Texas X – September 2015

The Texas X tournament is the big tournament that Excel puts on twice a year. We missed the first one in 2015 because we were at Hand Camp with Amelie. But Nadia was excited and ready for her chance to compete in Master Valdez’s tournament.

She took 1st place in Kata and 2nd in Sparring. She was so proud that she practically floated!

She wanted to pose with everything she has won so far.

It was also International Pirate Day so we put our costumes the the last Halloween to good use and got free donuts at Krispy Kreme.

1st Taekwondo Tournament

Nadia competed in her first tournament on August 8th and she was both excited and nervous in equal quantities. She did a great job and won 2nd place for forms. She didn’t place in sparring, but she gave it her all. It was a great day for her and she is so excited for her next tournament.

All the people from Excel Academy.

Nadia and Lyric showing off their medals.

Green Belt Blue Tip Test

Nadia had her Green Belt Blue Tip test on July 25th and she did great! She worked really hard to get ready and be confident.

We took this photo after she got her tips and certificate.

Then Master Valdez said we should do a “Nadia Face” photo. This cracks me up.