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Karate 2 / pole thoughts

Quick (maybe?) post. Last night I got all 4 of the katas at karate down pat, so there's progress - albeit small - already. I couldn't go to pole last Thursday because we saw Beauty and Beast at the ballet, and this week I don't have Monday night conditioning class since it's done, and all Wednesday thru Friday classes are cancelled. That means I have Pole 2 / Lap 2 tonight and that's it. I can already feel myself getting out of shape. On the positive side, that allows me to dedicate some more time to trying out karate. I paid for it, so I'm going to take advantage of that available time.

Lately, I've been seeing a lot of really beginner pole videos online of people inverting, and it's gotten me a little irked. The girls in the videos, just like Darlene in my pole 3 class (who will no longer be coming due to some rift she got in with Patty) and another girl in my pole 5 class, are all barely managing to get up by monkey footing.

I'm sure I monkey footed the first few times I tried, and I am aware that inverting was one of the few things that came really quickly for me; but it's annoying to see. I'm not annoyed that they're doing it (see aforementioned statement): I'm annoyed that they're trying to be in the advanced classes and doing other advanced/intermediate moves. Basically, that they're completely ignorant to the fact that they are not advanced.

I understand wanting to learn fun moves and also the positive benefits that come from learning moves even when you can't do others. But it's so frustrating. If you can't even get your feet up onto the pole, if you can't even baby invert, you should not be in a pole 5 class. Period. You don't belong there. And I understand wanting to advance and go to an upper level even when you know you'll struggle (I've done that), but it's out of line. And seeing people posting videos of them trying to get help with intermediate moves when they can't even get up onto the pole in the first place is frustrating. I know it comes from a place of wanting to do fun things, but still.

If I don't take my own advice to heart and use it to keep myself humble, as well, I'll have to bite myself.

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