Reflection on and Alternatives to Taekwondo Gym Violence

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the reflection on violence necessary for Taekwondo leaders through the structure of violence and Johan Galtung s theory of peace, and to suggest alternatives to Taekwondo violence through Kant s categorical imperative. Through literature study, reflection and alternatives to Taekwondo (sexual) violence are suggested. The structure of violence in the Ttaekwondo field was reflected on the banality of evil suggested by Hannah Arendt, and the ‘Banality of Evil’ of (sexual) violence, an unethical act of the Taekwondo instructor, is the ability to think because it comes from ‘Sheer Thoughtlessness’. and reflective thinking are required. Also, through the types of violence and the theory of peace of pacifist Johan Galtung, he emphasized the need for education on the prevention of violence by the state and taekwondo institutions in terms of social ethics as well as personal ethical efforts in the field of Taekwondo. As an alternative to (sexual) violence in the field of Taekwondo, the categorical imperative proposed by Kant was presented as the leader s practice code. He proposed that through the human nature formulation and universalization formulation, human beings are treated as ends rather than as means, and (gender) violence could be eradicated when the maxims of a leader s behavior are acted in accordance with universal laws.