This years instructors camp was the best yet. This was my 5th instructors camp and the first time I have ever been to the Greenville N.C. school. These are some personal highlights from the day:
First off, learning about the history of King Tiger and the fact that Grandmaster Jung was gifted a building to start a Tae Kwon Do Dojang by Samsung, blew my mind. I researched further and around the time Grandmaster Jung was gifted the building was around the time Samsung began to blow up.
My next highlight was working through the self-defense stuff. I always enjoy learning how to apply moves from Poomsaes into self-defense. I also had two amazing partners: Chaz and Ryan.
After that, the 4 classes on speed, power, balance, and team work. Power was definitely my favorite; learning about how stances and even how your hips are turned can generate an exponentially greater amount of power was awesome.
One of my favorite parts was learning how to teach different style classes. Also this gave me a chance to sit down a little, which was welcomed. I especially loved the 'How to teach a family class,' class because that is the style of classes I assist with the most. I enjoyed Master Knight's 'How to teach children class,' class because I just love learning from him; he also has a very engaging teaching style.
Finishing the night off with the candle lighting ceremony was a perfect way to end the camp. I loved the idea of passing the knowledge along. One suggestion my father and I came up with was each school sits behind their school owners, this shows the natural flow of knowledge within individual schools. Also doing it outside and filming it with a drone would create a beautiful video.
Overall, this years instructors camp was one to remember and I am so thankful for the opportunity to participate this year. Looking forward to the future and many more instructors camps to come.