At Asheville Sun Soo, our teaching philosophy is based on focusing on the positive, “watering the flowers not the weeds”. We see everyone in their potential — amazing, intelligent, beautiful, powerful and talented — capable beyond their wildest dreams. Our mission is to develop each student to realize their full potential through becoming ever-increasingly aware, capable and effective through the pursuit of excellence in a happy, rigorous and supportive environment.

At Asheville Sun Soo, learning is accomplished in the context of the group supporting the individual and the individual contributing to the group. Each person’s presence is a gift to the group. As a result, Asheville Sun Soo has developed an inspiring community of educated, intelligent, positive, supportive, caring and motivated people — who have dedicated themselves to being well-rounded and excellent martial artists as a means to being capable, generous and effective human beings.

At Asheville Sun Soo, we hold and present a practice to students in such a way as to facilitate growth in all domains of life – mind, body and spirit. Our practice is centering, inspiring, mindful and inspiring. And when practiced at this high-level of awareness, rigor and excellence, this form of Tae Kwon Do is highly effective as a self-defense system in the world. Therefore, out of our commitment to our students and to the art, we hold the bar high and all stretch each other to our greatest potential.

We see and interact with our students as creative, effective beings capable of achieving great success, in and out of the dojang. We emphasize and reinforce practicing the five tenets of Traditional Tae Kwon Do (Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self Control and Indomitable Spirit) every day, in every way and every place. As students practice these tenets and experience greater and greater success in their Tae Kwon Do practice, they gain increased confidence that naturally translates to all areas of their lives.

In summation, our goal is to develop aware, caring, capable, well-rounded, generous and accomplished human beings who lead by example, live from principle and inspire others around them.