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<\/a><\/p>\nWent home for a few hours, tried not to be depressed I didn’t spar, did chores, ate a ton of pumpkin pie, then went back to help Chris teach the kid\u2019s classes. <\/p>\n
They\u2019re separated into 4:00 \u2013 4:45 5 yr olds to 7 yrs, then 4:45 \u2013 5:30 8yr olds to 14 yr olds. Chris was delayed so I warmed everybody up. Fourth time participating, first time leading. \ud83d\ude00 Then we finished and he STILL hadn\u2019t come, and I hadn\u2019t really thought of anything to do ! Gah! So I started teaching them but scooting backwards in the Gracie Stand up position, and then Chris came. That went fine, as did the next class. I actually rolled with this girl Trinity because she was big enough that I wouldn\u2019t crush her. That was funny. \ud83d\ude00 and fun.<\/p>\n
Then wrestling started. I never teach wrestling because\u2026 I don\u2019t know wrestling. I mean, I know SOME, but I haven\u2019t learned all the terms, and so when the kids are doing it wrong, I\u2019m not sure how to correct them. I don\u2019t want to be \u201cjust do it like this\u201d because it might be jiu-jitsu base, not wrestling base, and not what Johnny taught them before. Like, they teach side control differently than how I would teach it, so I have to pay attention and conform.<\/p>\n
A few kids were obviously excited that they saw me on TV. \ud83d\ude42 One kid kept asking me questions about moves, and it was obvious he could already do well, but wanted me to watch him. \ud83d\ude42 Which is fine. haha <\/p>\n
So the first two classes were separated by age, but not for wrestling. ALL of the kids flooded back onto the mat, and started running in a circle to warm up. Other assistant coaches disappeared, and it looked like only Benji. Where was Johnny? Oh well.<\/p>\n
So I was just about to leave to go to Colleen\u2019s going away BBQ when Benji came up to me. \u201cI\u2019m covering for Johnny\u2026\u201d he said, \u201cAre you staying?\u201d
\n\u201cNo\u2026\u201d I said.
\n\u201cPlease do,\u201d he said earnestly. I looked at the mass of 35+ kids swirling around like a hurricane. \ud83d\ude21 Cancel my plans to cover for a colleague with little reward except it\u2019s the right thing to do? Aaah, sounds familiar, like my former job at BERLITZ. Haha! I don\u2019t miss that aspect about my lovely former job! But I\u2019ve never regretted covering. Because it’s the right thing to do. <\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d I said. I became in charge of the little ones, because the Benji\u2019s explanations went totally over their heads. They couldn’t even do the hand grips, much less shoot. <\/p>\n
“There are as many girls as boys in this class! It’s 2013!” Benji said. Yeah, I was thinking the same thing! So many girls! \ud83d\ude42 How cool!<\/p>\n
At one point, this 6-7 year old kept climbing on the cage and not even doing the move, so I tried to discipline him by making him do push ups (Chris had done that before) but he refused and wouldn’t cooperate at all. Omg. X_x;; So I taught the other kids and scolded him to get out of the way when he ran around. I asked him what the problem was and he wouldn\u2019t talk to me. -_-; I asked him if the move was boring and if he didn\u2019t want to do it, and he wouldn\u2019t reply! I told Benji to scold him in an authoritative manly fashion, but even that didn\u2019t help. Why not? *falls over* Kids usually listen to me, but there are a few who don’t respect my authoritah!<\/p>\n