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On Sunday, March 19, 2017 Tigers Shotokan Karate entered a team in the "Karate-Do Federation 4th Open Championship" in Barking, London. This was a significant event; arranged by the English Karate Federation, and was much bigger than many of us had envisaged.
My son, Karl, was a member of the team that travelled to the event from Hertfordshire. I'm guessing, but there must have been at least 400 karateka competing in the championship and the standard was exceptionally high. I am very proud to report that Karl won a Bronze Medal in the category "Kata - Boys: 3rd-2nd Kyu / Age 9 to 12 Years". His elected kata was "Bassai Dai" and he did a sterling job against strong competition.
Unfortunately Karl did not win a medal in the "Kumite" (or freestyle fighting) category, but his tenacity and "Courage, Courtesy and Compassion" in combat made me very proud. He is a credit to St. Columba's College.
Karl was the only participant from St. Albans to come home with a medal, and this is a notable achievement.
Theme: compassion. My friends separate their recycling and leave the
bottles on the curb to make it easier for the guys who collect the bottles
out of trash and recycling bins.