Me: So, starting next week, I should be back in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.
Sir: Good. We'll get you back into shape in no time in that case!
Thinking: Yikes! Was I that bad tonight in class?? I know I haven't been in for about two weeks and I haven't had a lot of conscious free time to work on any forms. I thought my current form was pretty okay, though, for only the third time through it with an instructor watching, and I'm still learning the mid- to higher color belt forms for instructor class. I was really tired by instructor class, and my balance was off, admittedly, and he's making me do that #$^% jump side kick for a break again, which he knows is my weakest break. Did I really look that bad??? Did I lose that much spending time in rehearsals? Is he now worried that I can't handle it?? He won't let me continue in instructor class if I can't keep up with all of that plus my regular curriculum. What if he thinks I won't be ready to test at all now? Ack!
Definitely working on forms over dinner tonight now, yeesh! And now I'm wondering what kind of tortures he has planned for me next week...
3 comments:
Katie, I'm sure you didn't look "that bad", but after doing it many times a week for so long, and then taking 2 weeks completely off, it shouldn't be surprising that there was a noticable difference. And it sounds like he is confident you'll be back in shape in no time.
I should add that, it's really good to have a teacher who can tell the difference when you've been practicing and when you haven't. I took flute lessons for about a year when I decided it was a waste of time and money, because I never practiced, and she always approved of what I played in lesson and moved me on.
When I was coaching I could tell when a kid took a two week break. But I learned that often it was a good break, because although their timing would be off, their muscles would be rested and ready to go again. The timing always returned quickly and the muscles were ready to get stronger and faster. Chill, Kate. :)
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