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| Great Grandmaster Kim speaks to students at the opening of a recent competition. |
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Tournaments are an opportunity for students to test their skills
against others outside their own school. Students meet others of their
rank and make friends, and they get to know black belts from other
schools.
Tournaments are an important aspect of the martial arts learning experience:
a student broadens his/her understanding in ways that s/he can't in the
dojang alone. For me, I learned at tournaments to face my fears and do
my best under stress, and I got to know dozens of others who share my
interests. Occasionally, we are lucky enough to draw competitors from
other styles. And then there is the excitement of competition!
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| Lady blackbelts receive their trophies in Tigard, OR. |
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| Trophies waiting at a Boise, ID tournament. |
