Quick recap:
1st in Open Jiu-Jitsu - Lightweight Divison
2nd in Advance Southern Traditional Kung-Fu
I also participated for the first time in the Black Belt Korean Traditional forms division. I was so nervous for this part of the tournament. I felt like a newbie, and to be quite honest, I was. I had people in my division who ranked from 1st degree up to 5th degree.
These guys kicks were straight out of a kung-fu flick. They had great technique, stances, and focus. It was simply amazing to even compete against them.
One thing that I did not like was the exaggerating ki-huping (yelling). It seems like some were there to simple put on a show and perform rather than displaying the art. It was a traditional division, but it felt more like an XMA division. I was disappointed about that and felt that the person who won only did so cause he punch his chest with his first, and yelled like a man mad after every technique.
I will elaborate more in my next post which I am calling: "Intensity or Insanity: A look into exaggerating the art of the ki-hup". (SMILE).
I have been working on a little video of my performances and it took me longer than expected.
Al-hamdulillah I did finish it just in time. I will post it shortly!!!
Now it's time to focus on Ramadhan.
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