We're back home after a great tourrnament. I won 3rd place in kata and the rest of the tournament went great. Here are more pictures.
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| Team USA and family |
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| Our littlest competitor on the team (8 yrs. old), Itzel |
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| Some of the masters of the organization. From left: hubby (Thomas Casale), Abe Sensei (the head of the organization), Ricardo Galina (one of the organizers of the tournament), Nagaki Sensei and Teresa Orta (the other organizer and Galina's mother) |
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| Itzel getting all serious for her kata competition |
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| Itzel fighting (kumite) |
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| Me on the podium to accept my bronze medal (left) for kata |
Well, this was fun...now back to work. :)
Congratulations on third place in forms, that's fantastic! I know the competition had to be fierce so that's a huge accomplishment. And I love the pictures!
ReplyDeleteAww, thank you Heather! Yes, the competition was strong. There were about 15 girls in my division and some of them were members of the Mexican national team. The girl who came in second was the daughter of one of the Japanese senseis. Considering I wasn't even sure I was going to compete, it's ok lol
DeleteWow. Congratulations, Yelena! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
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