Wow! There is nothing like being at a huge martial arts event to feel even more inspired about your own training and teaching. The World Kobudo Federation's World Convention was filled with great seminars, awesome events and tons of martial arts friends. What a great place to be!
A hotel filled with people who all share an incredible love of the martial arts, it would be hard not to get excited. The Iceman Kickboxing Gala was filled with incredible fights, including three Canadian Amateur Kickboxing Championship fights. The Team Tournament Saturday morning ran very smoothly, with awesome demonstrations of skill in grappling, sport jiu jitsu, kata and weapons.
Kyoshi Therien asked Sensei Nicki Greenstreet and myself to be scorekeepers at Shihan Norm's Sport Jiu Jitsu table during the Team Tournament. This gave us front row seats for the fights, including our own Matt Belleperche's Team Canada team. I got to meet Matt's teammates the night before and they are all great guys. Matt, Mike, Chris, Graham and Ryan all did well (everyone won their first round fights and all of the second round fights except for one - and that was due to an injury). Their coach, Fletcher Falls from Shihan Robert Krantz's Milton Jiu Jitsu club, was an excellent coach. Team Canada definitely showed great team work.
What a fantastic weekend!
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Do mu kyoku translates to "No Limitation for Life" which means that the path of the karate-do student is endless and that there are no limitations to it. This is my endless journey and these are my thoughts as I pursue this powerful and dynamic art.
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