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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