I'm asked to lead warmups many times for classes...I guess for a couple of reasons. First, I keep things moving so the heart rate gets up and stays up. Second, it's part of my Leadership training. The fact that I'm kinda loud doesn't hurt either.
Tonight was a bit different. After warmups, I also led the White Belts and an Orange Belt. We worked kicking techniques and self defense. The Orange Belt was a young lady (12 maybe?) who seemed a bit disinterested, so I turned the tables on her and had her lead me! She did pretty well and I told where she made mistakes and also let her know that she did a great job on her first time leading.
After the breakout, we padded up. I was selected to lead sparring, something new! I led everyone in speed kicking drills and then some 2-kick, 1 punch sparring. I had to keep my eyes on the "little ones" to make sure they stayed in control. At the end of class, Instructor Shanna complimented me on my Leadership...cool!
Posted by mrchipper at March 31, 2005 01:46 AM