Taiko Drum Class (Week 4)

　今日の先生はいつものカオルさんのかわりにマリクさんが教えてくれました。うーむ、それにしても、毎回同じ事を言うようですが、難しい。フォームにこだわればこだわるほど、どんどん動きが固くなっていきます。なんか、柔術を始めた頃を思い出してしまいました。でも、まあ、私は人より飲み込みが遅い事は自覚してるので、気長に頑張るとしましょう。昔から何でもアセッてやってうまくいった試しはありませんからね。ほっほっほ。実際、柔術の超基本技もしっくりと来るまで３、４年ぐらいはかかりましたからねぃ。

Our regular instructor, Kaoru, was away so Malika sat in and taught us today. I say the same thing every time but making good sounds is not easy. The more I try to play with good form, the stiffer my arms get. It reminds me of the time I just started practicing jiu-jitsu. Well, at the same time, I know that I am a slow learner myself so I will take my time. Ever since my kindergarten years, I have never achieved much when I do things in a hurry. Now I remember that, when I was practicing jiu-jitsu, it took me three to four years to really internalize the super basic technics.

　そうそう、すんごい偶然だと思うのですが、このクラスには先生のマリクさんと生徒６人で計７人いたのですが、その７人中６人が学校の先生と元先生（つまり私）という事が判明しました。クラスの先生率85.7％。うわー、こんなクラスいたくないわー。ちなみに残る一人は大学の学生さん。嗚呼、いとかなし。

Oh yes, we found something funny. This is just a coincidence but there were Malika the instructor and six students in the class, and out of those seven, six of us are either school teachers or ex-school teacher (that's me). 85.7% of one class are teachers. Oh I have never wanted to be in such a class. By the way, the remaining 1 is a college student. Oh, thou art a poor kid. She is in her worst nightmare.