by the way she turns 15 in a few days. On 7/14/07, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dana, > > First how old is your daughter? I've coached young kids in competitive > Taekwondo. Up until their about 16 or 17, things like "National Champion" and > "World Champion" don't mean a whole lot. Secondly, how well does she get > along with her sensei and teammates? If she gets along better with her friend > than her teammates, then I can understand wanting to go with her friend. With > the conflicts you've described she may not be getting the training or > attention that she needs, she may not feel ready, and sees her friend's trip > as an "out". > > Speaking as a competitor myself, the USKA is not a large organization, their > "World Championships" is just another national tournament. She might be > thinking "I'm gonna fight the same people I fought at the last tournament" > And with 175 divisions she may not have any competition. That can put a real > damper on your competitive drive. I'd go to USTU (now USA-Taekwondo) > Nationals, just to fight someone I hadn't fought before. At my age that was > the end of the path, there were no world championships for those of us who > were over 35. > > If she's serious about competition you might want to look into the USA > National Karate-Do Federation. (http://www.usankf.org/)They're recognized by > the US Olympic Committee and the IOC. This is the path to real world > championships and the Olympics. > > One of the problems with the Martial Arts industry is there's no regulation. > I can create my own federation and declare myself a grandmaster and world > champion, and if people buy into it I can make money at it. > > With the financial problems in the school, this may be the time to switch > schools, and find a sensei who can take her to the next level. If she chooses > to go that route. > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > SSTWebworks > 7241 Jillspring Ct. > Springfield, Va. 22152 > (703) 220-2835 > > http://www.sstwebworks.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 4:31 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: New Orleans/girl/karate questions > > so now I have a family question of my own. > > My daughter won Grand Champion at the USKA Nationals. She is eligible > for the World Championships, to be held in New Orleans in early > August. > > So far this has been primarily bragging material. Her dojo has made > the travel arrangements for the tournaments she has been to. I have > contributed towards gas. > However, it seems that the dojo has been the subject of some sort of > very bad management dispute coupled with allegations of financial > mismanagement and a move to another location. The dojo is saying that > they will *not* be sending a van. > > So. I am looking for ways to make this work, so here are the questions > about that: > > The Hilton -- is this right downtown? OK neighborhood? My daughter is > turning 15 and we have very little street crime in Albuquerque. I do > not think she is ready for New Orleans by herself (in answer to can > she be put on a plane). I am sure the French Quarter is ok, but it is > close to some bad areas, yes? Easy to make a wrong turn? > > I need to research airfares. Driving is out as I figure, well San > Antonio is a tough two-day drive from Albuquerque, so we are looking > at three days minimum four to be safe. Double that and it's too much > time off work. > > Other questions: > > She has been invited to go to Mexico with a friend and the friend's > family. They have a condo in San Carlos. The dates conflict. > > She says she would rather go to Mexico. I say that if you are eligible > for the Worlds in anything, you really should go. She says she will > always have her belt (blue) but that her friend might not always be > there. > > I don't understand..... She has been to San Carlos before. The friend > lives right over the mountain pass. The friend's family cannot move > the Mexico trip back because she is starting school ::eyeroll, see > previous comments:: My take on this is that if Lara is willing to give > up a World competition and the friend is not willing to give up a few > days of school at the beginning of the grade 10, Lara is putting a lot > more weight on this than the friend is. > > So perhaps the situation is a bit unhealthy anyway and I should not > allow the Mexico trip in any event. > > Supposing I should change my mind about this, is there such a thing as > an airplane from New Orleans to the San Carlos area? > > All thoughts and suggestiosn appreciated, cause I am kinda floored... > > thanks > Dana > > > >
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