I'm excited and a bit nervous for the tournament this weekend. It
snuck up fast this year. Its always a fun time, I always have a great
time judging and helping out. Its a fantastic event for everyone to come
together and show their Kwoon spirit. Always a big motivator to see
everyone pitch in to make everything happen. The only thing that could
make it better is having more students competing.
Every
year I have that hesitation, that doubt, the question, do I really want
to compete? And every year I do and am glad for it. It's a great
opportunity to show your hard work and to boost your confidence. Even if
you don't win a medal you've overcome the biggest hurdle by just
putting yourself up in that ring. When I'm in a tournament, especially
doing forms, I don't really think of it as competing against others. I
tend to feel its more a personal challenge, like I'm testing myself in
front of a crowd.
Tournaments are probably one of the
biggest influences I've had that helped relieve my fears of public
demonstrations. It really does help getting comfortable performing. For
those of you struggling with demo's or even speaking in public, you
should be signing up for tournaments. Orange belt to blue belt I used to
go to the Ging Wu open tournament, and occasionally Cheney's. They were
always positive experiences and it was really cool getting to compete
against people of all different styles. For those of you who have never
been to an open tournament I highly recommend it.
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Sifu Jesse Wetter
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