Demo #3

I know I am not supposed to look at having completed my 3rd demo as one more thing to check off my list, but I am very excited at having completed them.  I know that this in no way means I am done doing demos, but still it is exciting for me.  When I started the I ho chuan, having to do 3 demos was like the nightmare of the whole requirement thing.  This one requirement stressed me out more than any of them.  But I did them, and I really had a lot of fun doing them too.  Well, maybe not actually performing, but being with everyone at practices was great. 

I have to admit that doing the dragon dance wasn't  really stressful.  You run around and perform as a team.  Doing the one on Saturday, wasn't so bad either, but my performance was short and sweet.  Doing my rope dart at the Canada day, was like . . . . there are no words.  It was kind of terrifying.  But I did it, and I learned a lot from doing it.

The thing that I really like about practicing demos with the I ho chuan team, is that everyone makes it so fun. Nobody points fingers.  Everyone supports, and cheers each other on.   I also really like working with a variety of level of belts.  I thought it was awesome to perform with Sihing Chessal on Saturday.  We only did it twice together before we actually performed, but we did great.  Well, I screwed up in one spot, but I think I faked my way through it pretty good.  I let a twinge of nervous take over and lost my focus for a second.  I quickly regained it, and finished pretty good.

I am kind of looking forward to another demo, and I know I shouldn't be sharing this with the rest of the world, but it's true.  The more I do them, the more it seems to get easier.  Not that I want to do demos in any great numbers, by any means.