A list of twelve morals and guidelines writting by chuck Norris. This list is commonly used as a guide to the pupils of Chun Kuk Do, a Korean based martial art also created by Norris.
The code is as follows:
1. I will develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways.
2. I will forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements.
3. I will always be in a positive frame of mind and convey this feeling to every person I meet.
4. I will continually work at developing love, happiness, and loyalty in my family and acknowlege that no other success will compenstate for failure in the home.
5. I will work for the good in all people and make them feel worthwhile.
6. If have nothing good to say about a person, I will say nothing.
7. I will give so much time to the improvement of myself I will have no time to criticise others.
8. I will always be as enthusiastic about the successes of others as I am about my own.
9. I will maintain an attitude of open-mindness towards another person's viewpoint while still holding fast to what I know to be true and honest.
10. I will maintain respect for authority and demonstrate this respect at all times.
11. I will always remain loyal to God, my country, my family and my friends.
12. I will remain highly goal-oriented throughout my life because that positive attitude helps my family, my country and myself.
The code is as follows:
1. I will develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways.
2. I will forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements.
3. I will always be in a positive frame of mind and convey this feeling to every person I meet.
4. I will continually work at developing love, happiness, and loyalty in my family and acknowlege that no other success will compenstate for failure in the home.
5. I will work for the good in all people and make them feel worthwhile.
6. If have nothing good to say about a person, I will say nothing.
7. I will give so much time to the improvement of myself I will have no time to criticise others.
8. I will always be as enthusiastic about the successes of others as I am about my own.
9. I will maintain an attitude of open-mindness towards another person's viewpoint while still holding fast to what I know to be true and honest.
10. I will maintain respect for authority and demonstrate this respect at all times.
11. I will always remain loyal to God, my country, my family and my friends.
12. I will remain highly goal-oriented throughout my life because that positive attitude helps my family, my country and myself.
Before recieving her purple belt, the young Chun Kuk Do student had to recite three lines from Chuck Norris's Code of Ethics.
by TheGammaGeek February 28, 2011