Surrounded by great friends, there was no way that today would not have been a success. The tournament was well attended and everyone was in such high spirits that the time flew by. The kids were amazing, everyone did their very best and they received medals that reflected that. I was especially impressed by their etiquette. We had been practicing tournament etiquette for a few weeks now and they remembered every bow and thank you. They waited patiently for their division and they all left with a smile. They beat on the Red Man suit (which turned out to be a black suit, oh well!) with all their hearts and they all earned a first place certificate for doing so!
We were so grateful for all of the help we had. Our judges were fantastic, thank you so much Sensei Bruce, Sensei Niki, Sensei Missy, Sensei Rebekah and Sempai Tyler for handling the kumite ring. Thanks also goes out to Sensei Cathy, Sensei Ingrid and Sempai Lee for judging both the kata divisions and the self defense portions. Our scorekeepers were amazing, even managing to squeeze in a couple of late participants, thank you to Mike and Tom at Ring 1 and Mike and Ralph at Ring 2. A special thank you to our kids who also helped; to Brenden for taking pictures and videotaping and for jumping in to corner judge when needed and to Cassie and Colton for handling the snack table with such efficiency. A HUGE thank you to the Streekstras, Andy and Chris. Andy, who supplied and wore the Red Man Suit (for three hours!!!) and to Chris, who handled the long lineups of eager combattants, while doling out certificates.
This tournament couldn't have happened without all of the help from such great friends. We are grateful for each and everyone of you! Can't wait to do it all again!
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