Other Miscellaneous Writings by Beth Cody
“Reaction
Paper #2”, Government and Politics of the Far East, April 19,
1996
This was the only course paper I could locate from my undergraduate years
at the University of Iowa. Although I was not a libertarian yet, the paper
focuses on civil liberties, particularly freedom of speech, so libertarian
ideas were clearly germinating in my mind.
“Balance in Hapkido and Life”,
Hapkido Statement of Philosophy October 1999
Hapkido students are required
to write a Statement of Philosophy for each black belt-level test. This
was my first Statement of Philosophy (and almost certainly my best Hapkido
paper), written for my Recommended 1st-degree black belt test. It was
chosen to be included in a published book of black belt papers called
“Indomitable
Spirits: A Collection of Martial Arts Essays”, Ames, Iowa, McMillan
Publishing, 2001.
Hapkido Statement of Philosophy, July
2000
Written for my 1st-degree black belt test
“Flow” Hapkido Statement of
Philosophy, December 2001
This paper was written for my 2nd-degree black belt test.
“Hapkido and Human Liberty”
Hapkido Statement of Philosophy, October 2007
By this time, I have made the connection between the principles of Hapkido
and the principles of libertarianism, and attempt to connect the dots
in this paper written for my 3rd-degree black belt test.