Tonight was different. I've been kicking and punching and such for 3 decades, and tonight was my very first private lesson. I've given a few, but never received one.
Just me and an instructor, rolling around on the mat. No off time. No breathers.
The teaching was first rate, and the practise drills most useful. I could also ask lots of questions, which doesn't really work in a group setting.
I'll be doing this again, maybe every two weeks for a while.
I don't really have a long-term goal in Jiu-Jitsu, other than to go as far as I can. Short term, I want to get a Blue Belt, which is the lowest non-White rank. Upon reaching Blue, a student has access to twice as many classes each week.
I don't really covet the Blue Belt itself. I was a Blue Belt already, back about 1984 or so. Been there done that.
A Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt would be cool, but they are notorious for taking about a decade to achieve.
We'll see.
I am a 68 year old retired teacher living on the west coast of Canada. I spent over 30 years as a student of Karate until my knees stopped liking it. My current passionate activity is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, which I've been at for about 13 years.
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