In the kid’s class the other day we were having a run. We do this every couple of weeks, make the class run 2km around the building so that they can try and beat their previous best time. I was in chare of watching one of the corners so that none of our students would get hit by a car and, of course, I quickly became bored. I pointed at one of them at random and said, “I’m holding this crane stance until you finish your lap, so hurry up!” I almost lost my balance at one point and had to catch myself just as Mr. Garcia came around the corner. “Losing your balance?” he asked. “Almost” I replied. “Maybe you should bend your supporting leg.” This is something we tell them in class whenever we do crane stance. I just had to laugh that the 10-year-old yellow belt just corrected my stance. He was entirely correct, so I said that and thanked him. Highlight of my day, although I guess you would’ve had to be there.
Jonathan Robinson
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
