Asian
Championships 2014
On
20 September 2014, Wollongong student Amanda Madruga , along with the 6 other
members of the Australian team, competed in the All Asian Championships in
Kuala Lumpur.
She
fought in the lightweight female division (under 65kg). Her first opponent,
from Iran, did not show up to the tournament so she was lucky to score a free
pass into the second round. Amanda’s second round opponent was from Kazakhstan
the winner of the last All Asian Championships and proved to be tough. After
fighting three rounds, Amanda won by the judges decision. Amanda reports that
this was one of my toughest and best fights to date.
In
the semi final, she came up against a strong and fiery opponent from Singapore,
and won by judge's decision in the first 3 minute round.
In
the final, Amanda fought off against another very strong opponent from
Kazakhstan. The fight commenced strongly with both fighters giving their all but
unfortunately the Kazakhstani fighter landed
a very well time rolling kick, which knocked Amanda out cold. She was very
lucky not to get any serious injuries from the knockout. .
Quote
from Amanda
”I
have taken away a lot from the tournament, especially realising the importance
of a strong mind and spirit when competing. My first tournament was only in
2011, so I am proud of my achievement. I encourage everyone in the dojo to
train hard to reach your goals in karate too, whether or not they involve
competing at a high level. Also trust your instructor – if it wasn't for Sensei
John Hall encouraging me to enter my first tournament in 2011 and continuing to
support my fighting pursuits, I would have not reached this achievement.”
Osu.
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