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ShadowFox
Yellow Belt
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
Posts: 64
Location: Texas
Styles: Kuk Sool Won
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This has been on my mind for quiet some time. I was wonder what belt level you should be at when entering a tournment. Like should you go into tournments atlike white belts or wait and hone your skill when you like a red belt. See because I'm currently a yellow belt and there a tournmant in town and I was wonder should I wait until next tournmant when I be a blue belt and hone my skills or enter it now and get some good experience...
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marie curie
KF Sempai
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
Posts: 1021
Location: PA, USA
Styles: Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan Karate, Kajukenbo, Kodokan Judo, Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu, Olympic Tae Kwon Doe
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check out the tournaments in the area- some may have white belt divisions. This is a good way to get started. Even, if it doesn't it will still probably have a newbie (yellow and white and maybe one more rank) so I suggest you check out the tounaments and what they have to offer.
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jaymac
Black Belt
Joined: 14 Dec 2005
Posts: 1131
Styles: shotokan (nidan)
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You should definitely go! Tournaments are fun and a good way of learning a little about yourself and other styles. Most tournaments always have divisions that begin at white belt. Enter it and have fun! Keep us posted on how you did. Good luck!
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White_Tiger
Orange Belt
Joined: 30 Jul 2003
Posts: 229
Location: Valdosta, GA
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Go! Get experience. You don't want your first tournament to be against advanced ranks that have probably been doing tournaments for years. Experience helps.
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pineapple
Black Belt
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
Posts: 1038
Location: Hawaii
Styles: Kajukenbo
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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Do it now! It's like White_Tiger said, you don't want to compete at a higher level without esperience.
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lordtariel
Black Belt
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 1709
Location: Oregon
Styles: (Past)Judo, Yang Family Tai Chi, (Current)Shito-Ryu Karate, Kobudo(Tonfajitsu)
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Definitely. You're a beginner right now. There's little expectation for you, so there's nothing to really worry about if something goes wrong. I also agree about getting the experience.
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Spirit At Choice
Orange Belt
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 215
Location: USA
Styles: Cuong Nhu
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I'm a white belt and I entered a kata tournament. I signed up for a weapons kata in addition, thinking it would be fun even though I knew I wouldn't really be at a competetive level.
I think you should go for it if they have a division for you. Even if you don't feel at a competitive level it's good experience!
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DragonMike
Blue Belt
Joined: 19 Jul 2005
Posts: 287
Location: Indianapolis
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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You should definately do it. As said ealier, if you wait, when you are advanced your competition will have much more experience.
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Aodhan
Black Belt
Joined: 29 Apr 2005
Posts: 1443
Styles: ATA TKD, WTF, Shotokan
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I'll echo the statement. It's a great experience, it can only help you grow in MA, and then by the time you get to the upper ranks, you'll have way fewer butterflies because you know what to expect.
Aodhan
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13977
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject: Rank |
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Go now. The sooner you get the feel for what a tournament is like, the better off you will be. Even if you don't do outstanding, you will get the feel of what it is like to get nervous, and deal with the "stress" of a tournament.
That way, by the time you are higher rank, you can worry about your ring strategies, and not about what the tournament will be like.
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on the post.
