Bak Jun Bool Gool): Unconquerable spirit. Examples: if you make a mistake when doing forms, do not give up, instead you start over until you get it right; when you have trouble doing homework or working on a project, and you can not figure out a problem, keep trying until you solve that problem.