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Jordan gets 1st place in his first Martial Arts Tournament

May 22nd, 2006

We just returned from a trip to Spokane, Wa to attend the www.iemat.com (Inland Empire Martial Arts Tournament). It was a great experience for Jordan and the rest of the family. This was our first tournament to compete in and even to attend. While practicing with Jordan, we assured him that we wanted to do our best, but if we didn’t come home with a trophy, we could do better the next time and be even more prepared.

We along with other members of his Xtreme Demo Team, went for the learning experience. Our school has not previously attended or competed in other tournaments so this was a first for all of us.

1st Place: 8 year old Intermediate
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Jordan’s 8 – 10 year old division was further broken up into Age/Experience categories for the kids to compete against other kids of similar age and amount of time practicing Martial Arts. Jordan competed in the 8 year old Intermediate breakdown, meaning they had 9 months to 1 year of training.

Going into the tournament, we were thinking Jordan would have to compete against everyone in the age bracket and only 3 trophies would be handed out. But with the further breakdowns, it gives more kids the chance to win with a more level field of competition.

To put more stress on the parents and somewhat Jordan, it was randomly chosen that Jordan had to perform first in his group. I have to say, Jordan did very well under the pressure of his first competition and with the results of the Judges, they must have agreed. Jordan’s score, remained in 1st Place (8yo Intermediate) while the other kids did their performances. Congratulations Jordan!!!

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