Everybody wants his cake and eat it too
Sporting success or more precisely the desire to win all the time has engulfed many taekwondo practitioners including coaches, athletes, supporters and parents. Sport is a contest of two or more participants (athletes) and there can only be one winner. There is passion, but if misplaced can turn ugly. There is sportsmanship and this must be embraced if sport is to remain attractive to all. The success and growth of any sport, and taekwondo is no different, relies on rules and ethics and exemplary behaviours by all.
The higher the stakes the more emotional the ride. The expectations for some are too high and at times unrealistic and unachievable. When results do not meet expectations, some participants resort to uncontrolled bad behaviour to the extremes. It is unbecoming of any taekwondo practitioner as one of the accepted behaviours expected of a martial artist is controlled behaviour not uncontrolled behaviour. Sport loves a winner, and it equally hates a bad loser.
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