Friday, October 26, 2012

I Ho Cuan Class

I thought it was a good class tonight.  I have done hundreds of reps of loa gar over the past months, and I learned some new things about the form that I need to work on.  Sifu Brinker says many of us need to make proper cat stances.  When I tired the form with proper low cat stances, it felt so cool.  I think it looked much better too.  It felt . . . . good.  Staying high on my side kick is another thing I have to work on.  I will try to put these things to work tomorrow in the demo.  I am excited for the demo, but nervous at the same time.

We also learned a lot about board breaking that I thought was very useful, and interesting.  There were lots of things that I never thought of before.  I am cheering for those that are breaking boards tomorrow.  It is a tough challenge, especially in front of a public crowd.  I know they can do it.

I was happy to see sihing Jerke at class tonight as I haven't seen her for awhile.

I was disappointed to see so many members of the team not in class tonight.  It just isn't the same without them there.  It's like having a family gathering with only some of my kids there.  Not that the members of the team are my kids, but they are members of the team, like a family.  I know that people have other commitments that I do not have, and I try to be forgiving, and understanding.  It still bothers me as I know that they are missing out, and I am missing out as well because of their absence.   I fear this makes me sound like I am better than the others, but I absolutely do not feel that I am.  I just worry for the team.  Also, with the demo tomorrow and not everyone there to practice, it makes me a bit more nervous than usual.

  I can see that vision of what a strong team can do for the school as well as what it does for each of us.  That vision blurs when our team is not a whole.

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