After the first karate tournament, Chloe knew she wanted to attend another. This time, she was a year older and a little more aware of her abilities and how well she did in performing. The tournament started off with the 4th and 5th degree black belt instructors being introduced.
Then Grand Master Soon Ho Lee and his wife were announced. She always wears elaborate dresses and big smiles.
We watched the demo teams from each school perform and then this student who just earned his 2nd or 3rd degree black belt. He did all kinds of flips and really had the crowd cheering for him.
It was another hour after the opening ceremonies before Chloe was called to staging and then put in a group to come back out to the gym floor and compete.
She did really great and never got stuck in one spot trying to remember the next move in her form.
Chloe's kicks were high, too!
Once she was done, the judges scored her performance. She got 9.7s and one 9.8. Go Chloe!
After all the girls in her group finished their forms, it was time for sparring. Chloe won this point. And the next one.
Then her opponent won the next five points. She was a bit disappointed over this loss.
It was a very long day. We were all bummed Todd was not with us to watch and cheer on Chloe. She had a great time and left with a medal saying she wants to sign up for the next tournament. :)
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