I made a post a while back about this, but the competition is finally, almost here. First competition in my entire life. I'm 3rd kyu brown belt in Okinawan Goju Ryu in the IOGKF. Doing it in Japan too... I'll participate in kumite and kata. I've been training outside of dojo hours in the dojo, slowly going through primarily the Shisochin kata. I'll do Shisochin and Saifa. I've practiced Saifa, but I'm probably going to mess that up during the competition (taking steps that are too long, tripping, etc...) My goal is to at least pass the first round though. For Kumite I've done almost nothing. Gonna leave it up to luck whether I do well. Going up against people that have actively been training for a competition means I'm likely outmatched though. I never thought I'd compete in karate at all.... At the very least this will be an opportunity to scout, before the second competition in october.…