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it! o “M i Kl ( Kit KRONlliLh - Wednesday lit-(ember 53. mm , » â€"â€" , ~â€" ~â€"~~~â€"â€"~f wfâ€"W _,. r in. H i at “it Hill An l lâ€"7 â€"~-â€"~~â€"fâ€"â€"*--~ Aâ€" â€" â€" â€" ~~ fl”? A Canadian tradition D O O O O Team Canada heads to Costa Rwa for mternatwnal championships By Glenn UNUN _ ' 73 3” special to lht’ limes 3 3 nternattnnal Martial Arts, the i ’ 3 ,‘ 33 ‘3. home of the Canadian national _ 3 » ~ .- ti-s' ‘ ,. martial arts team. builds wmâ€" , ‘ 3 . l 7 ' 5 =' nets in more ways than one. i ‘ _ $ Q ' ‘ lite) leach sell-defence. selfA . “a. it? ’ * lt‘llilIiL‘t’, sell-esteem. They teach ‘ " . -“ 3 all this HUI Hist to adults but to X . ' ' V” children as totingasthree. \.3 r " ., t- x “\\'e'\e been Ni). 1 in the past It) ' ’ / years," said lnln Shamunn, presi- 3.» - ‘ dent of lM.v\ and director of 33 ' h ('.\‘.\l.v\'l‘ur'l‘eantCanada. " j 3 , ' loin runs Shamunn (icneraâ€" '.. . .:’-.3, r E nuns of Marni Arts, at club on the -* ' . ' north side olWaterlnn. lie and his 1. _ a? ' - ~ . staff train Team (‘antida at the 3 '""' é ’ . the national team has had a lot 13333333 ' figs,“ 33 of success in the past. f<iÂ¥"‘~{*’ . .3 5' . "We average 65 per cent of the " " f” is“ u, medals. l'm very proud." he said. __ ‘3 I, 3 ~ *~ ~ I . Winning medals in internation- 3.3; a. ‘3 - .3 ~ ’ “a a] competitions may be a Sign the 5335.3}; f ’ '~ 3. " quality of their teaching. but the ”gag, O0 ‘ 3 reason for their success goes deep- .. phs’ti, 333. s _ er than that. W23¢ ‘ ' 3. . 1 “a“, Evie Strickland is a slim 10- " T . ~ ‘ m ,..«:~"”..~..\‘ef ‘ year-old girl who is a student at ” a ”+5" 1 I lMA. This is her first year as part of 3" fig-”gr; a Team Canada. ' _ ' is? HANS. \ m ' “l'm not nervous.” she declared ~_ :~ ' " 1; 5 ‘ " _ _ when asked about the upcoming a - 33 3 6 . â€" " ,, competition, .» n . “i like going to tournaments 3 ‘ ‘ “a . . and competing." w " Evie wasn't always so confident. .~ 3 3 ‘ . “When she first started she was «. “ ‘ the quietest little girl.” said Loren- 2a Shamuon. 23. the team captain, Lorenza has a special knack for , dealing with young competitors. . My since she has been competing for :’-£ two decades. “i started at three." said Loren- 741 “With that experience I've Anatasia Strickland, left, Evie Strickland, centre and Sebastian Strickland, right, train for the Canadian national martial art team’s upcoming competition learned how to teach kids of that in Costa Rica. The trio, along with other Team Canada members, train at Shamoun Generations in Waterloo. w" ”0" ”07° age. and really work with them. “It made me really confident," They teach you self-defence. it's They're all members of the club (Team Canada) is families.” said You'd be surprised how well they Evie said, not to hurt others but to save your- and Team Canada. Lorenza. “Very few are individuals. perform," One of the intangibles that self." Her youngest brother. only two We only have about three singles With Lorenza and the other made her feel so confident is the It's a big family in more ways and a half. watches from the side going. We're very family oriented. coaches' help, line has grown out atmosphere. than one, Evie is supponed by her lines wearing an oversized Team We treat everyone like family, - of her quiet phase and become a . 3 “i like it how it's a big family," mother and father, brother Sebast- Canadajacket. fierce competitor. said Evie. “Everyone is friends here. tan. 8 and sister Anastasia, 6, “l think about 50 per cent of it (mtinuedm m2” 0 Introducmg the almost all-new 2005 to 20 I 0 VW. 33 With l 12-point inspection, additional 2-year or 40,000 km limited warranty, and 2 years of roadside assistance. 3 3 ‘ h" Visit Volkswogeri Waterloo at Merlomm to find the Volkswagen PU re a _ _. ~ 0/0 \ Volts-m Pure (unified [would which for your budget. ("Mud m. "as “at" it J, A} 33 - ' m Volkswagen Waterloo ta , a, la 3 g y l 51... 550WoborStNWotor|oo . __ , . _. --â€"â€"- 3 ' i 3500 M ‘ 519-884-7470 whsvawotorloo.com a -;3 . N _ m -‘ i..........~ www.vwwotorloo.com â€" . ”Ni-Aggy «4‘s. , » . mum‘mmmmmwmaam:mfmmwm- “smfi‘aaxmmrm' " ......3__....... "t J, 11.35}. : ‘|-|-|||| - "My. if tin-amrufiwn-nâ€"r-w-rmu-uunwmt‘flâ€"w'nwnu'nrnwmdmâ€"Emnnmw