Disappearance?

Have I disappear from the teaching scene?

TOTALLY NOT! It's just that I have to reduce a lot, a lot because I realised when I do a push kick, side kick and knee (my right, member's left), I can feel an excruciating pain at the thigh joint.. This was a result of an injury sustained during one of the classes in BC43 when the push kick was the challenge option.. I remembered I was teaching that track, and immediately I have to stop doing the push kick and just focus on talking..

Although I am still going for classes and teaching, I've cut down considerably.. it used to be 9 classes a week during the early stages of training, and now it's just 1, twice the most a week..

Whenever I lift my right leg up, I can feel it..

Anyway... I am still around.. looking forward for clearance..

Bodycombat 45 review

Fresh from this morning's KL Q3 Super Workshop (I only went for Bodycombat session, which was at 8am!! Because I don't and didn't want to stay for the rest of the day!), I'd like to review BC45 as how I see it..

Please note this is only my personal opinion, and I'll write the highlights of the tracks only..

Track 1: No Easy Way Out
Already shoot is in this warm up track.. Goes like.. shuffle forward, jack in and out, shuffle back, step, shuffle forward, jack in and out, shuffle back, SHOOT..


Track 1b: Are you Gonna Go My Way
Lots of knees, running man knees, and front kicks and back kicks.. 

Track 2: Back to Innocence
Jabs and lots of knees, uppercuts and roundhouse.. a lot... this track is almost 5 minutes long!!

Track 3: Because The Night
Only a few release ago this song was in the warmup.. the only special thing on this track in this release is the slip right and left, to the music.. it's awesome.. There's jab, upper, travel jab, scissor, hook, sklp... long track again.. It's about cardio and driving the heartbeat shooting high...

Track 4: Take A Look Around
Balancing cat stand.. The butt will hurt damn lot... Trust me... Lunges followed by jump kick immediately.. fuuuu.... Remember the sword move from BC43? It's back in this track, but very fun move.. drama a bit also... lots of sword swinging.. :)

Track 5: Proud Mary
A fun track since Hairspray track a couple releases ago.. Really into the music... speedball is in this track.. and of course, the shoot.. and running... 

Track 6: Russion Roulette
The ultimate leg killer.. sinking down into the legs and move forward, keeping the same posture, shuffle back.. this is an awesome, awesome leg killer... the thighs will shake after finishing this track.. with back kick and front kicks as combination.. For once, short instructors have an advantage here.. tall ones like me, have to sink even lower!

Track 7: Goin' Out Swingin'
I dont think I feel the muay thai music... doesn't really feel like muay thai track.. lots of knees and footwork, hooks... 


Track 8: See The Light
I like this track the most in the entire release.. we have the power hook.. Jump forward on the second hook.. Start with cross, jab, cross... then add on uppercut.. Awesome awesome track..

Track 9: I Can Transform Ya
Alligator pushup is back!! And it's going to kill your arms.. lots, a hell lots of pushup.. tricep pushup to start with.. 16 alligator push up in one row, then stretch a while then back to push up again and followed by alligator push up again.. Explosive track to rip your chest apart..And finish off with sit ups, and C-crunch..

Track 10: Black Box
Nice cooldown track... Love it.. but yeah, nothing much... The song is catchy lah :p




That's pretty much about what I think of BC45.. overall I don't like it.. I wonder how am I going to teach it when I don't like it..

And I don't like people asking me, "eh you got solo class already ah".. I don't know if they ask in good faith or insulting me, knowing that in the industry I was not successful in my first attempt at clearance...





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Q3 Kuala Lumpur Super Workshop

To be held tomorrow morning in KLCC Fitness Centre.. and I don't understand why they have to put BC as the first session to start at 8am!!

Gosh... I just hope I can recover in time for tomorrow.. it's only tomorrow.. and for the info, I pulled THE stupid thigh muscle again when doing knee/push kick... it hurts but I stand strong till end of the class...

And I walk slow cos it hurts... :(

Flop.

TF clearance.

Attempted.

Failed.


Nevermind, gathering myself again, rest, and rest and rest - I was super tired from my outing as a Metro Man Search 2010 contestant on Sunday..

I won't be team-teaching any class this week cos this Sunday is KL Super Workshop, need to wake up at 7am to go KLCC for the workshop.. And then the process of memorising BodyCombat 45 begins... I haven't really even master BC44 yet... or BC43..


I screwed up BC43 clearance ok. My major downfall is that I failed to correct a member who is doing it all wrong.. the rest are minor mistakes.. AND I ter-absorb a superhyperactive member's timing! I also don't know how it happened - but it did!!

FUCK.




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Members clap

For the first time in my tt classes, members clapped after I finished my tracks.. Thank you Taipan!!

It's not always (perhaps never) that members clap in the middle of the class, I was doing Tracks 2, 3, 4 and when I finished and handing the mic back to my partner, they clapped.. I was so surprised, I switched back the mic on, and say "thank you guys, you all are awesome!"

There's no prize for guessing why I love Taipan members.. and I feel very empowered with the mic.

I hope Taipan members will show me the same level of energy and intensity on Monday... :)




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He's good.. he's real good..

After my class in Giza Sat morning, as I was doing the review with my senior instructor who was giving me feedback and pointers on my coaching (a mock clearance that is, and I failed by his standard!), a regular member walked up to us and complimented me to my senior..

Don't stop. I like him. He's good, he's real good. And he doesn't stop. 


This is a angmoh member, is a regular in this class.. Perhaps I've team-teach in Giza on Sat the most compared to any other slots.. so I pretty know this class well, quite well I would say.. Even though the members are not vocal and don't hiah hiah with me, but I find this class fun..

There's always new members and I tried very hard to make them comfortable and enjoy the class.. If they come back, I know I have done my best..

If they come up and compliment and say thanks - I know I have made their day and made a difference in their lives..

And especially so when I am under tremendous pressure to do the best I can... August is here.. my clearance in True Fitness and Celebrity Fitness is due this month..



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