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I began skating at Taereung International SkateRink, in Seoul, Korea from December 8^th 2013 as a first time of my life. The course which I take is a group adult course which is trained every Sunday. I began to run two turns of 400m ice rink track from 3^rd class.

But it was easier to follow the skills which my personal coach, give me than a group coach does how to set left foot on back calf of right foot and to still go on the rink as a foot and then conversely, repeatedly for about one hour, every week from December 2013.

I felt that I had a little problem to shake due to not resisting my body weight when I concentrate on the left foot. I found this problem at 3^rd coach lesson.

At 3^rd personal lesson, I felt better ability to concentrate my body centroid on the left foot skate, comparatively less shaking than the previous level(stage).

My coach advised me that I had better change my skate itself . I have improved my skating skills with an order madeone, following teacher’s advice. I could better move my body weight on the left foot at 5^th lesson, on the second week of January 2014.

And I began to learn the corner work from a group lesson on 12^th Jan 2014.

At (the) 6^th personal lesson, I confirmedly felt that I resisted my body on the left or right on the ice floor, with a foot only. I turned around the 400m ice track to practice some steps which were trained by my coach after class in Jan. 2014. My skating ability have been approached to the level of just before corner work.

At (the) 10^th group class, I began to learn a corner work skill of speed skate which could help an Olympic gold medalist keep a constant speed in turning around corner. I was extremely frightened with corner work at the first time but I made it eventually.

Basic steps and corner work should be repeatedly practiced not only on the ground floor but also on the ice floor until my skating skills are satisfactory.

At the 11^th class, 19^th Mar 2014, a coach complimented me for my doing basic steps.I also felt that I made easier and more comfortable corner work skill. Skating A skating expert says that the more we fall down the better we become at skating. Sometimes, I just fall down from the pain of maintaining a regular skating posture, but recently I learned an important skating maneuver. On the 17th and 28th of March in 2014, I finally learned how to do corner work comfortably. However, I was only able to do so though the help of my personal coach who guided my posture and balance with his hands. At my group lesson at the end of March, I was finally able to skate around corners on my own while keeping a considerable speed and not falling down. Thanks, coach!