2024-02-27

Subbing for ISKF Tempe at the Tempe Family YMCA.

Tonight was my last night subbing at ISKF Tempe. I’ll still attend on Tuesdays and Saturdays, but the regular instructor will be back from vacation, so I’ll get to work out again. Reflecting back on the last couple of weeks, I’m very happy to have been able to share my love of kata applications with these students, as it’s something they don’t get very often in their normal classes. That’s not a critisizm - every instructor has strengths and weaknesses. I, for one, am awful at competition-style free sparring. I don’t compete, never did, and never saw much value in it, so it’s not something I’m able to hone in my own students. Nevertheless, understanding the kata beyond just making them aesthetically beautiful is something I’m passionate about, and I spent a good deal of time sharing that passion with these students … and look forward to doing so again in the future.