Three dedicated karate
enthusiasts from Barrie’s RMA Karate Centres are headed to Montreal next month
for the 2012 WKC World Karate & Kickboxing Championships.
Black belt Tressa Young, brown belt Brooke Zenon and green belt Liam North qualified for the Canadian national karate team in May at the national team trials. Young qualified in 8 categories and both Zenon and North qualified in 1 category.
The three have been not only attending their regular karate classes at RMA but have been making the extra effort through private training to prepare for the upcoming world championships.
“It takes a special kind of
athlete to make that extra effort to come in and attend dedicated training
sessions to help prepare for a world event. Training consistently is the
key and these three athletes have what it takes to represent the city of Barrie
and our country”, head instructor Craig Ridout stated.
For Young, this will be her eighth time wearing the red and white representing Canada. Young has won 39 medals for Canada in the past including a total of 17 gold medals. This is Zenon’s third trip to worlds winning 2 bronze medals in 2010 and 2011 and for North this is his first time on the Canadian team and attending the world championships.
To learn more about these
athletes visit www.rmakarate.com.
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