Wude · Martial virtue
Li — respect
Definition
Respect is the foundation of harmony in the hall. Toward teachers, partners, and every life in the room.
The lesson
Li is not softness. It is the form that keeps strength from becoming contempt. You greet the teacher, you handle the partner as a person rather than a target, and you do not spend a weaker student to feel able.
Wude puts respect first on purpose. A man who is righteous, brave, and rude has already broken the virtue of the hall. Practice it at home as strictly as you would on the floor. The people who cannot advance you are the test.
Give one person the courtesy you would give a teacher. Leave one shared place better than you found it.
Manners for the instructor and carelessness for everyone else.