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Originally posted by Damian Mavis
...the judges know EXACTLY what you are supposed to be doing...
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Damian, I always thought so until my kid blanked out once during a tournament, and without missing a beat went into one of the most polished
looking "creative" routines you'd ever seen. A combination of several different forms. He displayed power, speed, technique, ki, faked the knowledge.
I'm on the sidelines just about ready to loose it - I'd practiced this routine every day for three months with him and I knew every move.
Anyway, he comes off the floor and I ask him "what the hell was that I just saw?!?"
He explained that he just blanked out and realized it would look worse if he paused so he just kept going and then figured he'd blown it so it really didn't matter what he did and then started really enjoying himself until he remembered the final moves of what he was supposed to be doing which gave the routine a proper ending.
He placed second. Maybe they're a more lenient with children(?).