Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Team Fontana

In March, Corbin competed in a local taekwondo tournament. Fred and I thought it might be fun if his sister coached him and surprisingly, she agreed! She has no coaching experience but in 4 years of lessons, summer training and competitive sparring, surely she must have soaked up some coaching tips!

Here's Gabbie watching as Corbin and his first opponent meet in the "contest area" in the middle of the mat:

Ok, so maybe she's not showing a lot of emotion, but all the better to keep her young protegee calm!

Master Seo didn't have any other fighters to coach during the 1st round so he offered advice during the rest period:

Again, seemingly Gabbie is not showing an overabundance of enthusiasm. Perhaps she was thinking about how she wished she had gone for a manicure so her hands would look better when she used them to direct Corbin's moves on the mat.

As for young Corbin, he put on the pressure, delivering a 7-0 win!

In his second fight, he was equally as strong, was leading after the first round and not even winded...

...which is good because his "coach" didn't feel it was necessary to give him the customary ring side seat during the break OR make sure he drank water!

He took another victory and a mandatory change in the color of his chest gear for his final match forced her to move from her "perch"!

And C-Man was victorious AGAIN!

And he and his coach brought home the 7 footer!

All joking aside, Corbin loved having her coach him and she truly did offer advice while in the ring and during the breaks. Congrats, kiddos!