One Hundred Squats Later...

As all of you know, I've been in Tae Kwon Do on a consistent basis for the last three and a half years. A couple months before I became a black belt last spring, I started teaching a few classes for Master Jon. Although it was never specifically stated, I believe this was sort of a character check, to see if I had what it took to be a black belt. I was confident with idea that I could teach the material. The real kicker, however, was learning how to present the material to the students. Especially younger kids! At first it felt overwhelming, trying to keep kids attentive while teaching them some valuable stuff (and remembering all their names on top of it all). After a month or two of being subjected to this new experience, I started to catch on and it became a bit less daunting.

Since last spring, I hadn't had the oppourtunity to run class until earlier this month. In August, Master Jon asked that I run classes every Thursday in September. It sounded great, but Holy rusty, Batman! I was not only lacking in the material, but also teaching in general. Needless to say, the last four thursdays have been an interesting learning experience for me. Being in Tae Kwon Do as a Black Belt has almost entirely changed my view on the whole activity. I am now taking responsibility in training others and feel I have so much more to learn about it in that aspect. I am still in a position to learn from higher ranking black belts, yet I am also in a position that others can look at and strive to achieve. What I can look back at and smile about, however, is that I actually made it! Makes me feel pretty good, if not for self improvement.

Master Jon is really something else, being able to teach on a daily basis, yet giving each class a little different spin than the last one. It boggles my mind and I hope I'll be able to provide that kind of experience someday.

Psst: The blog title pertains to yesterday's class. We have this six sided dice with different exercises on each side. Crunches, "Teacher does 25 pushups", Squats, etc. Squats was rolled a bjillion times, so my upper leg area kills!

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Huek Tdi

This is it folks, this is the day. After three years of training, I am finally testing for my Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Excited? Check. Nervous? Check. Confident? Double-Check. I'm finding it hard to really concentrate on any one thing today (Which is most likely why I'm writing a blog at the moment). Bottom line is, I'm ready for the test despite what the outcome may be. I'm pretty sure I'll pass, but in the case that I don't, I know it won't be the end of the world and I know I will have tried my hardest in the process. Tommorow, depending on time schedule, I will let you know how it goes. Wish me luck!

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Getting Closer

Ahhh, make it end already! I am so close do wrapping up my color belt training in Tae Kwon Do! It sounds like my test for first degree black belt may be at the end of Feburary. I'm not really complaining since that gives me more time to get my act together. However, I wish I had been a little more dilligent in December with it. I could have been done with it by now. I'm relatively anxious and getting quite sick of looking at all the material. Don''t get me wrong, I love TKD, but I'd love it more if I could just get myself to wrap this one test up. I went in to the gym today for a brief period of time to review some of my material. I feel pretty well about the beginner stuff and I am on orders to not look at anything else but beginner until Monday. I can't complain about the blinders one bit. Also, since when did I get out of breath so easily at Tae Kwon Do? Wow, Christmas Break took a lot out of me! Time to start excersizing.

One Hundred Squats Later...

Tags: Tae Kwon Do, Black Belt

Huek Tdi

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Getting Closer

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