Growing

The class just keeps growing. I can come up with about 9 people with White Belts. Usually, up to half a dozen Blue Belts attend as well. Room for more? Sure, even if there were already 15 of us.

Since Christmas several new people have come and tried things out. A few have not returned. Not their thing, I guess. Some have come back. Let's add them in to the totals. There have been 4 new folks. Tonight there were 2 more. If they return as well, our class has grown by 6 in under a month.

It was already pretty crowded when all of the Blues and Whites were present. If we all show up now it will no longer be 15 bodies rolling around, it will be over 20.

This is great. It means a more secure club financially. It also means more different people to practise with. All of the new folks have been real adults, which is another plus. Up until now I was by far the largest of the White Belts. Now I'm not.

It will also mean a lot of people reaching Blue Belt rank in the not too distant future.

This is also great. It has taken the most senior of the Blues several years to reach the first of the five levels they must attain before finally earning a Purple Belt. As the newer folks move into Blue they will enter into a functioning program of advanced training. We'll get to the next level much faster, likely in about a single year.

It is a healthy and growing class.