This past weekend I participated in the 2009 Guam Friendship Tournament at the mall between my school and another one in the area.  We had some instructors from schools not participating officiate to ensure non-biased judging.  The event looked to me to be a success.  No blood was shed and none of the competitors had to be carried out of the ring.  A pretty large crowd of observers gathered, which is good for promotion of the art.  As far as my performance, I place se... Read More

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Yesterday was the TAGB English Championships

In an impressive turnout for patterns - about 16 for ladies green belt (green belt and blue stripe, 6th and 5th kup), it was clear pretty early on that my decision to do Do-San rather than Won-Hyo was a smart one.

There were only two people doing Do-San and Won-Hyo was taking prisoners left right and centre, nerves forcing over-balances on the bending ready stance and a lot of missing the starting mark.

The scores were pretty l... Read More

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Does my 'substitute' instructor read these blogged ramblings? I don't know, but he certainly granted my wishes in my last offering.

It's a week to go to the English Championships and this time last week I was fretting because I'd only just decided which pattern to perform, and also because I've not done point-stop sparring since this time last year.

I'm also pretty gutted I can't train at my club because of work, so I can't raise these worries with my instructor - and probably w... Read More

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So, I've been out of the Competition arena for some time.  Should I return to thr ring at 44 years of age and compete again?  Physically, it's doable.  But are the returns justifiable?

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Today was a fantastic day at the competition.

I myself got 2x 1st place wins and 1x 3rd place.

My demo team girls also got, 3x 1sts and 2nd place between them and also on of my students got 3rd place!

Good day!

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