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Martial Arts Testing<br />
And Job Interviews<br />
During a recent Gup testing I came identify<br />
with the flood of emotions that come into<br />
play during any martial art test. The rush<br />
of anxiety, nervousness, fear, pride and<br />
hope are but a few of the different stages<br />
and emotions that occur at different times<br />
during and after the test.<br />
As with any test martial arts not excluded,<br />
many things lead up to testing day.<br />
Usually months of planning, training and<br />
preparation are required before you prove<br />
yourself to your instructor that you are<br />
indeed ready to test, and once you get that<br />
invitation is when the conflicts begin.<br />
Any job interview will result in a similar mix<br />
of emotions and fears. Having been on<br />
more than my share of job interviews in my<br />
By Timothy Phunkett, Awakening Tiger <strong>Do</strong>jo<br />
years I am quite accustomed to all them.<br />
Leaving out the reason for the job search<br />
in the first place, which may or may not be<br />
self-imposed will add any number of other<br />
factors in that we shall not discuss here.<br />
Let’s assume that you have a decent job<br />
but need one closer to home or money is a<br />
factor. From this point out we will call our<br />
endeavor our goal, as in our job interview<br />
our goal is to land a new and successful<br />
new job opportunity, with martial arts it’s to<br />
land a new and higher belt rank.<br />
First you start to prepare for you goal,<br />
collecting whatever information you need<br />
to succeed. Resumes, contacts, job<br />
postings and portfolios; forms, oral<br />
information, portfolios, one-steps or<br />
sparring techniques is some of the<br />
<strong>Totally</strong> <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong> - 41
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