These are the journals of Silent River Kung Fu I Ho Chuan team members as part of Tom Callos' Ultimate Black Belt Test.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Lack of Practice
I'm seeing this demo suffering. It's obvious when we aren't practicing together. There were a good portion of over a month where there were a consistent group of people getting together, and I thought things were getting pretty smooth and looked really good. Now, it's less and less people and as we throw people in as replacements, especially in any portion that requires more than 1 person like Lao Gar or self defense, it looks pretty obvious that there wasn't much practice involved. I know for myself I need to feel comfortable with what I'm doing and if I'm thrown in somewhere unprepared, I flounder and get frustrated, the better prepared I am, the better I feel about what I am doing. I talked a few times about people making sure they are there even if they aren't in this lineup so there could be people ready to sub, and ready for the next demo, where'd you all go? Is there something we can do to involve more of you? I seriously think we need to start working better as a group and get our "stuff" together. There are plenty of ways to stay involved as well if you can't be physically with us. For example, blogging lets us know where you are, Utilizing UBBT chat, post a video of the form you've been working on. At least then, we know that you are still with us, practicing, and ready to go at a moments notice.
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