Today was the day for kata and sparring. The competition seems to get tougher each year in our divisions. I was proud of all of us.
Sarah Hickman took 2nd place in kata and 3rd in sparring. I wasn't able to see her kata, but I was told that she had never looked stronger.
Miriam's kata also had to go on without me. She took 3rd place in a tough division and felt pretty good about her performance.
I was delighted to take a National Championship (my first!) in kata, even if it was a tiny division of us "old fogie" black belt women.
Daniel did me proud by taking 4th place in sparring in a division that seemed to be populated by giants.
It was really fun to be able to compete in the Finals with all the "big dogs"---the black belts who had won their respective divisions.
Watching Jeff Crothers win the Men's Black Belt Kumite Grand Championship was an exciting end to a wonderful day.
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