Hi,
Last weekend it just so happened that a Karate tournament took place within walking distance of my residence. Unfortunately (almost shockingly!) it wasn't Goju but Toshinkai, but I still decided that going to have a look would be a good experience. I stick by that opinion after the fact.
I found it to be highly educational and entertaining, and was absorbed in it for the whole day. I believe it was an event that had competitors from around the prefecture. The majority of the competitors were school aged - above that there weren't a huge number. Both Kata and Kumite events were held. Seeing how they run the events (scoring etc) was interesting in itself.
Anyway, that's probably enough blabbing on about it - naturally I took photos, so here they are:
Above are some girls from my university who competed...
I definitely recommend going to a tournament (not necessarily participating) and just soaking it up - I say that especially to current karateka, but also to anyone interested in karate!
Thanks!
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