Why the heck was I nervous about this class? Was it because I have a low sense of self esteem? Possibly. Possibly because I didn't know what to expect and therefore expected the worst? I don't know, but once I started showing Mrs. S. my forms, everything settled down. I felt like I had a captive audience, one who expected to see perfection and yet was understanding that I felt odd. I haven't worked on forms in a really long time, so this was a good thing for me. I felt that I was showing them that I am capable of going into their school and performing at a high level. You know what? I wasn't showing them. I was showing myself!
I pretty much glued myself to Ms. S for the duration of class. I like her. She has a great sense of humor, and I found out that she teaches her kids to do a middle knife hand block as "a cup of tea and slicing bread" (you are basically holding one hand in front of your sternum, palm up, flat and the opposite hand is out in front of you as if you're slicing something.). That was a good thing to learn. I told her that we learned Pyhung an Sam Dan and Pyhung an Sa Dan as "Superman" and "splat!" for certain parts of the form. I did Pyhung an Cho Dan and goofed up part of it. I wasn't remembering my forms properly because of nerves or something, but I caught it and stepped back to the point where I lost it.
It was funny to see these guys realize that I was Aidan's mom. They've only seen me twice in the kids' class, out of uniform, and again twice on Saturdays. I had a bit of fun when Ms. M recognized me as Aidan's mom, but also as a black belt.
I won't be participating in the Dan pre-test on Tuesday. It's an assessment of people's abilities. Mrs. S said it was a "benchmark" of fitness and ability. Should be fun when I finally get to jump in on one. Of course, I have to learn the names of the blocks/kicks/punches/etc. That's something I need to put out there. I need lots of work on the Korean. In my last school, we didn't use the Korean terminology all that often. We switched from calling the first form "Basic Form #1" to "Keechyo Hyung Il Bu" about the time we started having Master St. James attend our belt tests. Having gone through two belt tests at USMA, I'm sure I'll be able to attend a belt test at BTK with little difficulty. I'm going to start working on my terminology and studying. This has to be treated like a university program in order for me to excel. I prefer to think that I'm learning at a higher degree of education, so I'll get myself into that mindset now.
It's Saturday, I had a great weigh in (shhh, I didn't go to WW but I DID weigh in!!)--my total is now 44.1 pounds lost!! I'm so happy about that!!! Now I want MORE gone! I'll get there, I know!
We had the Scouting for Food drive this morning with the Cub Scouts. Our pack did very well. We had 78 bags that were delivered to the food bank. That was despite the weather, which was rainy and cold. I was the official "counter" of the bags, so I got to stay at the school and wait for everyone to come in and deliver their cans. While we were there, I showed my daughter (who was waiting with me) how to do the Kee Cho forms very slowly. I also tried to show her the opening to Oh Dan, which is the new form this testing cycle. I still need to talk to Sa Bu Nim because she's expressing absolutely no interest whatsoever in practicing outside of class. This isn't what I was expecting. For a girl who was begging me to let her take classes last year, she sure is being resistant to practice. That's why Sa Bu Nim is getting involved. He's got to talk to her. All I get is eye rolling when I try to talk to her. That's what happens when you have an almost teenager in the house! LOL!
I am currently listening to tracks by one of my favorite artists who isn't a huge name artist. His name is Michael e. He's out of Sheffield, England. Very soothing, "ambient" music. I was just listening to a track called "Sunday" which is absolutely wonderful. It's the kind of music I listen to while I drink coffee in the morning. Definitely a good thing to listen to.
