Belt test 02/25/09
so i had my 3rd belt test tonight! it went well, i think i made a couple mistakes on some stationary moves but my forms were spot on! all in all i did well! and guess what.... i broke my first board with a front kick! im really excited about it! lol! it has taken me 3 belt tests to break one and i finally did it. jay has been helping me practice with the re-breakable board that we have at home so it has helped to practice instead of just in class. our belt ceremony is next Thursday and i cant wait to start learning the green belt form and more kicks!
On the first 2 belt tests i would attempt to break a board and when i didn't i would say "i knew it." my problem was not the board itself but the fact that I viewed it as an intimidating brick wall.... all it was was a mental block that i created telling myself that it was too hard, like it was so out of my reach, so that's what it became, unattainable. as i kept practicing my confidence kept building up and that brick wall slowly became just a board that is meant to be broken. it feels good to break down that mental block that i had put there! =)
What I have learned through Martial Arts: Not make a Mountain out of a mole hill, or in other words, not make a brick wall out of a board! also, that the mind is a very powerful thing, and that we are the only ones that limit ourselves, once you say ''oh i cant do that" then you have limited your abilities! so don't ever think that you cant do something, if You WANT it, You CAN do it! hope you've enjoyed the insight of dr. Lisa! lol!
on a different note, jay is doing well, just busy working. a friend of ours bought a house up here b/c she will be here for the next 3 years as a staff member, and she has asked us to help paint and such, so im really looking forward to that! tony is still the same crazy cat, meowing for no reason in the middle of the night, crashing into the blinds early in the morning when he sees the shadows of birds flying, running around like a maniac for no reason at all.... he definitely keeps us laughing! i love that little guy, he is just so cute! it looks like the next time we will be home is in June sometime for my brother, Michael's, high school graduation. it will definitely be nice to see everyone again before we move to who knows where! we'll keep you all posted as things progress! goodnight! Love, Lisa
On the first 2 belt tests i would attempt to break a board and when i didn't i would say "i knew it." my problem was not the board itself but the fact that I viewed it as an intimidating brick wall.... all it was was a mental block that i created telling myself that it was too hard, like it was so out of my reach, so that's what it became, unattainable. as i kept practicing my confidence kept building up and that brick wall slowly became just a board that is meant to be broken. it feels good to break down that mental block that i had put there! =)
What I have learned through Martial Arts: Not make a Mountain out of a mole hill, or in other words, not make a brick wall out of a board! also, that the mind is a very powerful thing, and that we are the only ones that limit ourselves, once you say ''oh i cant do that" then you have limited your abilities! so don't ever think that you cant do something, if You WANT it, You CAN do it! hope you've enjoyed the insight of dr. Lisa! lol!
on a different note, jay is doing well, just busy working. a friend of ours bought a house up here b/c she will be here for the next 3 years as a staff member, and she has asked us to help paint and such, so im really looking forward to that! tony is still the same crazy cat, meowing for no reason in the middle of the night, crashing into the blinds early in the morning when he sees the shadows of birds flying, running around like a maniac for no reason at all.... he definitely keeps us laughing! i love that little guy, he is just so cute! it looks like the next time we will be home is in June sometime for my brother, Michael's, high school graduation. it will definitely be nice to see everyone again before we move to who knows where! we'll keep you all posted as things progress! goodnight! Love, Lisa
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