Laura's first karate tournament was a few weekends ago. Last month, she told me she didn't want to ever do a tournament because she knew she wasn't intense enough. So, I started a very hard-headed campaign to get her in that tournament and make her see the truth. It was fun.
She looks very nervous, no?
They have these things split out sooooo intricately. She was in a group of 7 year old double green belts. So, the 8 year olds were in a different ring, the 7 year old single greens were in still another ring. Consequently there were only 4 in her group.
This was a competition to see who does the best at basics. No sparring yet, but she just reached the belt level that she can start if she wants.
I must say, she did fantastic. After watching the other kids, it was clearly obvious that her teacher (the man watching behind the judges a little after she starts) expects more than most and gets results. She was crisp, confident, loud, and looked like she belonged there. And definitely intense.
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And it paid off - with a 1st place trophy!
2 comments:
I am soooooooo proud of her! She did an amazing job!!!!! Takes lots of guts to do that by herself! Love, Aunt Kim
It is so great to see her developing so much confidence,precision, and focus! Great job (both of you!)
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