Meet Maddie 🐈:
Chief Movement Inspector, part-time coach and full-time expert in restoration.
Another evening of practice on the decking and naturally Maddie had to make an appearance.
Tonight was mostly a clubbing session: Persian meels, a new 9kg Mugdar, Indian clubs, a few Shena board push-ups and, eventually, some rope flow.
The main five rounds included 380 meel swings, 150 double Mugdar swings and 60 push-ups.
After that came another 700 Indian club alternating outer swings across a range of weights, followed by more meels and lighter club work.
Then came 10 minutes of rope flow as the evening settled down.
And throughout it all, there was Maddie.
Not participating, obviously as that would be beneath her.
Just quietly walking through the practice area, keeping one eye on the movement and making sure standards were maintained.
At 16 years old, she’s been around the dojo long enough to know good movement when she sees it.
Inspection complete and apparently, my form was acceptable.
For now. 😺
