Gold Outer Ring
The gold ring circling the mountains represents the student of San Kil Tang Soo Do. Much like the precious metal is purified with fire, the student is purified by the fire of training and discipline. In Korean culture and also traditional martial arts, the color gold represents wisdom, maturity and elder statesmanship rather than simply a monetary value that we in the Western Culture tend to associate with this precious metal.
In Asian cultures influenced by Zen Buddhism, the circle (Enso in Japanese) symbolizes enlightenment, strength, elegance, the Universe, and the void; a moment when the mind is free to simply let the body/spirit create. It also is commonly used to describe a cycle or repeating event or process. As it relates to a student of Tang Soo Do, gaining strength of body, mind and spirit requires daily or even continuous practice.
In Asian cultures influenced by Zen Buddhism, the circle (Enso in Japanese) symbolizes enlightenment, strength, elegance, the Universe, and the void; a moment when the mind is free to simply let the body/spirit create. It also is commonly used to describe a cycle or repeating event or process. As it relates to a student of Tang Soo Do, gaining strength of body, mind and spirit requires daily or even continuous practice.
