After a karate class when I kept being aware of numerous mistakes (small and large) in my practice moves and my kata, and Sensei specifically corrected me on a couple of occasions (though, as usual, in a positive, encouraging fashion, but, still ...), and I discovered that my high roundhouse kicks were perforce more like kicks to the hips than to the head, and I was the only white belt at the class (i.e., low man on the totem pole) ... it was nice when oneof the black belts, as we left the rec center, told me that I was coming along nicely.
Now, if only I knew how to hem my gi, which legs are at least 2 inches too long ...
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