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Friday, February 24, 2012
Karate Belt Testing
What a night! The kids worked extra hard at tonight's test, but it paid off. Very proud of our tired, but happy 7 Gup Blue Belt!!!
Football Banquet
Last night Noah had his football banquet for last season. His team was undefeated last year :o) They ran a highlight reel with plays from last year for all the various groups and then handed out some gifts/awards to the kids. Here is a picture from this morning with Noah wearing the shirt & shorts they gave him, plus an equipment bag & his trophy:
Saturday, February 11, 2012
New Hampshire Tournament
So proud of our little man on many levels for how today went. We got a really early start to help beat the mini snow storm we were supposed to get and got to the tournament really early. Team fighting was first up. Our team had a bye for the first round and our first opponent had a 6 year old as their first fighter so Noah was in. He did a great job and scored more points than his opponent. After the five team fighters finished the 2 teams were tied. The way they break the tie is to have someone chose a number between 1 & 5. Of course they chose #1 so that meant Noah had to defend the team. He did an amazing job and won it for his team 5 to 4!! This meant they moved onto the championship round which with another group of 5 fighters they were able to take 1st place!! While I was so proud of the job he did I was even more impressed with how accepting he was of my explanation why he didn't personally get a trophy for the win. They give 5 trophies to each team for whichever place they come in and obviously between the 2 rounds they had more than 5 fighters....so not everyone gets one. I told him it is important that he remembers how great he did and be happy with his contribution to the team....he shrugged his shoulders and said ok :o)
After some waiting it was time for his forms. There were again 16 kids in his division. They broke them into 2 groups of 8 and he competed 5th in the line-up. He did a great job, but the judges felt there were a few others that were stronger. He took 4th place. This is the first time in over a year of competing that he's ever seemed unhappy with what he got. He came over with a semi-smile and said..."I don't get it...I thought I had first". He could have done it a little stronger and been a little lower in his stances, but I had a hard time honestly telling him that all the others performed better than he did. Again, he was overall accepting.
We had a long wait before the sparring, but when the time came he did a good job again. He won his first 2 match ups...then a mom's worst fear (well at least this mom's worst fear). The kid that Noah was sparring with to determine first/second (which happened to be the won that he beat twice earlier in team fighting) threw a really high kick and Noah didn't block. Yep straight to the face and knocked him hard. He tried to fight the tears, but they came and they had to call the medic over to make sure he was alright. After he collected himself he put his head piece back on and got back into the match. The kid got a warning and Noah got the point for the illegal hit to the face. He didn't win, but I couldn't have been more proud of his bravery. I'm not sure I would have had the guts to get back in it. It was a long ride home, but here's the smiling little champion after a very exhausting day. Congrats buddy!
After some waiting it was time for his forms. There were again 16 kids in his division. They broke them into 2 groups of 8 and he competed 5th in the line-up. He did a great job, but the judges felt there were a few others that were stronger. He took 4th place. This is the first time in over a year of competing that he's ever seemed unhappy with what he got. He came over with a semi-smile and said..."I don't get it...I thought I had first". He could have done it a little stronger and been a little lower in his stances, but I had a hard time honestly telling him that all the others performed better than he did. Again, he was overall accepting.
We had a long wait before the sparring, but when the time came he did a good job again. He won his first 2 match ups...then a mom's worst fear (well at least this mom's worst fear). The kid that Noah was sparring with to determine first/second (which happened to be the won that he beat twice earlier in team fighting) threw a really high kick and Noah didn't block. Yep straight to the face and knocked him hard. He tried to fight the tears, but they came and they had to call the medic over to make sure he was alright. After he collected himself he put his head piece back on and got back into the match. The kid got a warning and Noah got the point for the illegal hit to the face. He didn't win, but I couldn't have been more proud of his bravery. I'm not sure I would have had the guts to get back in it. It was a long ride home, but here's the smiling little champion after a very exhausting day. Congrats buddy!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Kylie's Competition
Very proud of my little girl. She gave it her best today at their first competition. First was a duo with one of her best friends Maya. They danced to It's On from Camp Rock 2 and did well. They ended up with a Gold Achievement & 4th overall for the Mini Shooting Stars. Here is a pic:
Not long after she went out for her first lyrical solo - Butterfly Fly Away. She did a great job. She missed one step, but was able to play it off pretty well. She got another Gold achievement :) Here are some pics:
With a little more work I think they will do even better next month. Love this little girl!
Not long after she went out for her first lyrical solo - Butterfly Fly Away. She did a great job. She missed one step, but was able to play it off pretty well. She got another Gold achievement :) Here are some pics:
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