SANSHU UK would like to say ...
Congratulations to Emma, Daniel, Archie and Chloe for passing their grade 1 exam last night.
Our grades are tough to pass and students will need to do some hard graft to progress not only in class but out.
Also recognition goes to Rafferty whos flexibility has dramatically improved. He almost managed full BOX SPLITS (hardest form of splits) last night in class. When I initially approached him he said that its the splits training in class that has given him the flexibility, so that's a positive!
Also well done to Emma for improving your core strength, Emma when joining was unable to do a single pushup last night she managed 40 flying through the grade.
Archie's focus is fantastic, last nights performance of wu bu quan was very accurate and it shows he has a general understanding of the stances and purpose of practise.
Daniels squats last night were extremely good it was the first part of the grading that really pushed him through to a pass. Daniel has good grounding, now to work on his focus!!!
Chloe performed a GRADE 1 RETAKE to improve on her last grade and she did so respectively, I would like to say that undoubtedly she has the best pu bu stance for her age group (due to practising at home) and i would like to see more of this focus directed towards her forms and general strength building exercises (pushups!)
LETS TALK ABOUT GRADINGS
Grades are pieces of paper. Grades will help you to reach higher levels if you wish to monitor your progress and eventually teach. Some students choose not to grade.
NEVER TRAIN FOR GRADES this is one of the biggest problems with martial arts today, students want the next grade, then the next, then the next .... eventually you get the highest grade ..... then what? You will have no aspirations to push further, to improve and you ability will stay capped.
Training in shaolin is a way of life, to live a fitter more healthier lifestyle, for self defence, for confidence, discipline, to continually improve and push your limits. Be good to others as we are all brothers, kama is real believe me, be happy and live a good life. Do not stress over work, arguments or finance. Continually look for improvement.
Skill is recognised through ability not pretty colours or paper
To be the best that you can be as an individual.
Always train hard and used grades as a reference to what you have learnt and how you need to improve, if you wish to one day teach keep your grades as these will need to be submitted to the relevent governing bodies.
See you all in class and well done
Train Hard
SANSHU UK
www.sanshuuk.com
