To the wolves…

So,while not exactly “thrown”, I was certainly at their mercy… and wow… These kids are awesome.

I showed up early to the school last night and I’m glad I did. The juniors class was going on and I got to watch my personal hero in action. We have a kid named Dane who is stone cold. This guy is so intense he makes me back down. I was pretty uncertain of myself and my ability to give these kids (and their parents) their moneys worth. After I saw Dane and how much he kicked ass at 7 years old, somehow that kid gave me renewed confidence in my place there.

Thankfully, some cosmic balance decided to take it easy on me and only about 1/3 of the kids showed up for class. The (almost) twins, the Sensei’s son, Jack and his pink belt, Killer and Michael. I ran class like a 73 buick. Choppy, ugly, and with a lot of stalling, but no one complained or gave me any trouble. I was continually stopping and trying to figure out what to have the students do next and though the breaks were measurable in seconds, they felt like lifetimes.

Killer in particular is a project of mine. She needs some help with exercise in general and self image it seems too. She is a great kid and has a lot of dedication and if I can do right by the class, then she will get the exercise and self esteem she needs along with everyone else.

Sensei’s wife, Miss Yune, and I sat down after class and talked about what I felt I had problems with and she gave me ideas that she had seen her husband do and I feel a little better about it today. I’m going to run the first half of class, and let Eddy take over for fight club. After a month, I think we’ll really get into a rhythm… I just hope everyone sticks around long enough for us to get used to it!