Tag Archives: Team Building

May 24 2016

AWESOME TEAM BUILDING DAY

Good Morning

I hope everyone had a great long weekend and didn’t miss classes too much yesterday while we were closed for Victoria Day.

Yesterday the 2016 Black Belt Candidates and the mentors/instructors had their annual team building day in prep for black belt grading coming up on Saturday June 11th. We did a two hour taekwondo class in the morning followed by two hours of team building activities at the Ganaraska TreeTop Trekking in the Ganaraska Forest. It was a productive and fun filled day for both the candidates and the mentors/instructors. We improved our taekwondo skills and learned how to improve our team work skills. It was great fun and highly recommended to anyone looking for some fun team building activities.

Also don’t forget this today until Friday is Buddy Week here at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do. So bring your buddies into class with you and we’ll have some more fun with them.

Master Jonathan Field

Cobourg Tae Kwon Do

May 17 2016

TRAINING GOOD SO FAR/VICTORIA DAY

Good Morning

Well so far the training for my 6th degree black belt is going well. Starting out slowly and will build up the intensity as time goes on. This way I don’t burn myself out early and I can peak at the right moment. Proper training is really a fine tuned science that you have to learn very carefully. Going through three 40 hour black belt gradings I have learned what works and what does not work. What beats your body up and what doesn’t. I know what it’s like to be at the breaking point then push beyond it to new limits.

I feel really good right now because preparing for my next grading gives me a new set of goals and a focus to work towards. Having focus and goals is important when one wants to work on mastery of anything they do.

Also we will be closed on Monday May 23rd for Victoria Day. No regular classes. However we will be doing the annual team building day for the 2016 Black Belt Candidates. This is an opportunity for the candidates to work on their testing requirements together as well as learn to be leaders.

Master Jonathan Field

Cobourg Tae Kwon Do

Mar 10 2016

YOU HAVE SURVIVED 100%…

Good Morning

I came across the following quote yesterday and I thought I would share it. It is very true to pretty much everything that we all go through. It reminds us that we just need to relax sometimes and just get through it.

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Feb 8 2016

BLACK BELT MIDTERM EVALUATION

Good Morning

Well we had the 2016 Black Belt Midterm Evaluations yesterday morning from 9am to 12pm. It went quite well. The 2016 candidates are looking good and this year’s black belt grading should be a good one. Lots of hard work goes into earning a black belt here at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do. Lots of training in preparation for the actual grading day. Lots of assignments that must be completed throughout the black belt cycle. Team building day which the candidates work on their team and communication skills. Being mentored by other black belt mentors and instructors. Everything that they are tested on on the day of grading. The feelings during the aftermath. The black belt ceremony which their friends and family come to watch them put on a demonstration of their skills. Finally being able to wrap those new black belts around their waist.

For those who can make it through the process are glad they did. I offered them yesterday $10,000 if I could take back their black belts and all the experiences and friends they have made along the journey. Not one of them took me up on that offer. Actually I could offer a $100,000 or even $1,000,000 and I know they would not take the offer. Earning your black belt is something special that goes beyond the description of words. It is not something you are given or something you can buy. You have to earn it with sweat, blood, tears, pain, but also with joy, happiness, excitement, and the knowing that this is only the beginning.

Master Jonathan Field

Cobourg Tae Kwon Do

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May 14 2015

VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND

Just a friendly reminder that this Monday is Victoria Day so there will be no regular classes except for kettle bells at 8:30am and Black Belt Team Building at 9:30am.

Also long weekends are a chance to relax and recharge your batteries. You do not have to go full tilt all the time. Sometimes it is okay to go lighter somedays and harder on other days. It’s all about finding the right balance for you. Everyone is slightly different but we all need a little rest here and there.

Master Jonathan Field

Cobourg Tae Kwon Do