05Principles · 04 of 08 · Character

Honesty and integrity

What you do when no one is watching. WSKF students are encouraged to be completely honest and trustworthy at all times.

See how we teach this in class All eight principles

01The standard

Do the right thing when no one is checking.

Honesty, as WSKF describes it, means others can rely on you to do the right thing even when there is no one to check your actions.

02In training

Where honesty shows on the mat

A black belt student in a deep stance working a technique against a training partner's arm
  1. 01

    A credible training partner

    To train effectively, students have to be credible opponents for their training partners.

  2. 02

    A good role model

    To be respected in karate, students have to be good role models for the people training around them.

  3. 03

    A good sport

    Students are taught to have personal standards and to be a good sport.

03Two words

What each word asks of a student

Honesty

Being completely honest and trustworthy, at all times.

Integrity

Holding to strong principles consistently, whoever is watching.

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See how we teach honesty and integrity in class

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05Related principles

Honesty and integrity sit close to respect and self control, and they are taught alongside perseverance.