04/03/2022
First attempt at weight-shifting from backstance through longstance!! Prepping for competition season 2023!!
It's wonderful to watch a student move through curriculum at their pace, instead of being held back by arbitrary standards and gatekeeping dictated by belt-level. There are schools who completely omit these details in favor of base memorization, out of fear that students will be frustrated with the difficulty and quit. What's often forgotten by mainstream schools is that regardless of their membership status, some students are simply ready to progress, and should always have the opportunity to do more. When your goal is to support athletes, you stop holding students back based on their level, and start teaching to their strengths!
