Our trip to Las Vegas for the Chun Kuk Do International Training Conference and World Championship was a HUGE success. It's always like a giant family reunion at the ITC. We love to go and see our CKD friends from across the US and countries like Mexico, Norway, Uzbekistan and more. For most of us, it's the one time a year we get together!
Mrs. Woods attended business classes to ensure our karate school is run in a professional manner worthy to call itself a CKD school. Mrs. Woods, Mr. Alex & Miss Andi attended instructor classes to make certain we are doing the best job possible when it comes to teaching students on the mat. The seminar on traditional kata, taught by Mrs. Woods was a huge hit. The class was filled with about 35 kids ages 6-13 ranking between white and green belt. Mrs. Woods covered details that make kata beautiful then various ways to practice kata to make them fun! And the seminars we participated in taught us a variety of topics from gun & knife defense to sport sparring ... from street self defense to beginner MMA skills. It was an educational experience for us all!
During the tournament, Mr. Alex and Miss Andi represented our school with honor and humility. Mr. Alex participated in men's team sparring and won both his matches. He took 4th in traditional kata, 3rd in sparring, and 1st in weapons. He then went on to win the Adult Forms Grand Champion and the Norris Cup!! Miss Andi won 1st place in Open Kata, 1st in Weapons & 1st in Sparring. She then went on to compete with her chucks in the Jr. Forms Grand Championship and won, meaning she won the Jr. Norris Cup. So, our little school in Ridgeland, SC will have TWO Norris Cups! How awesome is that!
The Jr. Norris Cup is already at the school and the Adult Norris Cup should be arriving in a few weeks. When we have both cups in our possession, we we contacting local papers and TV stations to spread the good news!
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