First Grand Prix medal

A tough day with 3 wins and then a loss in the semi gave me my first Grand Prix medal and a positive finish to 2011. I drew the no. 1 seed first fight but a tough 1 st match has proven to be a good thing for me and I won that, then a last 20 second score saw me through to the quarter final against the young Dutch girl. Another scrap saw me manage to hold onto a Yuko and I was in the semi. I had the Japanese and didn't give myself much time to settle into the fight before I came in for a weak attack which she stepped in front of, threw me then held me. A disappointing final fight but a result and a medal at the end of the day.