Camarillo Tournament

[yudansha]

Is anyone going?

It is open to all Japanese and Okinawan Karate. it is at Camarillo High School on June 5th at 10:00am.

[albeaver89]

What state?

[yudansha]

What state?

I'm sorry.... California..

It's near Ventura, Ca.

[ShotokanKid]

That's actually hosted by the school I went to until I moved away from Camarillo. I wont be able to make it, but good luck...My dad actually did the registration for that for 10 years.

[JohnASE]

Sorry I didn't see this post until after, but we were there. We had a booth there as we do every year.

It's hosted by Camarillo Shotokan but is open to other styles. I think most of the competitors were Shotokan, but there are always other Japanese/Okinawan styes represented. Every once in a while, you even get a non-Japanese style competitor. This year, I think I saw a couple Sasaki Kenpo kids. It's tough, though, if you're not used to traditional Japanese style tournament rules. Most competitors were pretty local but some traveled a bit.

The event went well. Everyone I talked to had a good time. The atmosphere was relaxed. It all seemed to run pretty smoothly. The cool weather was nice. A little drizzle was annoying, but not too bad. Attendance was up. I don't know what the final count was, but I'd guess 250 to 300 competitors.

I see it as basically a nice local event.