Bodycombat 44 Workshop

Attended my first Quarterly Workshop in Twin Towers Fitness Centre today.. BodyCombat 44 was awesome!! I'm so looking forward to teach it! The double shoot is no problem!

I guess the problem for me is Muay Thai T7.. Those of you who have done BC44 class (Australia? Hong Kong?) will know what I mean.. the komodo-dragon-with-a-modified-alligator-push-up, in track 9 conditioning, to me, is easy, but I don't think its easy to execute for most people..


Now that I have done the class, I wonder if I should do my video in BC44, because BC43 now seemed like so much easier!!!

I'm on the far right, with the 3 of the presenters and some of True Fitness instructors
As usual, I am usually the odd one out :P

My very own mic pouch

Why do I need my own mic pouch when there's one in the studios at all times?

It's because I sweat a lot, I mean, A LOT, and after I am done using the mic pouch, it's totally wet and even though it's made of non-absorbant materials, I swear I still can squeeze out sweat from it!! hahaha.. my singlet I can squeeze out a cup of sweat.. :)

Amazing, isn't it?

Kuala Lumpur Super Q2 Workshop

Tomorrow is the Kuala Lumpur Super Q2 Workshop.. All the Quarter 2 new releases will be taught to the instructors in a master class & education session to be held in Twin Towers Fitness Centre KLCC..

The first program is BodyCombat, starting at 8am to 10am consisting of 1 hour of master class and 1 hour of education session..

And this is my first time attending a workshop since becoming an instructor.. It's very important that I go because I will be teaching the new release immediately after it's launched in the gym.. And at the moment, I am only teaching in True Fitness.. The reason is obvious :)

Bodycombat 44 will be launched in True Fitness on 19 June at 10.15am in Jaya 33 Studio 2.. Keep your Saturday free, guys! Dress code is yellow/orange..

Stay with the fight! Keep it real!

ABOUT BODYCOMBAT®

BODYCOMBAT® is a non-combat, martial arts-based fitness program with moves drawn from Karate, Tae Kwan Do, Kung Fu, kickboxing, Muay Thai and Tai Chi. Each 55-minute BODYCOMBAT® class is choreographed to 10 tracks of the latest music, providing an exhilarating exercise experience that delivers ultra-fast fitness results.

True Fitness Bodycombat 44 Launch

My journey

I started out in Bodycombat in early 2007 in the then California Fitness (now taken over by Celebrity Fitness) Malaysia.

Initially, it was just once-a-week kinda thing.. after a couple months, I thought I wanted to take up the instructor training which was held in KL.. So I submitted my application form to CF for endorsement.. Little did I know, the "friend" whom I was supposed to sign-up with, caused a lot of problem for me, in the end, not only I didn't get my application endorsed, I also cut off friendship ties with this so-called friend.. He himself didn't even sign-up for it..

Think of it as a case of the Aesop's Fable - "the dog who doesn't want its shadow to have the bone", if anyone can remember that story clearly..

I was disgusted by his tactics.. So, for the next couple months, I stopped going to gym or class because I don't want to see him..

After a while, I thought, that's so foolish of me!

And then I began to regularly attend at least 2-3 BC classes a week faithfully.. I waited for another 2 years before opportunity knocks again in March 2010..

That's when I seize the opportunity to sign up once more, but this time, I went to True Fitness instead for endorsement.. I don't give a fuck about Celebrity Fitness.. True Fitness gave me their fullest support and the rest were history..

In preparation for the training, I attended 9 BC classes a week, once on weekday and twice on Sats and Sundays. I have conditioned my body to accept the pain and worked on endurance..

And so on April 23-25, the Bodycombat Instructor Module Training was held in True Fitness USJ Taipan, and me, together with 17 others from various countries, underwent 3 days of vigorious training and education, and all of us passed the training..

Looking back, it was bittersweet success, as I have to wait for 3 years before opportunity knocked again (in 2008 and 2009, there was no module training in Kuala Lumpur, it was all in other countries).

After the training, I took a week's rest before I began to shadow senior instructors in True Fitness, doing an average of 2-3 classes a week.. After 2 weeks (or 5 classes) of shadowing, I informed the headteacher I am ready to began team-teaching and the fifth shadow class was with him, hence, after the class, we talked a little and he gave the green light for me to start team-teach..

I am still in the midst of team-teaching, 2 classes a week due to the timing and the restrictions on which instructors that I am allowed to team-teach with..

Moving forward, I probably have the entire June to continue working on my techniques and vocal as well as coaching, before I am due to go for clearance in True Fitness to earn the license to teach solo-ly, and in July, I am due for video certification by Les Mills Asia Pacific - the ultimate certificiation to be internationally recognised as a qualifed instructor..

That's my aim.. July..  :)


This Sunday, I am attending my first quarterly workshop which includes masterclass and education session for Bodycombat 44, the new upcoming release which I will also be teaching as soon as it's launched..

In the meantime, this is my remainder team-teaching schedule before BC44 is launched.