As the president of the TKD club, it has been excruciatingly difficult to recruit members. Students have shown up to one or more classes, but eventually conclude that the club is not for them and end up not showing up to future meetings. Tae Kwon Do is a martial art, and martial arts, in this campus, so it seems, is not a popular attraction.
On top of that, there is also the issue of being too busy but in all honesty, all it would cost you is an hour and a half of your time. That's it. There is no such thing as being too busy. It's not like we're asking you to stay here for the entire day. You still have ample time to do whatever you need to do. In fact, being active and engaging in sports is scientifically proven to be helpful for the brain. People tend to do better with their work after a healthy workout and are also able to get a good night's sleep. It's a nice way to let out the stress and free the mind of all hectic papers and projects. So my friends, please do not say that you guys are too busy to come to the club.
One psychological aspect that potential students tend to err on is the fact that they can achieve their black belt as soon as possible. The important moral of Tae Kwon Do, or any martial art, is patience and perseverance. With years and years of practice, one is able to attain their black belt. One understanding in why the black belt is the highest rank in martial arts is for the blood, sweat, and tears that mingled in with the plain, white belt from years of rigorous training, thereby producing a dark, black color. Patience is key in martial arts.
The curriculum is something we need to modify. As of now the program is primarily focusing on the traditional, martial arts aspect of Tae Kwon Do and is pretty much lacking the Olympic, collegiate style such as competitive sparring. The pace of the class, also, is something we need to improve on. We need more action, drills, power, quickness. Enough to make everyone heavily breathe and sweat, like we always do in my TKD school back home. Over the years, I hope to introduce to the club the competitive style of Tae Kwon Do, as that is my speciality and is the style that I have learned in my entire TKD career thus far.
Hopefully I will be able to gain more club members. The vice president and I will think of a plan to recruit members.
As of now the club mainly has several faculty members and graduate students. We have a couple of students, and, of course, the vice president and treasurer. Along with one graduate student, the VP, treasurer and I would usually stroll around campus, play a couple rounds of pool, and just kick back like ninjas.
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