PDI GA's First Tournament
Purple Dragon International,
Friends, I trust this finds you all doing very well and your lives are filled with excitement and challenges. PDI Georgia competed in its first tournament over the weekend of April 26, 2008. There were seven of us who competed and it was the first tournament for 5 of the 7. When we walked into the gymnasium, we were all a little nervous. There were many people from many different dojos and everyone was sizing each other up. Some were old friends; many people were new to each other but will be friends long after this weekend. There were many different styles of martial arts represented. Most of the schools were Tae Kwon Do schools but there were also many people who were performing based on Karate, Kempo, Kung Fu and of course purple dragon!!!!!!
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Professor Jacob's Visit to PDI GA for Grading
USH PURPLE DRAGON MEMBERS,
Wow!!! What an awesome night for grading. The night was cool and fall was in the air. Professor Jacob was visiting the Atlanta area for the first time and it was our first grading at the Purple Dragon Dojo in Cartersville , Georgia. Not only was it exciting to have Professor Jacob in town for grading but it was also Halloween. The strip mall where our dojo is located was having a trick-or-treat celebration for all of the local children in town. Each business in the strip mall had its doors open where the children and parents could come and go as they pleased. Most were in costume to celebrate Halloween which added to the excitement of our first grading with Professor Jacob. To our pleasure, our dojo was filled with parents, friends others we had just met. The dojo was also filled with instructors from other area dojos who came to see what Purple Dragon was all about
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