2022-12-05

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

I had two new students tonight! Hopefully that trend continues. I could have sworn one of them was a “ringer” - he was getting everything just a little bit too right the first time around. He wasn’t perfect, mind you, but he was much better than I’m accustomed to seeing, despite insisting that he’d never done any martial arts before. Oh, well … good for him, right? Unfortunately, I think his natural facility may have made the other new student feel a bit self-conscious about not getting things right the first time. Eventually, he needed to take a little break and calm down. After class we had a bit of a chat about feeling silly in karate class. I explained that of course you’re going to feel silly in karate class … we dress up in pajamas and yell funny words at each other! That got a laugh, so I hope she continues to come to class.