CIC 2 Day 2

Today was a bit more active than yesterday. We worked on break falls and rolls in the morning and practiced teaching in the afternoon. Every student had a chance to teach a lesson to a small group today, and we planned a new lesson for tomorrow (for homework).

I haven’t led the class in a warm-up yet, but I’ve had one prepared for a couple days. I know I’ll get a turn, so I’m in no rush.

My teaching today felt good. I actually messed up the technique a little bit and added something that shouldn’t have been there, bit I’d rather add a step than leave out something important.

I slept like a log last night, and I expect the same tonight.

CIC 2 Day 1

Today I woke up before my alarm, even though I didn’t feel like I slept well last night (according to the FitBit, I got over 6 hours).

Day 1 started at 9 this morning. I finally met Megan, our instructor for CIC, in person. She’s a great leader, and I love her teaching philosophy. We all got to know each other and talked about our expectations. Then one of my classmates led us in a warm up. We practiced some basics and discussed how to teach them until lunchtime. After an hour lunch break, we learned about pedagogy. Our homework for tonight is to write a lesson plan for a basic skill.

We were supposed to work out some more, but we ran out of time because we had a women’s self defense seminar this evening. We all helped and watched Megan teach. After a quick de-briefing, we were dismissed.

I’m feeling pretty good. I expect tomorrow will be more active. I didn’t reach my step goal today. My back is really sore, and I’m not sure why. I used Michael’s foam roller before i finished my homework, and my treat for finishing my homework was a soak in the bathtub.

I’m ready for tomorrow.