Happy Birthday sis!! Things felt pretty good today, and tomorrow I head down to Iowa to black belt camp for the weekend, so I’m pretty excited about that.
Today, I felt like I was back in the saddle. I have a couple of students that were having a rough go of things, and today’s image reminded me why I love to teach. “Yeah that same thing happened to me and this is what worked for me…” Being able to share personal stories with them seemed to help them deal with their struggles. I was so inspired by their perseverance tonight, it made me proud.
If things were easy, everyone would do them. Watching these athletes on the Olympics reminds me that the wins you might see are only one small part of the story. The rest of the story is in what you don’t see. The 4:30 am wake ups, training when no one else is up yet, tears of frustration when they are learning something new, and don’t get right away. The bruises on the body and the ego. Still they push on. They give of themselves to inspire others.
Today’s workout
Theme of the day – Basics
Training qualities – Memorization/Review
- All color belt forms
- 1st – 5th degree black belt forms
See ya tomorrow!