Last night saw our return to the art’s, this time in our new Dojang.
For the last week students and instructors have been beavering away at, what was once, ‘Body & Soul’ gym in Redruth. The building had lain dormant for the last 9 months or so and was in a hell of a state. Holes in walls, no electricity, no water, broken stuff everywhere. It’s by no means finished but it is at least now habitable.
After a first mad rush to get the mats finished and a foolhardy attempt to clean mirrors with less-than-clean cloths we began our first class in our new home. The first thing that struck me was that we were no longer on the ground floor, it felt a little weird. The next thing was that we were now on a high-street. The sound of 15-odd students ki-hap’ing in unison reverberated through the street like an express train, there were a few wide-eyed faces looking up . . . The next thing that struck me was the heat. It was a beautiful day, hot with no wind. Needless to say the room with the low ceiling soon turned into a sauna. Within minutes i was drenched. When we came to perform a hyung (Kata) i honestly thought for a minute i might pass-out. I returned to the back of the class feeling very wobbly!
Still, all things considered it was a good first lesson in our new home. I have a feeling the club is going to get very busy . . .