Writing workshop

  The first time I competed in Pac Jewel was amazing. Everywhere I looked people who were working hard to try and win the trophy they wanted. It was so loud and everyone was bursting with energy, even the parents watching their kids compete, cheering then on. I felt like karate here was everything, and your skills as a martial artist. Even me, who was competing against other people, thought everyone did very good, and for some people, gave it their all. I competed in two sections, open weapon forms and traditional forms. I tried the best I could, and sure enough I got placed in 2nd and 3rd. In the end, I probably smelled like sweat and looked like a mess. The kama form was the hardest, and before I preformed I practiced it many times, so I sweated a lot during the form. 

I thought this memory was a good one, even though it wasn't long ago. It was the first time I used my improved open weapon form and preformed in the Aim High Demo Team for the second time.

-Brandon M