WORLD CAMP 2000 - International Taekwon-do Federation of New ...

“THE CAMP” NGARUAWAHIA Friday evening:Lots of keen and excited people turned up at the Christian Youth Camp inNgaruawahia, ready for five days of hard training and pain. After everyone hadfinally registered and figured out which room they were in, we got ourselves allpsyched up for the official Maori Welcome for Master and Mrs Wheatley, organisedby Mike Stafford TKD Avondale. This involved learning to perform the “Powhiri”- not a good idea for people like myself! Ten rehearsals later we just about had itright. Apart from sitting outside in the freezing wind, it all went smoothly andMaster Wheatley was very honoured with the welcome and Maori challenge. Later,and away from prying eyes, the challenger gifted Master Wheatley with a carvedMaori flute.Supper was held at 9pm in the dining room and was an excellent opportunity tocatch up with old friends, if we hadn’t already spotted them earlier. Around 10.30,we were supposedly tucked up in our nice cosy beds and asleep. The only problembeing that it’s rather hard to sleep when you share a room with a snorer, a marathonsleep-talker and someone who had fleas in their sleeping bag! (We think).Saturday: Some idiot wakes everyone up at 6am - hang on, that’s the time we’remeant to get up! Mr D was obviously still feeling some leftover stress, because hetook it out on us during the army-style warm-up. After this, breakfast was definitelywelcome! Then Mr D announced he had written a list of people for ‘fatigues’ - oneperson thought fatigues meant extra training!Mr Davidson’s Pack Run5