tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833978949742595.post266592275066155825..comments2023-09-22T10:50:05.462-04:00Comments on Bushido Road: Six Months and Counting...Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017194727231120284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833978949742595.post-28313159708555807322009-11-11T09:58:26.529-05:002009-11-11T09:58:26.529-05:00Hey there, Sue. Thanks for stopping by :-)
Almost...Hey there, Sue. Thanks for stopping by :-)<br /><br />Almost every tournament I've ever been to has had to cancel my fighting division or combine it with others. Two years ago, I remember presenting kata with about 12 others but only two of us wanted to fight. They did not combine the divisions, so I had one fight that lasted about 20 seconds. Very disappointing, but it was much worse when I was a white/green belt. Two or three others in the kata competition on a good day.<br /><br />Funny that it was the opposite in the men's division. Four or five for kata and 10 or so to fight, LOL. My dojo brother, Ed (we tested for shodan together), was the only first-degree in his sparring rounds and said he was intimidated for a minute. He said he felt he should be more respectful of the 3rd and fourth dans he was fighting which initially made him less aggressive than normal. But then he got hit - and it "hit" him that he was in a fight, LOL, which made him adjust his thinking accordingly. Perhaps that belt doesn't do much more than keep the gi top closed after all...Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017194727231120284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833978949742595.post-58740295057808266282009-11-11T08:22:30.990-05:002009-11-11T08:22:30.990-05:00Hi Felicia, congratulations on coming second in th...Hi Felicia, congratulations on coming second in the kata comp. You must be pretty good to do that. I know what you mean about there being too few 'senior' women competing - I've had my competition category cancelled more times than I've competed because of lack of numbers. Usually they end up condensing categories together to make up the numbers so I end up competing against teenagers or young women or even experienced black belts! Also, I know what you mean about 'enjoying the fighting' - I never thought I would either, I just hope I never have to do it for real!Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.com