Because Ryan's 2nd degree recommended black belt test was delayed a few weeks, I decided to take him to Kansas City, MO for a class A tournament. We flew down on Friday, he competed on Saturday and we flew back up on Sunday.
We got in very early on Friday, and after Ryan swam in the pool we went to Unino Station, which is their science/children's museum. I have some photos on my cell phone, and will try to upload them soon. Ryan rode on a sky bike more times than I can count, and we had a great time. He loved the planetarium. We wanted to go to a Royals game, but they happened to be in Mpls that weekend (the Twins were in KC the next weekend).
On Saturday Ryan competed in Forms and Sparring. He did well in forms, and scored high enough for 5th place, and there were several state champs and world top ten competitors in the ring. He was also about the shortest in the ring - I think he self-sorted himself incorrectly. Not so good in sparring. He lost in the first round, and was very upset. I believe it was the first tournament besides worlds where he didn't place. All things considered, though, it was a good experience.
If I'm able to pull some TKD photos off the video I will do so.
