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Teaching Evenings

This week and last week I taught more classes than the morning classes.  Sensei Oliver and other black belt teachers went to Okinawa to practice karate for the week.  I taught some evening classes.  It is very different teaching a much larger class with all levels.  There were white belts and brown belts near my level.  I had to adapt the class to include the white belts as well as make it interesting for the brown belts.  I was a little nervous about teaching the evening classes.  As I have said before I am more of a follower than leader.  This experience has forced me to become a leader.  I have to come up with a curriculum and know why we are doing some movements.  I have to be able to explain it to other students so they can understand it.  I have to be patient and teach them.  Sometimes they can get frustrated.  I just encourage them and help them along in their practice.  I am practicing myself to see what works for teaching and what does not.  I feel like I have really changed and grown into a better martial artist because of teaching.  Thank you students for giving me the privilege to teach you.

My current Challenge progress as of December 23, 2024.

Pushups
(53,644 / 50,000)
107.29%
Situps
(52,930 / 50,000)
105.86%
Miles
(1,292 / 1,000)
129.18%
Kata
(1,120 / 1,000)
112.00%
Kumite
(996 / 1,000)
99.60%
Kindness
(1,150 / 1,000)
115.00%
Meditation
(5,610 / 5,000)
112.20%
Books
(6 / 6)
100.00%
Blogs
(54 / 52)
103.85%
Videos
(12 / 12)
100.00%
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