Retooling After a Busy May
May was an amazingly busy month for me as far as competition is concerned, probably my busiest to date. I competed 4 times, in 4 different countries within a little less than 3 weeks. I started the month competing in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, bounced to Kingston, Jamaica then to Ponce, Puerto Rico and finally to Shanghai, China. In the interest of full disclosure though none of my competitions were really up to par or an accurate reflection of the shape that I’m in, even though I fouled a couple respectable jumps down in Guadeloupe. I’m perfectly fine with how things went at these competitions though because none of them was the Olympic Games and that’s what 2012 is ALL about.
Some poor timing and big techinical adjustments may be to blame for the way my competitions have gone since mid indoors but if the last two weeks of training are any indication not only will I be ready come the Olympic qualifying round (we already knew this) but my final 3 competitions leading up to London are going to put people on notice. Next up will be Edmonton, Canada on June 16th followed by the Bahamas Olympic Trials on June 23rd. This will be my 5th straight year competing at the Bahamian National Championships and they’ve just opened a state of the art new national stadium in Nassau, so I have no doubt that it will be a spectacular event. I’m looking forward to getting back on the runway and making up for May but I know patience is a virtue especially since I’ve been getting in some amazing work in training.
One day at a time…
P.S. Definitely going to be updating more frequently, for real this time!
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June 6th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Please keep us update… and good luck broh … how are the numbers thou?
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July 1st, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Everything is going amazingly man, even set some new personal bests in the weight room this week. I’m looking forward to doing some big things in my next couple weeks and of course in London too!
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July 5th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Hello Samyr….My sons taekwondo teacher said he taught you in NY years ago.My son is 11 and will test for black belt next year under Mr.Pauk Kelly.He says my son reminds him of you and he often accidently calls him by your name.My sons name is Syncere.My family is following your progress and rooting for you!You are definetly an inspiration to our son.
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July 5th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Tamara, great to hear from you, it means a lot! I most certainly am a product of Kelly’s Tae Kwon Do and Paul is a great instructor. I believe I was about the same age when I earned my black belt actually. Please wish Syncere luck for me, even though he doesn’t need it!
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July 23rd, 2012 at 8:47 am
It is easy to look good when you have students that push themselves to be better. Basics are the key to TKD and from your comments I take it that basics are what will get you the Gold!
Kick it!
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