Bahri and I

Here are some of the latest pictures of Bahri and I. The first,with a late bday cake that was totally demolished and the second is of us about to go riding on motorbikes.

There is only a week left before my next competition held in Herentals Brussels. This time Im planning to 'kick' MORE and just leave everything I have out in the ring. I am entered in both the 63kg and 67kg divisions which compete on seperate days so there is plenty of competition waiting for me.

Final Day Dutch Open

Sorry to not have updated lately, Ive been travelling through Brussels and have had some decent training days in Turkey since the competition.

An update on what happened at the last comp.

I fought Mexican, Edna Diaz first fight. She is the current World champ and now winner of the Dutch open following my defeat against her 5-3. The match was close all the way. Going into the third round it was 2-2 however an exchange of kicks saw her ontop and it left me to chase one back. It was very dissapointing to have lost this match because I did feel in full control and felt alot stronger than her in the ring. I never once thought I was going to lose the match, and now having done so just makes me sqirm inside! It just makes me realise that I need to attend to my mental strength to get me through each fight,believe in every kick I posses and just let it all come out. FIGHT TINA FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 1 Dutch Open

Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi…. Amy and I are now back at the hotel chilling out before our fights tomorrow. We weighed in yesterday after waiting around for such a long time…I was 61kgs can you all believe! WOW feels great to be so light again! It was good to catch up with some other athletes there and seeing people has really got us geared up for the competition. We both just want to get out there and kick some butt!
After the weigh in the Aussie team decided to go out for dinner, so we headed to the city and entered the first Italian restaurant we could see. Most of us ordered pizzas which came out as one big flat piece of dough! Notice the pic! The competition today has been fairly slow. There are so many juniors and seniors to get through I don’t think they will finish till at least 10pm tonight. We were at the comp all morning and most the afternoon and only got to see Jake and Kylie’s first fight. They both won. Jake beat USA and Kylie beat Canada 6-1. Kylie faces the former world champ next, Bridget from Spain. Each division is PACKED, we noticed the males 67kgs division had five pages of athletes….CRAZY!!!!!

For all results please see http://www.tkd-dutchopen.nl/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LOVE, BAHRI!!!!!!!!!!!!
ASKIM SENI COK SEVIYORUM

Dutch Open

Heres a few pics that keep you posted. Sorry I dont have a long time to write at this stage as we are off to weigh in. It is minus 2 degrees here and we are all freezing but are pumped for the comp on the weekend! Will keep you updated on results.

Europe Trip Training Campaign

IM back in Melbourne and have been for 2 weeks. IN the time Ive been here, I have trained every Mon, Wed, Thu and Sun morning and Mon through to Friday nights. Its been intense intense intense! I guess the bruises are there to show you that! Sorry it couldnt have looked a bit better for viewing, but it does give you an insight into some of the things my body goes through.

In one week exactly I will be on my way to the Dutch Open, in Eindhoven Netherlands. Im expecting fierce competition there as the players list represents another world championships. I'll be fighting in the 59-63 category, which means I'll be fighting a faster game to what im used to but but I do feel it'll be more suited for my body structure. After this competition, it is onto the Belgium Open a week later with Amy Ash.

The team for this competition from Australia is as follows:

Females
Fly: Kylie Treadwell (47-51kg)
Bantam: Bernie Branca (51-55kg)
Light: Tina Morgan (59-63kg)
Middle: Amy Ash (67-72kg)

Males
Bantam: Safwan Kalil (58-62kg)
Light: Burak Hassan (67-72kg)
Welter: Daniel Jukic (72-78kg)
Heavy: Jake Ryan (84+ kg)

Coaches
1Coach: Daniel Trenton
2Coach: Warren Hanson

Stretching out the Knots

Its been a tough few days! Walking, standing, sitting, jumping.......I cant feel all the muscles in my legs since taking on a new gym program. Everything right now is hurting!.....BUT a good "hurt" so to speak. I know that by doing this, things can improve so Im happy to push through the pain. ...I just hope that by next week my body is used to all the new training and will settle back into feeling fresh.

and....IT WAS FUN!

Perthing it!

Well back at training in Perth for a bit. Amy and I are striking a pretty "pathetic" pose in this picture, after our hard work. I have just officialy figured out what Im doing with uni this year, and that is....going back!!! OMG! As if 6 years of study isnt enough!

Dr Amr, the new appointed head manager/coach (I really have no idea what the name of his position is called, he is coming to Australia this week so we will have plans of future international comps very soon!

I have managed to get a few fill in the time jobs here in WA. One is working with a hospitality recruitment company, and the other is driving around smart cars with advertising billboard trailers on the back! Thats going to be so cool! Amy and I have both joined up and are taking them for a cruise around Subiaco, the city and Claremont tomorrow! SHOULD BE ALOT OF FUN IN THE SUN:)