Moves bish, get out the way!

Today's lesson was all about bronze moves. At this point, I feel like I can perform them for the test and likely pass, however, I'm overthinking again (no surprise there) about all of the little details. Because the session was reasonably crowded, we didn't look at the Circle 8 today but I assured him it's solid. I think he trusts me. I'm not confident about most things skating related but I've been working on the damn Circle 8 for a year and a half now and, with the exception of the occasional inability to do them because of a bad sharpening, I am pretty consistent with this one move. So, there's that.

Power Perimeter Stroking - These are fine but I'm still having some issues staying true to the axis. He suggested next time bringing the marker out and drawing the axis for me. Embarrassing. I know where the axis is and I try my best to stay true to it but sometimes my brain doesn't talk to my body and so the result is wonky, lopsided lobes. So, I just need to focus on that. Other than that, the move itself is fine.

Power 3 Turns - I have a couple of little kinks that need to be worked out with this. For one, I am getting 3 sets going down the length of the rink on my good side but 4 sets coming back on my bad side. He would really like to see 3 and 3. Because my bad side is, well, my bad side, I don't have as much power therefore the lobes tend to be smaller and more plentiful. Something to work on. The other thing I need to work on is making sure I step onto the BI edge after the 3 turn. Even though I feel like I'm doing it, I'm clearly not (or at least it's so slight as to render is non existent in the eyes of observers). So, I need to exaggerate it more so that it's more obvious.

BX-BO Edges - By the time we got to this, it was so crowded and nearly impossible to do without running into small children. I had to abort a couple of times but, other than a small hiccup getting it started where I drew a blank and forgot how to start the move (lol), I think these might be fine.

Five Step Mohawks - His only real criticism on these was that I was a bit scratchy on the 4th step so we just worked on bending the knees a bit there to quiet things down a little.

So, toward the end of my lesson we had a brief discussion about Bronze moves and I asked him if he thinks I'll be ready for a July test. He said it's just the small details that need some work but he thinks I'll be ready for June. I'm like, "wait, did you say June?" and he just gave me that look. That look that says he wants to push me out of my comfort zone again. Dammit. So yeah, maybe June, maybe July. Who knows at this point! I feel like he would not have suggested June if he didn't think I was ready. I'm just panicking and doubting and overthinking again. I really need to trust my training more and just own it!