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This post is based on something I once posted in the forum as part of a discussion, but it may be good to blog about so that I can easily find this explanation for future reference.
The original question was whether KI energy was real. When I said no, I was asked if I deny the phenomena...
So my first season of ninpo has come to a close. It went remarkably fast. Class was outside in July, and August is a time of rest before the new season. Well... when I say rest, I mean that there are no classes. I just keep on training.
For my good progress so far I have to thank my sensei...
This was the opening statement by my 13-year-old student.
You know. The one with the performance anxiety?
So I said, "Okay," and after warmups proceeded to teach her six new techniques. She didn't balk. I saw a lot of eye rolling, sighing, wrong moves (clearly on purpose) but I didn't go...
It is traditional in our club that during July, all practise is outdoors. Last monday was the first such lesson.
It was also the first time I wore outdoor tabi. They were much more comfortable than I had anticipated. It's basically just a thin rubber sole to keep pine cones from sticking in...
Yesterday, I was participating in a conversation about the practicality of things like a kip-up, handstand flip or a back flip.
The scenarios I've seen (from being uke for my sensei when he was practising techniques for his grade) are mostly related to escaping from certain joint locks if you...
Having blown multi-hundreds and hundreds of pounds of explosives in my distant past, firecrackers and bottle rockets now hold little interest to me.
So rather than spending time lighting fuses and counting fingers I spent the time working around the home and doing some reading and thinking...
So my teen white belt passed with flying colors last night, as expected.
I'm starting a thread to discuss test anxiety and options.
Probably more interesting was the demonstration my teacher was giving in the hall to a teen boy who came on to my daughter and wanted to see "what would you do if...
Tomorrow night, I'll be conducting the first test for my school. This student has been in white belt for about a year, has all her material down pat and deserves to grade.
It will be short, sweet and easy, but I'm looking forward to my first act of promoting a student of my own.
:)
I only had a short exchange with the instructor last week when there was a confusion with my room. He asked how I was and I replied I was okay but would be better if I had a room to teach in.
The curiosity between his students and my class prevails, but haven't heard disparaging comments...
One of the things on the Genbukan curriculum is zenpo tenkai, aka handstand flip. For some reason, it is part of the curriculum for your white belt. Probably because it is in the same category as all other rolling / jumping moves. It is not a mandatory item though. It is not considered in...
I've been helping my Taijiquan Teacher with his beginning class for about a year now. I call myself the Junior Assistant since my Teacher also has his 2 most senior students helping in these classes. The experience of the students in this class consists of those just starting out up to those...
I have two (I know, I know) teens other than my daughter and my tweener in that class.
One is a girl who has some sensory issues and performance anxiety. She is STRONG. I was told that she was so anxious that she wouldn't even go into the classroom on her first day. You can't keep her out of...
So my young endeavor into teaching my own class of students has already proven fruitful. All the kids came in with the same attribute in all of them that I've seen from them since before I took the classes over - a lack of enthusiasm.
We have been working on improving blocking effectiveness...
Tonight will be the first night back at the community center next door to our TKD friends after two weeks of grad parties.
Having had a couple of weeks to ponder the situation, I remain committed to being as polite and respectful as possible.
We'll see how it goes.
Something to keep in mind: in the vast majority of child abuse, rape, beatings, killings etc... the victim knows the assailant rather well, and the assailant is often in a position of trust : relative, teacher, pastor, ...
Statistically speaking, it's not the strangers you have to worry about...
Another bunny trail, the link looked promising but panned out. I have spent several hours going down memory lane. Read a familiar story on line, some army officer reminiscing about his time in the Army. It was interesting as his time was before mine yet he was talking about events that had a...
Inhale exhale, it all sounds so simple. It is something that we have done since the first slap and yet I still have questions and need of practice and exploration. When I first started martial arts I found myself holding my breath often, this new awareness soon highlighted that I often...
The group who took my spot at the community center, who agreed to live and let live, trash-talked me and my program last night in front of the parents groups for their program and mine. I was teaching at the time and working with an autistic child having a meltdown and ignored them.
It's not...
No other martial art to compete with on Wednesdays, so I had the kids movement class next door followed by belly dancing.
And the room wasn't ready again, so we spent 15 minutes helping the center staff move them out.
One little guy is such a character - he's funny ... a class clown and he's...