Yesterday was the annual in house tournament and it was a great experience. As always my favorite part was watching all the black belts perform, it's always the highlight of the day to see what I am working towards becoming. There are so many great kids in the club too, and I love seeing them out there giving it their best. I was most impressed with Mr. Csillig, who was unsure of when to start because the judges weren't quite ready for him and he got a little flustered, his dad was on the side lines and he got him to go back in the ring and do his form. He took some deep breaths and did it. Most kids don't come back once the tears start and I thought it was pretty gutsy... something to learn from a 5 year old.
I was a lot more relaxed this year, especially while doing my forms. I sparred before forms this year, which might have done it. It was nice to spar with people I've never fought, I feel like I got a lot out of the tournament. Being in that heightened anxiety situation is not something you can just get any day of the week, and I think it's a great training tool. It was nice to see new faces there this year, and hopefully next year there will be even more.
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