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aes
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Joined: 24 Sep 2002
Posts: 374
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada
Styles: Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate
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I have not had to go against a 1st dan, but pretty much everything up to it. Unfortunately I am in the over 35 group, so there is often no novice catagory for us.
They say they take into account your belt rank when scoring in kata, but I feel it is pretty hard to impress them when you are going against someone that has been doing it for 6 years (vs my 1 year).
None the less, I find competitions fun and give me focus.
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stl_karateka
Brown Belt
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
Posts: 645
Location: O'fallon IL
Styles: Shorin Ryu & Isshin Ryu
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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So as an orange belt you were going against a 1st dan?!?!
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superleeds
Blue Belt
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
Posts: 346
Location: Bergen norway
Styles: Chito-Ryu Karate-Do
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| So as an orange belt you were going against a 1st dan?!?! |
yup. My mates (also orange belts) went up against 3rd and 4th dans. scary scary scary....
Were all happy we didnt go up against them in the kumite part of the competition 
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stl_karateka
Brown Belt
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
Posts: 645
Location: O'fallon IL
Styles: Shorin Ryu & Isshin Ryu
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting....all the tournaments I've been to the divisions are broken up by skill level
beginner - white, yellow, orange
intermediate - green, blue, purple
advanced - brown, red, rank immediately before blk
and black belt divisions
Then amoung the skill it is divided further by age:
18-29, 35+ etc
Sometimes even further by gender --- esp with the adults.
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The Saint
Green Belt
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Posts: 441
Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada
Styles: Tae Kwon Do ITF
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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That is strange that it was broken up, just look at it this way, Learn from the past, to prepare for the future. Good luck in your training for the next one  .
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superleeds
Blue Belt
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
Posts: 346
Location: Bergen norway
Styles: Chito-Ryu Karate-Do
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Get this! 3 days ago i agreed to enter another tournament. What they didnt tell me, is that there are no skill level categories at all  . Best man/woman wins....I'am so gonna get my * whopped! Even the national team is entering this one!!! After all it is the national championships. But I feel that they should have warned me.. 
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The Saint
Green Belt
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Posts: 441
Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada
Styles: Tae Kwon Do ITF
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| Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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That's cool, A higher level of competion is always good (if you don't get hurt). It'll make you a better fighter too. As for the National team.....who cares about that, if you beat em hard and clean- you kicked someones * from the national team. National Championships are an excellent way to learn new lessons. Even if you lose..... Good luck.
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superleeds
Blue Belt
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
Posts: 346
Location: Bergen norway
Styles: Chito-Ryu Karate-Do
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| Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Saint. I'll need it!
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on the post.
