Creating Energy in Class

This month I'd like to share with you part of a paper written by Justin Presser. Justin is one of the London students who accompagnied me to Chang's Hapkido's main school in Chicago last Easter.

He said...

"On my final night we had ten black belts training with us (including three fourth dans). I was feeling quite tired but still wanted to put my best in, though I wasn’t sure that I would be able to.

But an amazing thing happened to change my ‘mental block’ at the start of the class. During the basic movements the black belts (in fact the whole class) were screaming so loudly in unison that it created an incredible energy and atmosphere that I was able to ‘tap into’. This led me to think about the whole idea of yelling as loudly as possible in class back in London.

When we do this, particularly in unison, we give ourselves and each other fresh energy. This means we have an incredible opportunity each class to create an amazing atmosphere and energy. However it is up to each and every one of us to put this into the class. I hope we can try this in London and see the difference it makes."

Thanks Justin for some wise words!