There is a young woman at the dojo who tested for 3rd kyu about ten months before me, then she left to try out horseback riding. During that time I had an opportunity to "catch up" in training hours. I think I'm within half a dozen hours of her, although she still has more, so she lines up to my right. What excites me is that since we are so close in training hours, we should take our next rank test together - provided we both keep training at our current pace. I know her, I really like her, and I would enjoy the opportunity to test along side her.
That said, she returned to the dojo Thursday, and we trained together for the first time in months. She was rusty. On a kokyu nage, she was putting her elbow right into my throat, rather than circling my chin up and back. I know she'll be back in form in no time, though. One thing for certain, her ukemi has always been nothing short of amazing. It's really wonderful to have her back.
Starting next Saturday, my wife has a class that gets her closer to her nursing degree. That means that I have almost no choice, but to drop her off at school, then continue on to the dojo. What else am I going to do? Stay home? The girls can come with me and play in the church's play room. As long as they clean up the toys when it's time to leave, nobody cares. I'll have the opportunity to go to every Saturday class from now until mid-December. If our dojo moves to a new location, they can still come with me every Saturday.
I have a student teacher in my classroom this quarter. She is terrific.
No comments:
Post a Comment