DAY 3 - GM AMERIS SEMINAR

As the sun shone over the beautiful city of Washington D.C, we all embarked on our daily pilgrimage to the fabulous Trinity College for another active and fun day at A.I.M.A.A Summer Camp! Today we would be taking classes with Grandmaster Ameris and Master Fitzgerald, who would split the 100 students into 2 groups.

The morning kicked off with all the high grades going with Grandmaster Ameris for a 1 and half hour long self defence class, incorporating locks, throws and takedowns! 

Grandmaster Ameris, was in tip top condition and the techniques he showed on that floor was truly amazing! He showed each and everyone of us that the simplest of moves could counteract an act of violence towards us!

As we all emulated what he was teaching, he would go from one team to another ensuring that they were doing it right!. Master Darcy and Master Kirkwood assisted in the class also by checking on the students, correcting any mistakes and answering any questions they may have had!  The Masters also tried out some of the moves themselves, to ensure their skills where up to date.

This action packed class was thrilling to watch and the expertise, knowledge that Grandmaster Ameris knows on this subject is second to none! A truly inspirational Instructor and mentor within our association.

From the very young to the very old, everyone enjoyed this seminar, and everyone left with so much knowledge that everyone wants to know about, and that is how one can defend themselves !

While Grandmaster Ameris taught the Senior grades, Master Fitzgerald kicked started his seminar with the lower grades, taking them through traditional Taekwondo patterns from low grade to high grade and one step!

Master Fitzgerald had everyone captivated on the floor, as he progressed through the A.I.M.A.A patterns, breaking them down to singular moves to allow the student to perfect the move!

His classes progressed from patterns to one-step, starting from No 1 and right through to No 55!  Although a lot of students had not gone beyond No 25 or No 30, they learnt the new ones and tried them out with their partner.

By undertaking this Master Fitzgerald had instilled confidence, and an overwhelming eagerness to learn more! This class was truly inspirational to watch, and one that was repeated with the Black Belt students, who were up next!

During the full morning all our Junior students where at the far end of the hall playing various games and the laughter could be heard across the hall.

The group where supervised and taught by Mrs Ameris, Mrs Farrell, Mrs Gough and Mrs Courpe.

The children had been split into teams and had a ball in the middle, which they had to get to the other side and score a goal! Easy you say, well try doing this lying down, back raised off the floor and only moving forward using your hands and feet, like a little crab scurrying about!! it was such a joy to see all those little happy faces playing this game!

They also had spent time practising their patterns and one step, as well as undertake many fun time exercise games! Grandmaster Cho, watched tenderly over them as they had fun and took great joy in seeing those beaming faces!  Grandmaster Cho had his own students from Hawaii attend the camp, with the youngest being only 4 years old!

As the days activities came to a close, everyone lined up to thank all the Grandmasters and Masters for another fabulous day at camp!

Everyone headed home to their hotel or dorm, to freshen up before heading out to the wonderful city of Washington for more sightseeing and shopping! 

Every day at camp we woke to an incredible 110 degrees of hot sunshine in the city, which was one of the most beautifully city we have visited, and the architecture and historical we saw was overwhelming. To sum up the city in one word - Unbelievable !

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