Monday, June 16, 2014
Another routine day at Barbara's.
Car Town play with GGM.
It was snack time for us all. I goggled up the apple slices before anyone else got a bite. I had an ice cream cone too.
Barbara drove me to my second Taekwondo class. Mommy was there signing me up. Size 0 was too big for me, so I got the 00 size. GGM and Barbara will take it up some for me so it will fit me better. I chose a black "gi." There were three other little kids and approximately 12 teens or adults. There were many white belts, a few yellow and orange, and several green belts. The man instructor is a 6th degree black belt. We bow often, which is a sign of respect. We practiced on three different kinds of kicks and I heard many tips about technique.
This picture shows the four little kids sitting to the side while the big guys did big kicks.
It will take lots of practice, but I paid attention and tried to copy everything I saw. Barbara and Mommy loved watching me. There were two benches for spectators, which would be eight or maybe ten people, so Barbara won't come as often as she would like to. All of the adults in my family will have to take turns coming to my classes.
Barbara only took three pictures and two short videos, because she didn't know if she was allowed to or not.
These were the notes Barbara took:
keep hands up and in soft fists
one foot in front, but not too wide a stance, and chest facing forward
twist hip when kicking
don't look down, be confident and loud with sound coming from below belly button
kick with a flat foot, not on tip toes
be fast, not necessarily strong. The power comes from the speed of punch or kick
for some kicks point toes
practice will allow for higher kicks and more balance
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