Today was the big day for Tayshaun in karate. He wasn't nervous until the day before. When we got there, he got quiet and a little more nervous. No one knew what they were doing (including the presenters) but eventually we got on our way to Round 1 - Kata
Here Tayshaun is checking in and then presenting his Kata. During the event, he took a quick turn and fell. He didn't place but got a cool trophy for participating, anyway.
He didn't seem too impressed with the participation trophy because he spotted the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies.
After the Kata event, Round 2 was Sparring. They combined the yellow and orange belts with 5 & 6 year olds. And Tayshaun got lucky in his first spar. His opponent was about a head and a half shorter and a yellow belt. He got his 3 pts and went on to spar three more rounds.
Tisha sat with him on the sidelines just before each of his rounds giving him encouragement. Thanks Tish, he wasn't giving me the time of day. I thought his nervousness was making him cranky.
Here he is in his last spar for 1st or 2nd place. Yes, a WOMAN took 1st place....and a yellow belt.
Maybe he wanted to kiss her instead of hit her?
