An Extra Day in the Dojo

Monday evening is a session I normally miss in the dojo due to work commitments, but made it tonight because I took a day's holiday for family commitments.   It was a bit of an eye opener because there are some new students I hadn't even met, and a reminder that lessons are not repeats.

We did Kata, Kata drills and stranglehold breaks, and I realised that I am missing out a lot on not doing the second lesson regularly.  I do practice in between sessions and will progress, but I had brought home to me that students who started after me are overtaking me in development.

However, life is what it is, and it is good to see other people learning and willing to share 😊  If circumstances change, then I will definitely want to be in the dojo more often.

On a positive note, the idea of doing Kata in tai chi style, seems to be very much the slow practice we have been encouraged to do to improve technique.  To learn the accuracy, you need to do it slowly first. 

Today, I was told that elements my Kata (Naihanchi Shodan) have distinctly improved 😊😊😊😊 So a big positive, thank you Senseis 😊