Thursday, August 30, 2007

On the Spot? Just Keep Breathing

Got to be the demo uke today during aikido class. It's always fun and a little stressful. Even more stressful is when you realize that Sensei is giving you 'that' look followed by: "Please demonstrate shomenuchi ikkyo omote and ura with R as your uke."

Demonstrate what again? OK, that means...

Talk about performance anxiety. Nothing like a stealth demo request.

Took a deep breath. Reminded myself that this is one of the first techniques I learned and I've been doing it for well over a year now. Went for it. Got it mostly right.

Just kept breathing.

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