Thursday, July 29, 2010

It's confirmed

So the date for my clearance in True Fitness has been confirmed to one particular date in August.. It will be in Taipan club.. But I wish for no familiar faces to come because then it will give me unnecessary pressure..

Need to brush up asap on the weak areas.. Hope I pass on first attempt..



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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Awaiting

I am still waiting for the gym to confirm if I can do my clearance next week.. Clearance is to be clear to teach a whole class solo without assistance in a particular gym..

I would like to start clearance in True Fitness first, being the gym that endorsed my training and hence, I am indebted in a way to TF.. it will always be my homeground although I never have a membership with TF..

After TF, I plan to clear in Celebrity Fitness as well.. And lastly in Fitness First.. it's very strict in Fitness First and I want to be more familiar in teaching more solo classes first before actually considering FF.. The other gyms I heard need no clearance.. straightaway can teach.. hmm, but the problem is.. there's no vacancy at the moment.. :(

Anyway, I shall know tomorrow if my clearance in TF is confirned.. Sorry I will not announce it because I need to fully concentrate without familiar faces to disturb my concentration...




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Monday, July 26, 2010

Thanks Jaya33

Thank you team at Jaya33 Sunday morning in Simone and my class..

You guys are wonderful!! I feel great and honored to be with you today.. Hope one day you guys will support my class too.. :)

Cheers!


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Thursday, July 22, 2010

BODYCOMBAT 45 - Youtube Links

I'm happy to share the Youtube links for BC45 track list..
Pls note that it is not entirely accurate but to the best of my ability
... at least you get the idea of how the songs will be, at least to get a feel..


 
BodyCombat 45 Track List
1a. No Easy Way Out (Radio Edit) – DJ Fait
1b. Are You Gonna Go My Way (Ti-Mo Remix Edit) – Kato feat. Ian Dawn
2. Back To Innocence – Stephanie Smith
3. Because The Night (Breeze & Unknown Remix) – Cascada
4. Take A Look Around – Badlands Inc
5. Proud Mary – Dr John Henry
6. Russian Roulette (Blunatix Meets B-tastic Remix Edit) – Felix DJ
7. Goin’ Out Swingin’ – Turbo
8. See The Light (Styles & Breeze Mix) – Paradise
9. I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz
10. Black Box – Stan Walker

I liked T4 because it has appeared in BC38-T1 before..After listening to the songs, I like T6 and T8 also...T8 is surprisingly short with a little over 3 minutes compared to BC44-T8, a whopping 5 minutes plus, consisting of 5 rounds..

There's 3 tracks that there isn't any youtube reference, so no preview of the songs..

And the workshop for Quarter 3 in KL is on 15 August, for the very first time, KL Workshop will be earlier than Australia's Workshop... SO I guess it's even harder to download the video beforehand..!! Awww...





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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

BODYCOMBAT 45


LesMills Kuala Lumpur Q3 Super Workshop - 15 August 2010..

Relaunching in gyms early September (I assume!)


BodyCombat 45 Track List
1a. No Easy Way Out (Radio Edit) – DJ Fait
1b. Are You Gonna Go My Way (Ti-Mo Remix Edit) – Kato feat. Ian Dawn
2. Back To Innocence – Stephanie Smith
3. Because The Night (Breeze & Unknown Remix) – Cascada
4. Take A Look Around – Badlands Inc
5. Proud Mary – Dr John Henry
6. Russian Roulette (Blunatix Meets B-tastic Remix Edit) – Felix DJ
7. Goin’ Out Swingin’ – Turbo
8. See The Light (Styles & Breeze Mix) – Paradise
9. I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz
10. Black Box – Stan Walker


The Youtube links will be added once I get it.. and sizzler too..

I don't think I have heard any of these songs before.. and the Australian authorities are already imposing a 1500% increase in royalty fees payment to original music copyright owners for use of the music in gyms, which prompted LesMills to switch to cover musics? Need verification on this.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Why

I can't seemed to get it in my head.. off the head, in the car, in the toilet, at home, on the bed, I can do it perfectly.. but once on-stage, mind was blank..

It's not that I don't know the chorey, it's not that I don't know the timing, it's not that I don't know what to say, I just dont know how to explain it.. but the moment when I needed it most, I screwed everything..

Even myself I doubt I can do clearance end of the month.. Forget about video.. that has to wait.. I am not perfect, but at least I hope I am able NOT to screw up anything after teaching tracks upon tracks for so many weeks..

The only reason I can give is.. this is my first time team-teaching the new release.. 4 weeks of break really killed me.. I realised I cannot stop teaching.. this is what happens... 4 weeks and I screwed up..

No doubt my solo class last week wasn't even perfect but I managed to take the class through the 10 tracks of full 44 witth confidence..

Perhaps a class with NO expectation and NO pressure is easier to teach and cope compared to a class that's expecting me to be like my sifu.. I am sorry it's gonna be difficult for me to do that but still I really learnt and gained a lot from teaching with my sifu aka my mentor..

It's because of the super high expectations of the members as well as he himself that I am able to push myself further and beyond.. and I am still at infancy stage.. so much more work to do..

Sigh... I need a hug badly now..





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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Countdown

A 2-weeks countdown..

I am expecting to do my clearance in True Fitness at last.. Still waiting for the gym to confirm my booking.. But looking at it, I am not sure if I am ready.. even though I have taught one full solo class before but that one.. nobody to judge me.. so I don't know how well or how bad I was..

Hope to clear at first attempt..

I will also be recording my clearance to send to Les Mills for certification.. However I will only send it in after the gym has review the recording.. It's gonna cost me AUD50 to do this certification..

While arranging for TF clearance, I am also arranging to teach/team-teach in other gyms..

Wish me luck :p

Private coaching

Gee.. I still can't believe I actually did a "private coaching" session for a friend who missed the entire release of 44 as he was overseas.. Although not a full class, it feels different to be actually teaching a friend and explaining in details the moves, than to be actually on stage and teaching a CLASS..

Used an emptry studio in Midvalley Celebrity about 10.30pm on Fri (which is after a full combat class + 3 additional tracks).. Spent 5 minutes fiddling with the sound system because I am not familiar with Celebrity's sound system (which I still think Wangsa Walk Celebrity has the worst system and speakers of all time!).. At least the system in True Fitness is not difficult to operate..

It helps me learn as well as I teach because then it reinforces my memory in order not to lose face to friends hahha... these are the people I used to go class with.. and now, the tables are turned and I am teaching them instead?

In True Fitness, this wouldn't happen - because it is very obvious the members will reject the instructor whom used to go class with.. I am not sure about Celebrity but I have seen with my own eyes how this happens..

Friday, July 9, 2010

LesMills Quarter 3 Workshop

It has been announced but unofficial that the next LesMills KL Super Q3 Workshop is on 14 & 15 August, which means I can attend it.., cos end of August is when I am flying off to Taipei for holiday..

The gyms will launch it likely 1st or 2nd week of September.. Hahaha.. looking forward for the next release of BodyCombat 45.. :p

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Virgin solo class

Gym: Synargym
Location: Sooka Sentral
Parking: outdoor.. RM1.50 per half hour before 6.. RM4 per entry after 6..


I arrived at Sooka at 5.58pm as I entered the parking lot.. KANASAI.. (in the end, my parking costs me RM6 for 2 hours...)

First impression of Synargym = the most beautiful gym I've ever visited.. The lockers are in shades of rainbow.. Yummy.. me likey...!!


The showers are like those in FF except that there is no latch on the door! But the door is autoclose by spring.. And the showers cubicles are like so modern lor.. It took me a while to figure out where the shower head is..



Turns out they have rain shower!! OMG... The shower head is above and not from the wall.. Hahah me so sua ku lor..

Yea.. FIRST impression don't always count... I don't like the gym feel.. Maybe its cos too empty with less than 20 people in the gym.. Undercommercialised maybe..


Okok enough about the gym... I have not heard before of this gym before today.. So.. hahaha everything is new to me..

Members of my Bodycombat leh.. I have 9 members and 3 of them are first timer.. So as I conduct the class, I have to watch out for the new members and make sure they did well.. Synargym has no stage.. so the instructor has it back facing the members - its how it is done here.. and its how the members want it.. They find it better to see as if the instructor is one of them..

Yeap.. I think the studio sucks and their sound system sucks as well.. a bit rusty.. and the speakers are not as good as TF speakers (hello... TF use BMG speakers ok....).. Luckily I brought along the BC44 cd.. cos they dont have the cable for iPod plug-in.. I actually thought I want to mix the tracks, but since the whole cd is on 44.. I also lazy to change.. so in the end, I taught the whole class the new release.. none of them has ever done the new release before, so I HAVE ALL THE LIBERTY to fry them.. especially in T8 haaha.. kene tipu punya level 4 and 5..

I was laughing just like how Rachel Cohen did in the DVD..

Now that's what I call ... EVIL :)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

First solo

This evening is my first solo class.. I'm covering for another instructor who can't make it due to sick.. So many people sick these days.. Haihh..

Anyway, the class I am covering is in Synargym in Sooka Sentral.. First time hearing this gym.. Haha.. Since they don't have rules on mixing of releases, I am going to mix BC44 with one or two of BC43 to replace the tracks that I don't like.. Hahaha..

Haven't teach BC44 before so I am not sure what the outcome will be like, some more its covering for others, and also first time appearing there...

I shall cerita more later tonite..

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Team-teaching BodyCombat 44

I have booked some slots already, this time in True Fitness, Fitness First and Celebrity Fitness over second half of July.. Once approved, I will post them up..

To me, BC44 is a lot easier compared to BC43 in many ways.. I am still struggling with BC43 actually to be honest.. I FAILED to catch the beat in BC43-T8, the power training 3.. I have never really like track 8 in any release actually..

The T8 in BC44 is so much easier.. and its fun to "cheat" members that it's the last round but yet we know there's 2 more rounds to go.. the music plays a big part here.. No need to talk alot also.. just go with the flow of the music..

I have a profound love for all track 9 in all release.. It's super cool that works the abs, upper and lower abs, and then push up (or sometimes you dont even have push up!).

And I have something important coming up end of the month which is my clearance in True Fitness.. I feel I am ready (or I might be ready) to do the clearance.. But I will not reveal the date until it is over because I want the class to go on as normal without any exponential increase in attendance..

The clearance is very important to me... lets hope I will not screw it up hahaha!!