After the introduction of the seminar, the second day of the seminar was equally busy with different activities. The journey of this day took Mr. Christophe Pinna through different parts of Kigali including a visit to one of his other passions: the golf course in Nyarutarama. It was also a day to learn more about the country’s history.
Starting with morning hours, the exploration of Kigali started with a study visit to the Campaign against Genocide national museum in Kimihurura. During his visit, they explained to him the history of the liberation journey and the sacrifices that it involved. He was also shown the different campsites that the RPF liberation army had taken during that struggle.
To go on with the day, he went to Kigali Arena. He was given a tour of the Kigali monument which is now renowned for a number of international competitions that it has hosted these past few months. He saw the wall of fame where some of the most memorable moments that happened there are framed and had the pleasure to get to the legendary pitch that saw the beginning of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
From there, Mr. Pinna’s journey took him to Kigali Golf Resort and Spa. This place is the Kigali home of his other passion: Golf. He met different people and got himself his made-in-Rwanda golf attire for the next time he takes time to go on the court for some swings.
The day was concluded with the technical training, two techniques were insisted on: mawashi and Tsuki. While they had been introduced, this time around trainees practiced them in pairs. Mr. Pinna explained that the best way to practice any technique is to repeat it 3 times. “Repeating the technique in pairs three times allows you to master it better. The first time you most probably will fail at it and your partner will correct you. The second time you will do much better and the last will be you just repeating it for mastery.” He also explained that repeating any technique many times might just make you do it for the sake of finishing the number of repetitions you fixed for yourself and would end up not helping you much.
