It was another great tournament on Saturday. The Gentle East team included myself, Dana, Jonathan and Riley, along with Ms. McDermott who was working as a referee all day. The medal count went as follows:
Dana – Second place in forms
Riley – First place in forms! And second place in sparring
Jonathan – Third place in forms, and second place in sparring
Laura – First place in forms
It was a pretty good day for our ITF forms with two firsts and a second. And Riley and Jonathan fought two of the best sparring matches I have ever seen them fight! They had tough opponents and they each fought back fiercely, with more back kicks than either of their opponents! It was really great to watch them put into action what they have been learning in class. They both had their matches in the ring that did not have an electronic scoring system (all the rest did) so what that means is that the corner judges, instead of pushing the red or blue button as a point was scored, had to write down a mark on a piece of paper. It was a bit frustrating, as I counted more points for both their matches then were actually scored.
It was great to watch Ms. McDermott in action as a referee at the tournament. She is always so calm and organized, and seems to be always helping everyone else figure out what it is they should be doing. And along with being at the tournament from 8:00a.m. to 8:00p.m., she manages to get around to all of our rings to make sure we are doing okay. Thanks Ms. M!
If any of you haven’t had the experience of a tournament yet, please talk to any of us who have. It is a great time!
See you all in class!
Laura
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| Jonathan won second place in sparring |
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| Riley won 1st place in forms |
