Back on the MAT

Patricia took a HUGE step back to top-flight form by stepping back onto the mat today. We rushed her back to the mat (which is to say, I rushed her back to the mat while nearly everyone with some power around us were either content to take more time or specifically warned against my plan) just so we could slow her down again and progress through stance work and mat sense cautiously. We did very simple wrestling motions at medium intensity this morning. Patricia was a tad rusty when we started, which I had expected. However, she did surprise with the rate at which she picked up coherent body motions that have been on the shelf for 3 months. She is, of course, eager to move fast and learn. Mostly, however, her mood has improved dramatically as she feels she can start the very fun process of moving further ahead of her competitors, day by day.