My belt demoted me.
It can feel my suckiness, and my stripes have begun to merge together.
I should be offended by my belts lack of faith in me, but I just think it is funny. I'm not going to be too worried about it though, unless my belt starts to choke me on it's own accord.
In other news, Zaile has been bugging me relentlessly to take me with her to Fabio's. She is only three, and I know she is not ready for that yet. With her attention span, general tininess, lack of control and failure to understand what tapping means I know she isn't ready. But that doesn't mean she can't go to Barn-jitsu! I can keep here there as long as her attention span will allow, and send her back inside when she is finished. I don't have to worry about her misbehaving and disrupting class.
I'm only going to teach her movements, like hip outs and rolls, and positions. If she is still interested when she is older then she will have a leg up, and if not... then oh well. It is quality time with her, and good exercise. Plus, it is super cute!
I think it's awesome that Zaile is interested in learning. At our club the kids have to be 5 to start classes and we don't teach them submissions until they are 12-13ish based on maturity.
ReplyDeleteThere is one little girl who started in the fall, her dad was teaching her at home for a while. She's got a wicked knee on belly and awesome back control.
Get Bullyproof! I'm telling you, it's the best program out there for kids. You do it with them. It's AWESOME, and worth every penny.
ReplyDeleteHow funny Stephanie! My third stripe is trying to peel off as well, may-be it's a sign...
ReplyDeleteBullyproof is the bomb. I still need to write my review... but seriously? it's amazing :)
ReplyDeleteAllie and I were talking about Bullyproof yesterday actually. Both Noah and Zaile seem to be really interested in Jiu-jitsu. Micah on the other had is content to play piano and draw. Which is totally fine by me, but since we both have kids who are interested, it is definitely something we want to look into.
ReplyDeleteYou can teach the kids the best way to push you over, or to ride you better as you move from turtle position to on your back or buck (Crazy Horse game).
ReplyDeleteBe careful about teaching the techniques though. You are white belts and it takes years to understand moves and how to teach them correctly.
Tree Frog - Haha, don't worry. I am fully aware of my white belt status. =) I am not at all under the impression that I know what I am doing well enough to pass it on to some one else. I am however, fairly confident in my ability to teach my three year old how to hip out, and do forward and backward rolls in a way that will be fun for her. Even if I was sure enough of my ability to teach, I still wouldn't teach her anything beyond positions due to the fact that she is three. =)
ReplyDeleteI do think that she would enjoy trying to hold on to me while I buck her off. Though, she is so small, I doubt she could get her hooks in or do anything short of just wrapping her arms around my neck.
I wouldn't worry about teaching Bullyproof - those videos have a very thorough section on exactly how to teach, as it is intended for parents with no understanding of BJJ at all. So the white belt can only help in that situation (of course, it would be different if you were teaching adults). My niece is three: I wish she was as keen on BJJ as your daughter. ;)
ReplyDeleteOne of the stripes on my belt fell off a while ago, which was almost kind of nice, as I felt a bit silly wandering around with three stripes due to the way people assumed it related to skill. Then I got promoted to four stripes, and the instructor replaced the missing one. Bah. ;p
Slidey - Haha! I honestly feel the same way.... if they all merged together and fell right off the end I wouldn't hate it.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure you guys are talking Gracie Bullyproof. Googled Bullyproof first thing to pop up was this:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bullyproof.org/
Clicked it with out thinkng. I will be having nightmares ....
Sorry, need to share the pain.
I have to echo Dev and Georgette and Slidey on Bullyproof. I'm a white belt, and I've been going through the program with my daughter for several weeks now. The instructions are specific and easy, so there's very little margin for error. It's an amazing program.
ReplyDeleteJoshkie - Omg, that website is .... I don't have words for that website, but omg, I can not stop laughing. Bustout Bear! Huzzah!
ReplyDeleteThanks SkinnyD - The more I hear about it, the more I want it. =)
ReplyDeleteBahahahah I sincerely love your humor. First, knee on boo boo, then this. I am love you ;) Glad you're blogging again!
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