REQUEST FOR POSITION UPGRADE

Request for Position Upgrade

Request for Position Upgrade

Recreation is distinct as including sports and physical recreation programs, creative, inspired cultural, societal and rational activities and accepted by the Federal and Provincial Governments as a fundamental social service, in the similar manner as health and education. “Recreation refers to meticulous activities performed in the period of free time. Definitions of recreation show an inconsistency, but in the main, they consist of concepts surrounding any activity viewed or took part in, for the purpose of exercise, learning, skill building, socialization, or simple satisfaction.” (Shank, J.W., Coyle, C.P., Boyd, R. and Kinney, W.B.1996). I worked under general direction, manages recreational facilities and sites in the City, including security, maintenance, scheduling and use of facilities; plans and facilitates recreational programs or events; performs related work as assigned. Ability to coordinate the planning and administration of recreation citizen groups; prepare and present written and oral reports; maintain an effective working relationship with staff and the public; provide good customer service to those using the facility with consideration to legal and safety issues; organize and prioritize work; ability to plan, supervise and evaluate the work of others; exercise sound judgment and discretion in problem situations.

The Martial Art (wushu) and the Technique of Deep Breathing (qigong) constitute an integral part of Chinese traditional culture and one of the essential cultural legacies of the world civilization. Even now, those two ancient health-building techniques are still indispensable in facilitating people's health. Yet, it is regretful to notice that they seem to have stopped developing in the modern era. I believe that the best way out of this dilemma is to integrate those two traditional health-building techniques with the latest research achievements of western recreational and leisure studies. I believe that by undertaking a Ph.D. program in recreation and leisure studies at your esteemed university, I will be well positioned to make contributions to this integration.

I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate programs respectively at xxxx Institute of Physical Education and xxxxx Sport University, arguably two first-rate sports universities in China. I first majored in the Chinese martial arts then in Chinese traditional Taiji and health Qigong. This systematic and rigorous educational background has given me a necessary academic foundation for your program. My 7-year education allowed me to not only learn the theories and the skills in my specialties but also gain insights into the essence of the wushu and qigong—the perfect union between the physical and the mental. In two programs, I was particularly fascinated by a number of courses such as Martial Arts Serial Exercise Training, Taiji Boxing, Health Cultivation Qigong, Yoga, Exercise Physiology, Sport Medicine, and Sport Anatomy. I benefited from the martial arts training, taiji boxing and qigong exercises by deriving the spirit of perseverance and the pursuit of an active and balanced life characterized by a tactful aggressive attitude. In this way, I maintained a tranquil state of benign physiological-psychological cycle. Energetic and aggressive, I made efforts to win academic successes one after ...