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Old 04-13-2006, 06:56 AM   #19
Jorge Garcia
Dojo: Shudokan School of Aikido
Location: Houston
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 608
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Re: Kids' classes, especially Boys

A second thought. When you first go out there, all you see is the problem. Then you look at it and try to figure it out in it's own context. Through a little intense focus, things work themselves out if we are really trying to address the issues. Humans have been figuring out how to handle things for a long time. If we persevere, we can overcome. My first day at the Clay Road YMCA, I had 52 people on the mat and 30 guys playing with 15 basketballs on the other side of a screen in half the gymnasium. It was deafening. No one could hear my instructions. I had all new people with only one helper. It was chaos. I felt terrible when it was over. That was two years ago. Today, I can't describe to you how great things have worked out. I think our capacity to succeed at difficult challenges is underestimated. Again, glad things went well.

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