Hawkmoon Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 Posts I've put up previously about up-coming tournaments have all shown me getting all excited and fidgety and struggling to contain myself waiting for the day to arrive, well another date has been set for an upcoming tournament and ... Yup!my name is down and I'm all fidgety again! BKK British Open Knockdown Tournament 2014 Incorporating the 6th Cup of EuropeSaturday 11th Octoberhttp://www.bkk-britishopen.co.uk/This one is a big one for me not because its clearly a national tournament, that's bad enough, no this tournament will mark the end of my 'novice' fighter status! After this tournament if I wish to compete I do so as an 'Open' fighter! (Mind you in saying that, at my age this may signify the end of my fighting career! ...time maybe for me to consider kata tournaments again and look towards a future shodan grading !) “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
Zaine Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Good luck! Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.https://www.instagram.com/nordic_karate/
Hawkmoon Posted June 26, 2014 Author Posted June 26, 2014 Thank you!Seriously hoping this will not be so short lived like it was in the 2013 Tournament!LOL! “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
cheesefrysamurai Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Lots of luck! Nothing Worth Having Is Easily Obtained - ESPECIALLY RANK
Nidan Melbourne Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 How did you go? How did you feel the day of, during and afterwards?
Hawkmoon Posted August 29, 2014 Author Posted August 29, 2014 A hand full of us have started the build up to the tournament earlier than normal!As in we started last week!Shihan and sensei were proud (surprised) just how many of us that was!So were we to be honest, we expected the usually names, but as many others stepped up to be considered/counted as well!Its a real pride moment, for the club, the guys, the BBs ... truly is! . (no tears ..no ...no ...no ....no ... )We had a great showing at the regional tournament, then we sent three 1st Kyus to grade to shodan, they passed, and in passing our dojo is now in the top five dojos in the UK for registered BBs. New blood coming through form the juniors to the senior class are still coming back for more! ... with the nationals coming the buzz in the dojo is ... well ... deafening!No matter what the result the bond the drive the spirit being shown...I feel and have to say we have already won, 2014 was a great year!The nationals will be a bonus, no matter what happens! Nidan_Melbourne, trust me when I say 'if' I do well I'll be possibly a little 'happy/proud' about it and will post something! LOL! “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
Hawkmoon Posted October 10, 2014 Author Posted October 10, 2014 Tomorrow is the big day!Tickets ordered and paid for ... all I gotta do is turn up!(No more excuses left ..LOL!)hehe its going to be a long long day! “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
sensei8 Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Tomorrow is the big day!Tickets ordered and paid for ... all I gotta do is turn up!(No more excuses left ..LOL!)hehe its going to be a long long day! Good luck...have fun...RELAX...let the tournament take care of itself!! Can't wait to hear your report when it's all said and done!! **Proof is on the floor!!!
Patrick Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 Have fun, Hawkmoon. Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines
Hawkmoon Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 Morning all, ... well ... I'm alive and sadly this will be a short reported I'm afraid!My guy was fast with his legs, I mean real fast! He kicked like you or I would blink!I lost on points in the end, for all my desire to get in close and so out of his kicking range, he was fast as such it was pretty much all I could do to stay on my feet!He made it to the semi-finals, he was a tough cookie!Russian I think he was!It was a good day overall, and a day with more than its fare share of upside down results which was as strange as it was unexpected! Individuals you would expect to stay the coarse being knocked out early on and names you'd not heard before going further then expected!Thanks for your kind words and support guys!Osu!Edit: Correction! Just checking over the results, my guy won! “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.
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