So I guess a lot of the time though I really don't have to take so many classes. Although what I said is true, I do get gypped with the credit hour thing in my major, but I think I also just like to learn different things. As if trying out for the tennis team or the basketball team or running track wasn't enough to satisfy my craving to try new things. I still got it team! I keep finding myself wanting to experience new arts...and when I say arts I mean anything that requires you to learn. So this semester, one of my new experiences was to try martial arts. Haaa!!! Funny right?! I had no idea what martial arts was...well I did, but I had no idea what to expect I guess. I saw the class and was like "hey, martial arts, that sounds cool!", and then I added it. That's the thing I love about personalities like mine. It's just so interesting to try some of the things that I don't even think twice about trying. You get yourself in some real interesting situations if you ask me. For some reason I just thought it was going to be tricks or kicking my legs at an opponent or playing with swords or something...obviously I knew I didn't know exactly what to expect, but usually I don't really think about what it is that I won't expect until I actually get myself rapped up in the situation. So when that situation came around (the first day of class), I found myself walking out feeling very sheepish and laughing at myself and what I had done. Well first of all it was a class full of almost all boys, so that made me feel kind of embarrassed! Gotta love martial arts though that's all I have to say. Okay here's the thing...it is full on fighting guys!!! Like wrestling...on the ground, laying on top of your opponent, pinning them, smashing yourself in their face!! Wow, was I surprised when I walked out. Our instructor even mention something about how we will be choking each other and possibly passing out and how we have to "tap out" if we find ourselves passing out. I didn't even know what that meant, "taping out", until I came to class that day, but apparently a lot of boys know what that means. Anyways, it's all fun and games, right? Ya, I'll say so...I'm going to have a lot of fun in this class, I can already tell. It's been pretty interesting so far. There's 4 other girls in the class and we all take turns pinning each other and so on. Good times, good times! When I was in China I did have the opportunity to see Martial artists first hand. I think that's probably why martial arts caught my eye on the class lists. Obviously, I forgot all the fighting I saw there and just remembered seeing all the cool tricks I saw. Haha, ya I now am going to be a fighting/wrestling queen!!..............Bahaha!
This is the part I obviously overlooked when I was in China...just picture me doing this...winning!!!
The cool tricks I thought I would be doing
Playing with the cool sword I thought I would be playing with
The cool nunchauks I thought I would be playing with
So I did have a funny experience the other day. I encountered a very competitive "fighter" girl the first day of class. We were supposed to be working slowly on a move that the teacher just taught us and the girl I was working with got a little scared I think when I was pulling the move on her and she jumped the gun and put me in a head lock really fast. That was a lot of fun!
4 comments:
You have got to be kidding me Mary!!!! What in the world are you thinking???? This is definitely way beyond trying out for the tennis team or basketball team!! I say, turn high tail and RUN!!!!!!!!!
No ones going to see except my classmates and they're all doing it too...don't worry!! Now if someone was to see then that would be a different story!
You go girl!! You are going to be able to kick all our booties!
You are incredible, simply incredible. I took a "Self Defense" class at BYU which was basically Tae Kwan Do. All I remember is kicking a dummy a lot while my Korean instructor repeated over and over, "kick in groin! Kick in groin!" I'm glad I took the class because naturally I'm not an aggressive person. It really took me out of my comfort zone and taught me a few things about myself. I know you will gleen similary experiences because you are so teachable.
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