Things were pretty hectic leading up to the Secours seminar, and the weekend of the seminar was extremely busy – far busier than normal. We learned something – we have the urge to maintain a full schedule of classes even on weekends when we have a seminar, so that people who aren’t attending the seminar don’t miss anything. The problem with that is – our instructors miss out on valuable training, and it makes it less likely that students will go to the seminar.
When we get an instructor like Kevin Secours to come to town, that’s a waste. We need to take advantage of that level of skill when it’s available. The next seminar will be Friday, January 29 through Sunday, January 31 for adults and advanced Juniors. There will be a Junior class from 9AM to 10:30Am on Saturday, January 30 at the Irving studio.
In order to make sure all of our instructors attend and also, to encourage students to attend and get the most out of this, all classes at Carrollton and Stonebriar will be cancelled for the weekend. We want everyone to understand the importance that we place on this special training. Everyone should attend at least one day – two would be better – and the whole weekend will be demanding but very rewarding.
I say this as someone who’s not usually big on seminars. There have been times in the past where energy level was the problem, but marathon training and eliminating most sugar from my diet fixed that. It’s just that it seems like I hit a point where I’ve had enough…where I’m not absorbing enough to make it worth the time. And let’s face it…a whole day of training can lose it’s excitement.
With the last seminar, though, I found my interest rising as the weekend went on. The demands of classes limited my time on Friday. By Saturday, I was enjoying it, even though I got little sleep on Friday night and was falling asleep on my feet at the start. By Sunday morning, I put off my run because I was excited to go do Systema. And when I had to leave an hour early to teach at Stonebriar, I was really wishing that I didn’t have to go.
Kevin Secours will be here every 3-4 months for the next couple of years, helping us provide a more consistent approach to Systema and integrate it into our Kenpo. I’ve made it mandatory for Instructors and STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for Assistant Instructors. It’s incredibly valuable training with a world class instructor and if your instructors think it’s important enough to clear the weekend and get as much as they can – shouldn’t you come see what’s going on?
Check out these youtube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kevin+secours+systema&search_type=&aq=5&oq=kevin+sec
