Minor Struggles
Duncan and I are set to test at the end of the month. Duncan will be testing for his blue stripes (green belt, 5th gup) and I will be testing for my green belt (6th gup). Yes, he is still one level ahead of me and I have pretty much given up on trying to catch him. He’s just going to get his black belt before me.I have been having some difficulty keeping my Kenpo and Taekwondo separate lately and it has been coming out in class. The angles and maneuvers in Kenpo are much more effective in immobilizing an aggressor and ultimately halting an attack with finality, regardless of the attacker. In this case, the training that is taking root from Kenpo is coming out in Taekwondo and the urge to put down my attacker instead of scoring points is very near the surface. It usually takes a few minutes for me to acclimate but once I’m in the right zone, I’m ok. Learning these two particular styles at the same time is proving to be rather interesting.
It has been hard training at home too, as Duncan is often training right beside me. I have modified some of my Taekwondo stances to the stronger stances of Kenpo, and I can see Duncan start to mimic these moves. Ultimately, I think this is a good thing but in the short term I hope it isn’t detrimental to his training in Taekwondo. He seems to be committed to earning his black belt in TKD and the reason he wants to do it is because he wants to teach other people how to do it – rather admirable for 6 years old. I don’t want to do anything that will jeopardize his current plans or get in the way of his success in TKD. At some point in the future, after he has earned his black belt and decides he still wants to do this, I’ll teach him Kenpo and he can make the decision of which one to follow for himself.
posted by Bonzai @ 9:30 AM
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