Wednesday, April 25, 2007
My first sparring was done with Joelle who is 1 Geup higher than me. Wong-sir said I was panicky. Joelle commented that my aiming was bad because I kicked at her neck in which I think may be a foul. Well, Wong-sir said no hitting face and no hitting under the belt. She also claimed that I caused a bruise on her shin. Anyway, I lost this sparring because I fell when Joelle pushed me while blocking. Joelle also said that I was kicking very hard but the fact is that I was controlling my strength in case I hurt her. I realized my ankle was swollen when I got home. I must have felt really stressed up by my first sparring as I woke up in the middle of the night thinking of the sparring. Should I have used strength? What if I hurt my opponent? After all they are so much younger than me.
My second sparring was done with Jing Wei who is 3 Geup higher. I appreciate the fact that she corrects me and give me tips when I was executing my patterns during the previous lessons. As I understand that she is a tough person, this sparring was more relax. At least I know she will be able to block my bows adequately and is able to take it if I manage to hit her. Wong-sir said I should not move around so much but just stand steady and wait for my opponent to come and when the opponent comes, I attack. At the start of the sparring, I tried a turning kick, Jing Wei dodged and I lost my balance and fell flat on the ground which caused a bruise on my knee. It was quite a funny sight. Then I got up and continued. I managed to execute blocks this time, which was an improvement. I also kicked her left arm with a loud thud and it was scary so I apologized immediately. Then some “senior” shouted “Don’t say sorry!”
I didn’t volunteer for my third sparring session. Wong-sir picked me and Sylvia to be the first pair to spar. Wong-sir said this time I am less panicky this time. He corrected my blocks and asked me to keep my fist clenched during a block. Sylvia also said I caused a bruise on her shin. No injuries on me this time.
There is this “senior” that comes occasionally. I don’t know how old is he and I don’t exactly know his rank. He is at least a 2nd Geup. During my first few lessons, Joelle said that this senior doesn’t know his stuff too well but still likes to correct people. From what I heard, my impression of him was that he is some stuck up person. Apparently, last Sunday’s training while we were practicing kicks, he came and gave a lot of guidance and corrected our kicks. Although some people may think that he should not be telling us what to do, I really didn’t mind him asking me to do my kicks again and correcting me. At least I know how to do them properly while Wong-sir is busy. Then during break, he was teaching Jing Wei and I how to do the jump kick which is of quite an advance level. Wong-sir came to say that we want to learn how to run before learning how to walk. The senior told Wong-sir that we are doing the kicks better than the other higher rank people. I don’t know for sure if my kicks were really that good. The people he was referring too were showing him attitudes when he was correcting them. So there is a possibility that he is getting back at them.
My second sparring was done with Jing Wei who is 3 Geup higher. I appreciate the fact that she corrects me and give me tips when I was executing my patterns during the previous lessons. As I understand that she is a tough person, this sparring was more relax. At least I know she will be able to block my bows adequately and is able to take it if I manage to hit her. Wong-sir said I should not move around so much but just stand steady and wait for my opponent to come and when the opponent comes, I attack. At the start of the sparring, I tried a turning kick, Jing Wei dodged and I lost my balance and fell flat on the ground which caused a bruise on my knee. It was quite a funny sight. Then I got up and continued. I managed to execute blocks this time, which was an improvement. I also kicked her left arm with a loud thud and it was scary so I apologized immediately. Then some “senior” shouted “Don’t say sorry!”
I didn’t volunteer for my third sparring session. Wong-sir picked me and Sylvia to be the first pair to spar. Wong-sir said this time I am less panicky this time. He corrected my blocks and asked me to keep my fist clenched during a block. Sylvia also said I caused a bruise on her shin. No injuries on me this time.
There is this “senior” that comes occasionally. I don’t know how old is he and I don’t exactly know his rank. He is at least a 2nd Geup. During my first few lessons, Joelle said that this senior doesn’t know his stuff too well but still likes to correct people. From what I heard, my impression of him was that he is some stuck up person. Apparently, last Sunday’s training while we were practicing kicks, he came and gave a lot of guidance and corrected our kicks. Although some people may think that he should not be telling us what to do, I really didn’t mind him asking me to do my kicks again and correcting me. At least I know how to do them properly while Wong-sir is busy. Then during break, he was teaching Jing Wei and I how to do the jump kick which is of quite an advance level. Wong-sir came to say that we want to learn how to run before learning how to walk. The senior told Wong-sir that we are doing the kicks better than the other higher rank people. I don’t know for sure if my kicks were really that good. The people he was referring too were showing him attitudes when he was correcting them. So there is a possibility that he is getting back at them.
what we could have been, 2:12 PM.
