Karate Kid

Hayllee went to her first Karate tournament on
Saturday with Sidekicks Karate School. The
tournament was held at a local middle school. There were a ton of kids there. After watching the instructors and black belt club do their stunts, it was time for Hay to perform. She went to the floor with the rest of the 7 and 8 year olds. She competed against the other yellow and gold belts. The first thing she did was her pattern. She did such a good job that she was tied for 3rd place and she had to do it again for a "pattern" off with another boy that was competing. She ended up with 4th place. After the patterns it was time to gear up for sparring. After getting all of her protective gear on and waiting patiently it was finally her turn. With her braided ponytail sticking out the hole in the back and her pink t-shirt that she had to wear under her uniform, she was ready to go! She had to go against the same boy that she competed against for 3rd/4th in patterns. I don't think that the boy or his dad were prepared for a little girl with a ponytail coming out of her helmet to have such high and strong kicks! She was not intimidated at all! She did a great job at keeping him at a distance with her kicks. The dual was extrememly close but when time was up the other boy beat her by just a couple points. She got 4th place out of about 8 kids in the sparring as well. In the end she brought home two trophies!