It has been a while coming but it finally happened. Samantha has received her next promotion in kickboxing for fitness but it was not easy. There will always be times in our lives where we are forced to experience set backs. Stumbling blocks on the road that delay the goals we have set and been working so vigorously for. When this happens we can either feel an overwhelming desire to just pack it in and give up or we can use these hurdles to fuel the fire that pushes us to reach our full potential. Samantha made the tougher choice but definitely the right one.
She started training kickboxing and jiu-jitsu with me a few years back with her brother. The two of them had instant success picking up every combo, every technique very quickly. She has tremendously strong kicks and natural rhythm. It didn’t take long before I put her into the advanced classes. You see once a student is able to flow without much thought then it is time for me as their instructor to challenge them more. It is only when we challenge ourselves that we truly grow. She took some time but was able to rise to the challenge.
It has been an awesome sight watching her not only pick things up in class but watching her self confidence grow stronger in the process. I am very very proud of her and can’t wait to see how far she takes her training. She has expressed interest in competing in our next Challenge of Champions event we will be holding in the summer. I’m as excited as she is.
