Thursday, March 18, 2004

First Time Beginner 1. Wear thicker socks to prevent blistering 2. Get skates that fit tight to prevent blistering. Our instructors will be there to help you. 3. Lace your skates up all the way, and snugly. If your toes go numb within a few minutes, you've laced them too tightly. If, when you stand up on dry land, your ankles flop to the inside, you haven't laced them tightly enough (or else the skates are too big, or possibly are just worn out). Don't let your laces flop around loosely. If there is extra lace, do something such as double knotting them to keep them from tripping you! 4. It is compulsory to wear gloves. They protect your hands in falls. You can bring your own gloves or buy them from our Technology Sport or Snack Bar in Fuji Ice Palace. 5. Start out by just "walking" on the ice. 6. Stand up straight (don't bend forward, it will make you fall forward), and hold your hands/arms out slightly to your sides. 7. Skate WITH traffic. Don't go into conned up area for the Skating School. 8. Falling is quite common for beginners so please be careful. If you fall, get onto your knees, and then bring one leg up so that one skate is on the ice. Help yourself up with your hands, and stand up on the skate that's on the ice. Don't try to stand up with both blades touching the ice. They'll just slide out from under you. wheeee... ~ take a listen to this: ... ||I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river and it made me complete Oh simple thing where have you gone I'm getting old and i need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and i need somewhere to begin I came across a fallen tree I felt the branches of it looking at me Is this the place we used to love Is this the place that i've been dreaming of Oh simple thing where have you gone I'm getting old and i need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and i need somewhere to begin And if you have a minute why don't we go talk about it somewhere only we know this could be the end of everything so why don't we go somewhere only we know (Break) Oh simple thing where have you gone I'm getting old and i need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and i need somewhere to begin And if you have a minute why don't we go talk about it somewhere only we know this could be the end of everything so why don't we go somewhere only we know (Instrumental) this could be the end of everything so why don't we go somewhere only we know|| - Somewhere Only We Know by Keane

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3/18/2004 09:31:00 PM