Third degree brown belt & teaching

I want to publicly announce my goal to achieve my third degree brown belt by June 1st of this year.  This has been a goal that I have had since the start of last year.  With my training in South Carolina and my struggles when I got back I was unable to realize this goal.  However listening to Sifu Brinker talk with the team last Saturday and Mr. Fuhr's goal I felt it was time to set my own goal in stone by announcing it publicly.  I have struggled with doing this and spoke with Sifu Playter this past week.  After that discussion, I decided that in order to reach my goal I have to put a date to it and announce it to the world.  These two things will hold me accountable and help motivate me to reaching that goal.

I'm asking my team mates to help me by looking at my forms, my techniques and where I am right now.  Help me by being brutally honest where I am right now and what I need to improve on in order to achieve my goal.

Teaching - I have been allowed to help teach some some portions of the white/yellow belt class in the evenings.  I really really enjoy doing this!  Not only is it fun to get in front of the students and help them grow in their Kung Fu it helps me re learn some things that I have forgotten.  I welcome more opportunities to teach and would encourage others to come to these classes and lend a hand.  I know as a student, getting instruction from many different people has helped me learn in ways that I couldn't have from one single instructor.  Both the students and the teachers benefit greatly.   

Ian Repay
Student of Silent River Kung Fu
Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada

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