2023-05-22

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

Tonight, I had a couple of visitors from “back home.” A brown belt and a green belt from my organization back in Illinois. It was great to have them and, since one of them actually lives in town now, I may end up with another new student. One of the reasons this was so great was the timing. We’ve got a kyu grading coming up on Wednesday, and it’s always good for students to work with new people, just to make sure their skills are actually good and not just “attuned” to the same partners they train with every day.

The youth class is also going nicely. Everyone is in uniform now and, as I mentioned last time, there’s something magical about wearing a gi that makes students’ performance come up a notch. Everyone has made good progress these past few months and I’m confident that Wednesday night’s kyu grading will go well.