From Ice to Land, Aggro Skate Private Lesson 1

In the beginning, it was Taekwando and Zaky was at it for a long time. He started his 1st lesson in July 2015 and decided to take an indefinite break after his 2nd pom exam in November 2019. His Junior Black Belt uniform is still hanging proudly in the his wardrobe but I don't think he can fit into them anymore. Haha. 

Then it was the ActiveSG basketball sessions that were super friendly to the pocket. That was when he realised that drills are not fun and his interest weaned after a few seasons. 

He was restless for a while when he suddenly decided to join jiejie on the ice after a long break. He re-took his core 3 and then core 4 before proceeding on to private lessons with Coach Raymond. After a while, he again realised that the few glamorous minutes on ice is the result of years of hard work and ice skating didn't look that interesting anymore. Win already. The pair of 2nd hand skates that we bought gave way and we had to stop lessons while waiting for his new skates to arrive. The arrival was delayed bcos of covid and it was a blessing in disguse bcos he found a new interest... again. To cut losses, I was glad to stop his ice skating lessons. He had done 9 individual lessons in all. 

One fine day, he was watching aggro skating on YouTube and decided that he would do aggro skates instead bcos ice skating is so boring in comparison. This interest resonate with Daddy Lim very well and he was so encouraging. Zzzz. 

Zaky took his 1st lesson in May 21 and bought his 1st pair of aggro skates the same day. I bought a package of 4 group lessons but unfortunately, bcos of covid, the remaining lessons were delayed. The last 2 aggro skates lessons were done recently at the Sommerset skatepark and he loves them. 

The Company insurance comes with a $400 claim for Wellness related activities. We decided to use the credits for 4 private aggro skates lessons with the same aggro skating school. With focused attention, we hoped that he would be able to learn faster and brush up his skills. 

The 1st lesson was scheduled yday evening at 8pm. 

This is Coach Justin. 

As you can tell, one to one lesson is super physically taxing and as the lesson progressed, he was sitting/ kneeling/ flopping more. Hoho. 

I also realised that Coaches seem to have a common posture. 

The barricade must all feel very safe and protected by the coaches. 

By the end of 1 hour, Zaky was dripping sweat; his whole hair was wet. I think he has a very good workout. 

Did he learn anything new? No leh, but he said that Coach Justin gave him advice and corrected some of his mistakes. So what did he do during the lesson? He did the usual ramps, the front side grind and some airing.

Zaky totally enjoyed the lesson and was so exhausted, such that he fell asleep so easily. Hoho. This morning, Daddy Lim was on leave and brought him to Kallang skatepark. Zaky commented that the half pipe at Kallang is too small and he cannot fully show his potential wor. So yaya. Haha. 

Mummy Lim