Tournament in the "Chuck" this weekend!

I'm off to Edmonton for the 3rd times in 2 weeks for a Kyokushin tournament this weekend. I'll be fighting in the color belt division of the Alberta Open, my first fight in Edmonton in a couple of years. I'm looking forward to bringing the hurt and fighting the most intense I've fought in a long time. I'm very confident I'll do well and have good faith I'll be bringing home some hardware by the end of the day. I'll be bringing a new fighter named Kristen with me to fight in the women's CB division, and if she can get her high kicks and strong combos working for her I'm sure she'll do well. All in all it will be a good day for fighting and I'll post an update when I get back on the days activities.

On a slightly different topic I wanted to say I had a great time in Edmonton last weekend at the Edmonton Collectible Toy & Comic Show. I want to thank everyone who stopped by to say hi, all the organizers of the event, the Star Wars 501st for being on hand and just being cool, and to Jay from Happy Harbor for having me up their. It was great to hang out in a very "zen" like environment with my fellow creators and all the fans of the medium who came by to check things out. I sold quite a few of my prints and did my first Superman sketch for fellow Canadian Geek member and had a blast doing it. Although I didn't get to meet Larry Hama personally, I heard he was a class act and really approachable and had quite a few encouraging things to tell the guys who stopped by for a critique. I did however get to meet Daniel Logan, the young man who starred as a young Boba Fett in the new Star Wars trilogy and he was an incredibly nice guy. I gave him a print I had made of Boba Fett for the show and he seemed to genuinely like it, so much so that he gave me a signed picture in return. Just a super nice kid and a pleasure to meet.

So there you have it. An update, although somewhat brief, but an update none the less. I'll post the results of Saturdays tournament over the weekend, and might even post a picture or 2.

Take care all.