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Name:
Brent Fletcher
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Brent’s
Roles at Eagle Tae Kwon Do Academy:
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Assistant Manager of AMP and Camps.
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T-Master Instructor for Tae Kwon Do.
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T-Instructor for Sword Martial Art (Haedong
Kumdo).
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T-Program Director.
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Birthday:
February
2, 1984.
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Date joined
Eagle Tae Kwon Do Academy staff:
February 2008.
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Tae Kwon Do
experience: Training in Tae Kwon Do for 16
years under three organizations. ATA (American Tae Kwon
Do Association) in which he received my Third Dan, CTF
(Choong-Sil Tae Kwon Do Federation), and UMAF (United
Martial Arts Federation) where received his Fourth Dan
in December of 2006. Has been competing since the age
of 9 and been in over 150 tournaments. Three
consecutive years, in ATA, was in the Top Ten in the
U.S. and has placed as high as fifth. The two most
memorable tournaments in the CTF were the one where he
finished first in the state of Florida in his division.
The other was in Texas at a USTL (United States Tae Kwon
Do League) competition where he finished second in the
nation. He also has one year training in Ju-Jitsu.
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Prior Child
Care Training: 12-years experience teaching
Tae Kwon Do to children (as well as adults).
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Child Care
experience: Taught Tiger Cubs (four and
five- year-olds) for seven years.
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Certification: Certified in CPR for four
years (2000-2004).
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Other
educational experience: Counselor in the
Fall 2006 Special Olympics.
In Brent’s Own Words:
“Since starting
at Eagle Tae Kwon Do I have had a lot of great
experiences. I have learned humility over again because
in order to receive my Fourth Dan in ETF I must learn
the curriculum, so therefore I am wearing a white belt,
which I haven’t worn one in sixteen years. After I
learn the curriculum and one day earn my Fourth Dan in
ETF I will have it under two styles of Tae Kwon Do which
will be a huge accomplishment.
“All my
sparring experience has been point sparring, and I am
now learning to Olympic spar. Another new experience
for me is the Haedong Kumdo class, which is an art that
has always interested me.
“I truly believe
that one of the best ways to learn something is to
teach. You may learn one way and another person will
learn another. I have taught many types of people with
different personalities. The younger children are
probably some of the most challenging students to teach,
because their attention span is so short. You have to
keep the classes fun oriented and at the same time they
have to learn.
“Martial Arts is an individual sport, so it is based on
ones’ ability and not certain expectations. Of all my
years teaching Martial Arts, the biggest obstacle would
have to be the student we had in a wheelchair. At first
I was scared to teach her because Tae Kwon Do is seventy
percent kicks and she could not walk, but I learned that
she could still perform as well as others, just under a
different curriculum. What we taught her was the exact
same just no kicks or stances, and she had the best
blocks and strikes of anybody else. So what started as
very scary became a rewarding experience.
“The
different students that I have had over the years I
believe have made me a better person. It has shown me
that perseverance is a very powerful characteristic
trait; these students did not give up when it got tough
or when they would fall behind. As an instructor it
makes you extremely proud of what you have accomplished,
because you have made that person and your own life that
much more fulfilling”
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