My first try to attend health and wellness event was not successful since the Yoga class was cancelled. However, I had one more event in my schedule as a plan B – Karate/Martial Arts/Self Defense.
I was hesitating whether to go there or not, because I knew absolutely no one there and had no clue what the event will be like. But my feet just kept going and led me to the room with a few people in it. When I first peaked inside the room I found sensei, Peter Flores, and his assistants among other students, and I liked that so much. This was not kind of class where teachers would just stand in front of the room and just explaining the material. They were involved in the process deeply and had a desire to teach us their knowledge.
The first thing we did was we split up in pairs and slowly practiced the moves sensei was showing us. While we were doing these steps, he explained the purpose behind them and insisted on mindfulness. Fun fact: sensei was counting in Japanese, what confused me first, but then it was okay.
Repetition, repetition, repetition… That’s what we did when we encountered new maneuvers. Peter would fight with his assistant for a bit, showing the ways we can implement our new knowledge and different combinations of the moves. It was interesting to imagine that someday I can be also fighting like that!
During this class we learned how to escape from someone’s hand, how to escape from someone’s attempts to choke you and we also learned basic karate moves. We learned that the amount of moves we make should be minimal, but with maximum purpose.
After the class I went home with the idea of learning more about Karate and Martial Arts.
