I won a first place trophy for my form in the Greenville, SC United States TaeKwonDo Alliance Regional Tournament on Saturday, March 20, 1999

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This was the third USTA Tae Kwon Do tournament I have compted in.  My first was last year in Columbia, SC as a green belt.  I won a spirit award then.  I competed in Raleigh, NC last July and won a third place trophy for my form and Greenville was my third tournament.  I won first place in Greenville for my form.  The first place trophy is almost as tall as I am!
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Here we are warming up before our match in Greenville

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I'm trying to land a kick on my opponent

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I am in the attack mode with my opponent
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The judge is about to announce his decision

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Receving the first place tropy from the judges.