Is Taekwondo Hard To Learn? Master Jonathan discusses whether taekwondo is hard to learn or is taekwondo training hard? He goes over both sides of the question in detail. Hee breaks down how anyone can learn taekwondo and how there are various degrees of difficulty in taekwondo training, and that it is you who decides how easy or hard training is and how easy or harder to learn taekwondo and martial arts.
Master Jonathan Field
Five Taekwondo Hook Kick Drills To Improve Your Kicking for improved Taekwondo Hook Kick balance, speed, and power. The Taekwondo Hook Kick is a powerful and fast Taekwondo kick you need in your toolbox of kicking techniques. The Hook kick drills taught by Taekwondo Master, Master Jonathan Field of Cobourg Tae Kwon Do and Empowered.
Master Jonathan Field
Good Morning
Well our annual black belt grading has come and gone this past Saturday. We had 13 black belt candidates going for the ranks of black, 1st degree black belt, and 2nd degree black belt. The students completed a 10 hour grading from 9am to 7pm at the dojang and at the beach/boardwalk. They were tested on their physical conditioning, flexibility, forms, blocks, punchings, sparring, self defense, one steps, kicking, musical forms, breaking, and korean terminology. This is what you would think they would typically be tested on for black belts in Taekwondo right? But they were also tested on team work, their spirit, self confidence, perseverance, integrity, self control, loyalty, focus, leadership, courtesy, and courage.
The grading is very important in achieving your black belt but what is of more importance is the journey along the way to black belt. How did you deal with all the tasks and challenges that were presented to you? How did you grow as a person? When things got tough, how did you deal with it? Who were the ones that supported you along the way?
What is more important after earning your black belt is what you do with it. What type of black belt are you going to be? Are you going to be a black belt or just a person who has a black belt? There is a difference. A black belt is how you carry yourself in your personal and professional life. How do you use your skills? Are they being used to help others or are they being used selfishly? Is your black belt a final destination or is it just the start of a life long journey?
I am very proud of this year’s 2016 black belt graduates. They worked extremely hard. They worked well as a team to get through their grading. They owned what they did throughout the day. They kept up their energy throughout the day. They took care of each other. They listened and focused well. They had fun. They were very respectful to the instructors and to each other. They displayed the traits that I mentioned above. They are going to be on a great show this Saturday night at 7pm at the Cobourg Memorial Temple during our annual black belt spectacular and hall of fame ceremony. If you have not got your tickets yet for the show please see me at the office.
I am excited for the show as I am putting something special together.
See you there.
Master Jonathan Field
Good Morning
Here’s the video of the 2014 Black Belt Grading Pictures here at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do. Lots more will be taken this Saturday at the 2015 Black Belt grading where we have 17 students going for various levels of black belt from basic black to 3rd degree black.
Enjoy the video.
Good Morning,
Here’s the video from the Taekwondo grading on Friday November 30, 2012 held at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do
Master Jonathan Field