Has anyone ever presented you with a token of recognition for your efforts? I don't mean a thank you gift - I mean something that is in token of improvement.
I ask because this evening, much to my shock, another instructor presented me with a Cold Steel Kobun Tanto sheath knife (you can see a picture of it here). I have known this gentleman for 18 years, and he presented me with this knife - engraved with the logo of our TKD association - for showing the greatest amount of improvement in my performance at our recent tournament. Dr. M (the doctor refers to his profession as a dentist) was my senior for many years, having been a II Dan when I was a I Dan; I nominally outrank him at the moment because he and his wife took off 10 years from active training to raise their kids. He is an awesome technician, and his public recognition of my performance is worth much more to me than any gift he could give me.
Has anyone else ever received this type of recognition?
I ask because this evening, much to my shock, another instructor presented me with a Cold Steel Kobun Tanto sheath knife (you can see a picture of it here). I have known this gentleman for 18 years, and he presented me with this knife - engraved with the logo of our TKD association - for showing the greatest amount of improvement in my performance at our recent tournament. Dr. M (the doctor refers to his profession as a dentist) was my senior for many years, having been a II Dan when I was a I Dan; I nominally outrank him at the moment because he and his wife took off 10 years from active training to raise their kids. He is an awesome technician, and his public recognition of my performance is worth much more to me than any gift he could give me.
Has anyone else ever received this type of recognition?