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First TournamentYesterday, I attended my first karate tournament. It was the Gold Rush Tournament sponsored by sensei Bennetti’s dojo. It was a great experience. I was very nervous the entire day but seeing the entire production o…
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Gold Rush TournamentToday I competed in the Gold Rush Invitational Traditional Karate Tournament. I demonstrated Chinto for kata and Tokumine No Kun for weapons. I won two gold in both kata and weapons. I had one competitor in ka…
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Congrats Elan! You did awesome. It was great sharing the experience with you. Thanks again for all your encouragement.
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Public SpeakingI was asked to give a presentation today about medical mission trips I’ve been on over the years which I feel was an honor. The problem: I cannot publicly speak well. The anticipation drives me nuts and I get e…
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That is good that you were able to finish the presentation. Public speaking is always difficult. I think the more you do it the better you will get at it. I felt very nervous teaching the karate class. It is getting easier the longer I do it. Sometimes I make mistakes and that is okay. I just continue on and say I have a correction.
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Prom 2024Last Friday was my schools prom night and I’m a little disappointed to say that it wasn’t a very fun prom. My school is very small so obviously that means that our prom is going to very small as well. Instead of…
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You did well in your first tournament. Some tournaments I don’t even place. Every tournament is different. There is always something new to learn at each one. There are more to come this year.