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Thread: My First Tournament
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03-25-2006, 21:16 #1Junior Member
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My First Tournament
I just wanted to share with you all the out come of my first tournament! For background I am a white belt....I entered the forms and sparring.....men and women grouped together, and the rank went from white to orange belt. I placed first in forms, and third in sparring. YAY!
At the beginning of the tournament we all were told to learn one thing and bring it home to our dojo.....well this is what I learnt....
Holy cow they sure dont hold back in the sparring!!!! It ain't the regular dojo setting thats for sure!! The first round I got some VERY good "whaps" to the gutt.....the second round I did it to them before they could to me!
Anyways....just thought I would share and maybe remind you guys of the good old white belt days!!
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03-25-2006, 21:19 #2Moderator
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Congratulations! I'm glad you had fun. Keep at it.
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03-25-2006, 21:21 #3Senior Member
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Congrats! Was it your own style that you were facing only or was it an open tournament to all styles?
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03-25-2006, 21:25 #4Junior Member
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It was open tournament to all styles. I must say there were many fantastic people there!
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03-25-2006, 21:34 #5Account Closed at Members Request
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Congratulations, Monica! Did a quick Google search and found two tournaments in Ontario today:
Originally Posted by gallygirl
- Manitouwadge Wado Kai Karate Tournament
- South Western Ontario Regional Karate Training Shiai
Were you at one of these?
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03-26-2006, 07:20 #6Member
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Congrats, Monica. There are alot of tournaments coming up in Ontario, so you can compete alot this summer. Where do you train ?
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03-26-2006, 09:08 #7Junior Member
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To Hapkido and Southwell....the tournament I was in was held in Sudbury Ontario, it was a fairly small one they tell me. I plan to attend the one in Sault Ste Marie in April....that one is supposed to be bigger. I train in Espanola, our club is called Go Ju Kai, and it is owned by Isreal and Alice Segarra (sp?) my Sensie is Steven St. Pierre.....there are other Dojo's around my area that also run with the Go JU Kai name under Isreal and Alice......I hope I explained this ok!
Do you happen to know of them?
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03-26-2006, 10:35 #8Member
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Yes, I have heard of your Sensei Isreal, I think he has trained with my old Sensei, Ken Tallack.
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03-26-2006, 18:19 #9Super Moderator
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Congratulations Monica! Keep up the hard work.
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. - Theodore Roosevelt
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Congratulations.
A well run tournament can be a learning and rewarding experience."I don't lift, too heavy. I don't run, too far. I just hit people.
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04-30-2006, 15:02 #11Newbie
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Congradulations monica, you did very well for your first tournement. i agree...my first competition i was at (yesterday) i got 1st in kata and 3rd in sparring. the judging was a little unfair on my two matches...but it wasn't horrible. i also didn't like that it was teams. so basically i didn't win, my team did...but i still enjoyed it and would do it again.
...trying to come up with something amazing is giving me a headache.
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