First Karate Tournament

Liam's karate school puts on an annual in-house karate tournament.  It's done to help the students get a feel for what a tournament and competing is like, but in a familiar environment.  Liam was very, very excited and he practiced his basic kicks to perform like crazy.  The pee-wees were the first to go and their whole part only lasted about an hour which was nice for their little attention spans and for a mommy who worked the night before and was deliriously tired. I wouldn't have missed it for the world, though.

Do you think the kiddos were excited? They were all running around crazy!  GG and Grandpa-Great came to watch, too, which made Liam even more excited.

I'm not sure what this was about, but it was before the tournament started and was very funny.

Bowing before the beginning of the tournament.

Liam showing his basic kick sequence.



Then the pee-wees got to spar with eachother.  Liam had also really been practicing kicking high enough to hit the dots on the pads. He did a *great* job throwing the proper punches and getting his kicks high enough.

Kicking: (L is in the blue)

After the their portion of the tournament, they each got a medal and a trophy.  We signed up late so Liam hasn't gotten his trophy yet, but he was beyond thrilled with his medal. 



He had to go over and give Grandpa-Great hugs afterward.  Addy enjoyed, as always, watching all the kids!

Great job, Liam! We're so proud of you and how much you have improved.  Keep it up!