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
Two weeks from now it'll probably all be over: my participation in the TAGB English Championships.
But that's two weeks away - and the nerves are already kicking in.
I've not competed for a year, since I won in patterns and sparring as a yellow stripe in 2008, and I think the lack of match practice is eating at me.
This time round I have a choice of pattern - Do-san or Won-hyo. I have both pretty much nailed and was going to go with won-hyo, thinking I'd get more marks fo... Read More
