So after a really long day of working in a freezing cold center (our heat is out) I come home eat dinner and head to Taekwondo. My feet ache, my arms hurt my back cracks when I move it but I force myself to go knowing it'll all feel better once class starts. We started the same way we always do basic stretching and warm ups push ups plank, sit ups push ups again squats splits. Then Master separated us so we all had room and showed us the first technique we were going to be doing, a backwards roll. When it was time to practice I rolled my feet dangling over my had in the opposite direction of my head. My feet dangled in the air instead of hitting the floor. Slowly I rolled back time after time and the closest I got was my toes barely touching the floor.
After a bit of practice Master lined us up in two lines to practice what we just did. We practiced rolling forward first. As the others went ahead of me I watched coaching myself to take it slow. Master sat in the middle with another of our black belts by the wall to help us. When I went I set up tucking my arm in following the instructor's assistance. Not really thinking about it I pushed myself forward and rolled straight landing with my feet ready in case I needed to stand up. I was so shocked and happy and dizzy at the same time. The last time we rolled I went in fearful of getting hurt and wasn't able to roll. It's true what they say fear is only a 4 letter word and perseverance will definitely pay off.
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