Watch what I do

Feeling much better; the cold is pretty much reduced to a minor annoyance rather than debilitating headaches and congestion.  I'm back in the groove at ADAPT, so the conditioning is back on track. 
I have missed this week's TKD classes because my bad knee is being uncooperative.  I don't want to push so hard that I hurt myself badly before the test.  Frankly, the last couple TKD classes I attended had little to do with improving my skills.  I'm not all that interested in doing kip-ups, handstands, and other tumbling stunts. 
A couple years ago I met a TKD grandmaster in Tennessee.  She spoke of "the lonely path" of an advanced martial arts student; after reaching a level of expertise at several different styles, she found herself largely on her own when trying to continue learning and improving.  That's how I feel now.  The skill training I need is, at best, hard to come by; the other master candidates at my school (there are five of us) occasionally get together unofficially and practice techniques we have gleaned from various sources.  My master instructors are, frankly, not being much help at all.  That's the way it's been for several years, so this doesn't come as any surprise.  I'm on my own.
Having said that, I still am 100% confident that I will be at my best come May 15th.  I might not train the same way that other people do, but when I am training I don't screw around.  I don't have time for people who screw around, either.  And I don't have time for ineffectual classes.  Go ahead, question my heart.  I want you to.  Go ahead and doubt me, I don't care.  Don't listen to what I say, WATCH WHAT I DO.