On Monday, April 12, a conference was held in the C- Block Auditorium on "Defense Sports and Their Basic Philosophy" organized by, the Philosophy Club, Aikido Club, and Club Blue. The speakers were Murat Kılıçman and Menekşe Öztürk, taekwondo instructors at the Physical Education and Sports Center. Certain anecdotes and personal experiences of the speakers made the conference an especially interesting gathering.
Menekşe Öztürk provided basic information on Taekwondo as a sport and as a way of life. She emphasized that Taekwondo relies on self-discipline, self-respect, tolerance, along with natural harmony. She said that Taekwondo enhances cooperative spirit among individuals toward further perfection, both at the physical and mental level. Murat Kılıçman talked about the international dimension of taekwondo, emphasizing the olympic character of taekwondo which started in the aftermath of the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988.
After the conference, the instructors encouraged the audience to try taekwondo, aikido or one of the other defense sports taught at the Bilkent Sports Center.
For those who might be interested, we would like to remind everyone that taekwondo and aikido classes are twice a week in the Main Sports Hall.
For further details call ext. 1325.