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Yesterday found me in Sheffield for the AMA [amateur martial association] British National Karate Championships. Doing my usual dual role of photographer for our club and supportive mum to 14yr old daughter Beth. She has been doing karate for less than 2 years and is a Green Belt [6th kyu - belts run from 10th kyu, white, through to 1st kyu, black and on into dan grades] but trains really hard with the higher graded students. At competitions there are two types of classes - kumite, which is free fighting, and Kata, which is a solo demonstration of fighting and defensive moves in sequences that have been practiced by martial artists in Japan for gawd knows how many centuries - its sounds a bit wussy, but when you see an adult male do this, its pretty frightening!
So, thats the explaination, here is the proud mum bit - Beth took Gold in her Kata category, Junior mixed [under 16] 4th kyu and below. So, beloved spawn is now officially a British Champion!!
She has won at smaller competitions but this is her first major tournament title and is the first big rung on the ladder to greater things. So feeling a bit proud of the brat today 
Here she is collecting her trophy from the judges. Apologies for the noisy picture, D200 on ISO800 requires some serious NR that I havent had chance to do yet, got some 500 pics to go through sometime this week :bonk:
So, thats the explaination, here is the proud mum bit - Beth took Gold in her Kata category, Junior mixed [under 16] 4th kyu and below. So, beloved spawn is now officially a British Champion!!
She has won at smaller competitions but this is her first major tournament title and is the first big rung on the ladder to greater things. So feeling a bit proud of the brat today Here she is collecting her trophy from the judges. Apologies for the noisy picture, D200 on ISO800 requires some serious NR that I havent had chance to do yet, got some 500 pics to go through sometime this week :bonk:
You have every right to be a proud mum! Well done to Beth!
hehe
cheeky! No, a bit like boxing, in competition, you have red versus blue regardless of their graded level and as they progress through rounds they often have to change between the two so you see them all walking round wearing both and removing one when they are told what colour they will be in that round. The problem is of course that there is always a raft of red and blue belts left behind at the end of the day :bonk: Anyway, her reward from me for winning was a new set of competition belts that will be embroidered with her name so they dont get mixed up with everyone elses 
, and the thought off competeting terrifies me, so hats of to her
Well done to your daughter. I've wanted to pick up some form of martial arts. Was thinking of Aikido, but can't seem to get my arse in gear for 10am on Sunday mornings.
