Personal Narrative-Karate Tournament

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I woke up and went to eat breakfast After eatingI ate breakfast, I went to put my cloth on and get my belongings together forin order to go to my first ever karate tournament. Once I went in the car, I helped my parents find directions to the Ggarden Sstate Kkarate Ttournament, which, as the name suggests, took place. This tournament was in New Jersey. The tournament was not very far from my house. While weFinally, my mom dad and I arrived at the event. Once we were headeding into the building I toldwas telling my parents, “I do not want to do this anymore,” because I was extremely nervous.
The atmosphere of the eventAt the event, there were so many people competing and it was extremely loud betweensince spectators and competitors talking,people
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I get permission to do my form from the judges and then I position myself so I have enough room to begin my form. Near the end of my form, I try and end it so strong. When I was finished I noticed my parents were taking videos and photos of me. I liked when they were taking pictures and videos of me since I could look back at what I did and see what I could improve and I could remember this day in the near future from pictures. After I finish the judges tell me “turn around”. This was so they can discuss the scores they each gave me. After they have discussed my score they tell me “you may sit down”. After that, they keep on going with the rest of the people left in my age group which still need to do their open hand form. At the end when everyone was finished they were saying the results. I hoped to hear my name called so I could get a trophy. After names were called for first and second place I heard them call my name “Aryana Alidjani third place”.
I received my trophy so happy. Then took a group picture and went to my parents so glad. My parents told me “good job!”.
Then I went to find my master in the crowded place. I did this so I could show him my trophy. I found my master and showed him my trophy and said I got third place. He said “good

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