Won 1st Match

T won his first match. He did so good. It’s best of 3 rounds now and T won the first two rounds. Match over and T winner. Videos to come when we get home. 

Fight Day

T has a report time of 8am in the morning. His first fight is with a kid from FPO (French Polynesian). We know nothing about this kid. Out of all the teammates here T, Greg, and Emerson have the hardest brackets. T especially. There’s a lot of really good fighters in his bracket. We got to watch some of them fighting today for team spot (only gold medalist) to represent Team USA in Costa Rica then Bulgaria this summer. T didn’t qualify for that fight off today because of his injuries last year. Win or learn T is in a good place physically and mentally. Looking forward to watching our boy tomorrow. He has already learned so much watching the fights today. I’ve highlighted in green the ring/time and also highlighted his name on the bracket sheet. #GodsPlan

Results:

JFK Memorial in Downtown Fort Worth

Here’s a couple of pics at the JFK Memorial. 

Although I wasn’t alive when he was President JFK is one of my favorite Presidents. 

In Line to Weigh In

T is in line for weigh in. Once they start he’ll been done fast and can go eat. He was 3 pounds under this morning @ 96.3. He’s in a really good place and looks so gooood and healthy.  #GodsPlan

T’s Credentials 😊

They did something smart for once and emailed the credentials to the athletes. Such wisdom and it will save a ton of time.  #GodsPlan

Found This Interesting…

Found this interesting as we walked around downtown Fort Worth this afternoon. 

Us In Front of the Fort Worth Convention Center

So excited to be here and looking forward to seeing T compete. Pray 🙏 for his left foot. He has had a soft tissue injury for a couple weeks now that is still causing him some pain. It’s better than what it was but still bothers him. We covet your prayers. 

T has to be -99.2 and he’s 96.1. He’s well under where he has to be. Eating healthy for the win and doing no cutting🙌🙌🙌!!!  

Fort Worth Water Gardens

We had fun walking around downtown Fort Worth this afternoon and evening. My dogs are hurting me like crazy. Got a couple of shot at the Water Gardens though. 

Looking Forward To The Competition

Team USA is Kicking Off Competition at Not One but Two Events this Weekend; the PATU Pan Am Series 1 and the 2022 Team USA Cadet and Junior Fight Off. T did not qualify for the fight off because he has no points because of his injuries last year so he’s just doing the PATU Pam Am Series event.   

The collaboration of Team USA and the Pan American Taekwondo Union is launching the first event of the Pan Am Series this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas.  In parallel to this event, Team USA is hosting the Team USA Cadet and Junior Fight Off Competition to identify the athletes that will earn their way onto the United States Taekwondo Team.  

T is looking forward to watching the fight offs so he can learn the fighters in his division for next year. 

We Made It!

We are in Fort Worth and checked into the hotel. Our first stop in Texas though was The Galleria Mall in Dallas. It’s a four story mall that I wanted to show T plus we had some time before we could check in to burn too. 

Here’s some pics from the sunset last night after we got past all the rain and storms.