I attended my first tournament since my injury in December 2007 and had a blast!
In open hand form I took first in my division by .01 point. Just goes to show that victory can be by the slimmest margins sometimes!
I was also very satisfied with my sparring performance, taking second in my division. We had some great competition, and I have some very useful video provided by one of the parents to study what worked and what didn't work. I can't stress enough how useful it is to study video of yourself, be it during class, rank testing, or tournament. No matter the outcome, you're always way ahead of the game with video documentation!
That being said, G-Shaft accompanied me to an inter-school event this evening and ran the camcorder.
4 schools gathered for a mass sparring class at what is likely the smallest school in the system. Fantastic turnout, we had fighters from yellow/green through multiple black belt degrees, 13 to 40-somethings, about 30 fighters in total.
The purpose was to mix things up between schools, so that each person had an opportunity to work with unknown fighters. This helps to mentally prepare oneself for tournaments where you often meet fighters you've never been in the ring with, and it's an invaluable experience. I highly recommend it!
I came home having met some GREAT fighters, really nice people, and walked away with a nice Charlie Horse in my right thigh.
G'night folks, and keep those hands up!!!
1 comment:
Congratulations on your tournament success! The inter-school sparring class sounds like a great learning opportunity and a lot of fun.
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