Personal Writing: Karate Class
Beginning of paper
I was five years old, a little crazy kid that always caused trouble.
My father thought I needed discipline, and brought me to my first karate
class. It was the beginning of something that I looked forward to every
other day of the week.
The first couple of classes weren't too exciting; it was a ....
Middle of paper
.... me if I worked at the rate he was
teaching me, I'd be able to compete in the Olympics at the age of sixteen.
My first chance to show my friends and family that I was good at
karate was in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in a public school. I was
so nervous about this tournament I felt sick. Well it was my time to shine,
and shine I did. In the peewee division for my first event I had to
display my form. I did every step of my form so precisely and well, that I
beat everyone in my group ....
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