If someone were to tell me a few months ago that I would be in the martial arts and preparing for my yellow belt with only less than a month of being back in it, I would have said you're nuts or the school was one that just pushed the students through to get students in their classes. But you are not either one of these. If it werent' for my trip up to Canada I would be still training and probably be starting Wansu kata next week.
With the trip to Canada, Sensei has left me to my own practice schedules but he wants all the techniques as solid as possible when I get back... I have all 5 Kihon, all 5 Ippon, Tae Kyo Ku 1, 2 and 3 plus 5 of my many self defense moves (5 are only needed for yellow belt). When I get back he will start me on Wansu, then the Bunkai for each.
Looking back to before I walked through the dojo doors... I was very unsure of myself physically, not very confident about things, very unhappy with myself and didn't have any energy to do much other than look after my girls. Since I stepped out onto that mat, I'm still unsure of myself physically but I see hope... I can see my arms and legs beginning to tone up, and sadly some of my skin starting to sag because my fat is turning into muscle and the skin doesn't know what to do with itself yet, but in time, my body will take care of that too; I am more happier with myself than I have been in years, and the energy, its getting there, but being a stay at home mom with two little toddlers, energy is sapped from you regardless of what shape you're in.
For those people who were like myself prior to giving it an honest try, don't give up before you even start because you think you can't do it, just do it the best you can,. You'll get better the longer you're in it whether its karate, baseball, zumba, or whatever you fancy doing. If you love something enough to swallow your pride and look silly for a short while, its a small price to pay for all the benefits you reap from doing something you love.
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