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All three days were packed with great competition, which made it fun, but also very long. This is the first time that I’ve been to the Disney festival, but I heard that its being going on for some time now.

The few annoying things was the weather (raining, and somewhat humid), and the lack of cabs at the sports complex. Maybe next years I’ll rent a car instead.

Overall, awesome event / competition that didn’t cater to one style.

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There were many competitors in the San Shou fights, and they were all exciting to watch.

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I can still feel the energy from these kids when viewing the pictures. Scary huh?

The Olympic style Tae Kwon Do sparring was also enjoyable to see. I did notice lots of coaches get annoyed about the rules. The biggest one seemed to be stepping out of the ring and getting points deducted for it. I was amused that when people score points, many scream out for joy with their hands up. And because not everyone stops right away, I saw a few people get hit in the face and their mouth guard go flying. I can imagine that its a very bad habit, and I don’t know the reasoning behind it. Maybe someone can educate me.

At night was the showcase event. Lots of martial arts styles were represented, giving awesome performances.

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Other events of the day included creative weapons, creative forms, judo, point sparring, and sports grappling. It was hard to see everything since so many things were going on at the same time, but the creative weapons was interesting. Many of forms included flips and break dancing style moves with traditional techniques.

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The day started off with the lions escorting all the students in for the national anthem. Following that were amazing performances from the various sihings, sijehs, and sifus from the various schools.

During the tournament I was judging, so I didn’t get the chance to take many pictures, but I was able to see the sanshou fights.

As always, the tournament was awesome, and it was great to see people that I haven’t seen in a while. The rest of my pictures are on flickr.

I have been training with the Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy for over ten years, and each year, the school participates in the San Francisco Chinese new year parade. This year was no different, and it was great to see everyone there.

The black belts performing with the guan-do

Brandon leading the lions

The tiger team doing an awesome practice

Sifu Jeff giving a passionate speech

Sifu David getting the team pumped up

Sihing Michael leading the students out

A quick nap before the parade

And off we go! The rest of my pictures can be found here.