Medals and trophies

Here's Ben with his winnings from the annual Ju-jitsu competition held last weekend at the dojo that he practises.  The competition was between his school and another who had travelled from Wales and it's held as a fun event to raise money for Children in Need.  Alongside the many classes there's a raffle and loads of yummy homemade cakes on sale to help boost the charity pot.

Ben decided this year to enter four classes, competing with quite a few others in some of them.  He did a two move self-defence class, individual kata and bo kata plus a group weapons class with his mate. 

As any parent would be, I was mega proud of him.  He was so nervous in the run up to the big day and although he felt a bit jelly-fied on the morning he knew he'd practised lots at home and between classes and was bold enough to announce his self-defence moves and perform everything confidently.

The beam on his face each time his name was announced as a winner was fabulous.  He got a medal for taking part, a bronze medal for team weapons and bronze trophies for self-defence and individual kata.

What a star!