National All Styles Tournament – 29 August 2010

On Saturday 29 August we attended the National All Styles tournament in Sydney. Kei Shin Kan had excellent representation with 8 students competing in a total of 13 events.

Our students performed very well, achieving a place in 9 of the 13 events in which we competed. Complete results were as follows.

Picture	Name	Event	Result
	Marcel	Veterans Kata	Second
	Marcel	Open Kata	Third
	Marcel	Traditional Weapons	First
	Marcel, Simon, Tatsuo	Demonstration Kata	Third
	Simon	Open Kata	No Place
	Simon	Open Points Sparring	No Place
	John	Veterans Point Sparring	No Place
	John	Open Kata	No Place
	Dawn	Women’s Intermediate Points Sparring	First
	Dawn	Women’s Intermediate Kata	Second
	Andre	Men’s Novice Kata	First
	Tony	Men’s Novice Kata	Second
	Yumiko	Women’s Novice Kata	Third

Overall it was an excellent result, particularly for our junior students who were competing in a tournament for the first time or, in Dawn’s case, in a particular event (sparring) for the first time.

Everyone performed well in the pressure tournament environment. Our junior students enjoyed the challenge of performing kata in a new environment in front of judges and crowds. They have all gained an appreciation for the concentration required to ensure you are not distracted.

The senior students faced some challenging competition particularly in the open events. All performed commendably.