Sparring Journal

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It was April, 2013. I was so excited because my taekwondo instructor had just given me my letter that said I had qualified in sparring and combat sparring for the District Championships for the American Taekwondo Association. One of the coolest things was that my mom and brother had also qualified. We were going to get to go compete together for the chance at District Titles. This was brand new and the first year ever for Districts. That May we loaded up our gear and uniforms and headed to Mesquite. It was the day for Districts. I was at the Mesquite Convention Center. I found my ring and I had to sit through forms and weapons. It was nerve wracking. Then it was finally time. The judges bowed us in and gave us the order. I was putting on my sparring gear. I was getting ready to spar because I was the first to go. One of the first things that happened was that I won my first sparring match. Then my friends won their matches. Sean, one of the guys in my ring then won his match. We all moved on to the next round. I won my second match and then Sean won his second match. Dylan also won his match so he got third place. Sean and I …show more content…

I got a bye to the next round so I would not have to spar in the first round. When the second round started, I really excited cause I won my first match again. Then I watched Sean win his match. Dylan and Ryan also won their matches. We moved on to the third round. I beat Dylan and Sean beat Ryan. Sean and I waited for Dylan and Ryan to face off for third place. Dylan ended up winning. Then Sean and I faced off for first and second. I was in the lead and then Sean came back and we were tied 8-8. Then time ran out so it went to next point wins. We were striking each other and missing. So, we kept going back and forth and then we hit each other at the same time. Unfortunately for me, the judges thought Sean hit first so they gave him the points and he won. He got first again, and I got

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