Chessington June 2017

27 Jun 2017 by Ron Peploe

Successful day at Chessington today!

first up we had…

KATRINA AND BELLE’S FIRST TOURNAMENT.

we were a little worried because it was open grade but turns out we had no problems!
KATRINA takes from her mother and has no fear in getting stuck in. she got a 2nd place at her first ever tournament, she has massive potential and is very talented :)

BELLE steps on the matt for the first time as the smallest competitor but nothing was going to stop her! even holding her own against some black belt fighters!!! she has no fear and loved every moment on that matt well done belle :)

ROSSI was up next and had a couple of awkward fights. once he figures out his way around fighters that just aimlessly run at him and try to hit him he will have no trouble walking away with gold. He had one fight against a points style fighter and dominated showing his true talent. Got a little bit of work to do but you should be proud of yourself as you gave a brilliant performance against in against a ‘normal style of point fighter’

MAGGIE was a natural out there and is starting to use her hands! she is now becoming a strong force and listened to instructions perfectly. picked up a gold and dominated her section. next aim for maggie is to put the same thing into the super league next week. FIGHTER OF THE DAY!!

ELLIS had her second tournament and the improvement in her fighting is massive. precise side kicks to the body and blitz’s were flying. she had a tough kicker at the end and faced her fears! a real fighter and brilliant attitude in training which shows in her development on the map. 2nd place for ellis in her 2nd ever tournament!!

MICHELLE had a tiring day fighting in light con and two point section but focus and mental positivity was much stronger. had an extremely tough ‘light’ con fight to start but she kept getting up and stuck in, its all experience. she gained a 3rd in points intermediate and fought some very tough fights on advanced. you cant fault her ability to get up and keep going and had made her mindset so strong, massive improvement.

RICHARD REES had his first tournament and went straight into the intermediate section. definitely the fastest and most technical fighter in the sections but a few distance and timings that will come with more matt time. but a great performance and unlucky not to place 3rd just couldn’t get the refs majority. looking forward to seeing you at more tournaments as gold is so close.

KERRY turned up LATE!! and seemed a bit mellow before fighting in her intermediate section but quickly got her head into gear. all the work we have been doing on Thursday came into place and came off the matt saying she could actually do what i asked her. (which makes me wonder what she has been doing so far) but had a lot of energy in her fighting and tactically fought brilliant. 2nd place for kerry!!

NICOLLE (With two L’s) had her family down to watch and was up and raring for her first intermediate tournament. she took no prisoners and had a great spring in her step. timing and decisions were brilliant and when she decides she is going to win she always will!! he kicks are coming along nicely and i dont think it will be long till she can use them more effectively in tournaments. 1st place for nicolle and a very strong performance

LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE LIZ!! who had some great continuous fights and i thought was robbed out of a first place as she was blocking the ‘head kicks.’ but more importantly her timing on when to add pressure and when to blitz has grown massively!! giving her so much more to use while fighting. This also showed in her points fighting when she was up against a very quick and impressive fighter but instead liz used her timing to score a step back side kick and her explosive power to blitz her. i’ve never seen her come off the matt so happy and it was great to see! she has improved so much and shows now sign of slowing down. 2nd and 3rd for liz

What a brilliant performance from everyone! but this is just the beginning we need to get back into training and become the best we can be!

Kristian and Roland seminar on Wednesday and that will help everyone!!

I am very proud of everyone today. lets keep this mindset going and when your tired and hurting remember to still come train and push your partners as it not just you your helping but your team!

GO BKO!!!!!!!!!!!!

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