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wxrenux) (Imam-Maduhmml- 1“” ’ ‘7 REMâ€"RFW Team (3 ad artial arts” competitors are a real famrl' y Brio-mum ' >. 7 ' l W ' With all the time and energy involVed' Chroniciesup‘ along with teaching and organizing the club‘s Generations Martial Arts Champl- he easy route is usually the path of onship in May. it mam Lorenzo has been most resistance for the Strickland 395b,?“ unable to compete since 2009. But the tour» fEmily. " x nament is something she looks forward to Even family vacations are not immune. every year nonetheless. So when the Stricklands â€" dad ion, “We have kids as young as four coming mom Dana and their kids Evie. 12. Sebast- and competing and representing Canada. Ian, 10. Anastasia. 7. and Gabriel. 4 â€" which is really exciting” bonanza said. “And decided to make their first big trip abroad these kids l’ve known since they were three years ago to Costa Rica, it was part fun babies and now they are the ones coming in and part work and competing Meanwhile, some kids Who Along with the sunscreen and swimsuits, were starting at four are now 10 and coming the Stricklands also made sure to pack their and competing again. blue, green and white belts as members of “It‘s fun to see that cycle, to see who's Team Canada during the international Con- competing and how they’re growing up in gress of Martial Arts meet organized annu- ,r (martial arts)." . ally by local black belts Tom and Lorenzo - . The trip and martial arts in general also Shamuon. Iflwtwm‘gfmmmmlm recerntralningmpreparatlonfor gives the Stricklands a common bond. It was an experience Jon Strickland will e n em ongress ‘ WWW") something to look forward to every week I. likely not forget. petition from Jan. 2 to 9. to get first place in three difierent events is and something to chat about together at the “It was a bold introduction to a family Success has something to do with it. For notasure thing." dinner table. vacation â€" taking four kids on an airplane the first time ever. ion and Dana Strickland. The biggest drflv, however, is the atmos- Originally an after~school activity, the ‘ the first time,” said ion. a blue belt and blue and green belts respectively. will be phere sumundingthe competition. Stricklands now plan their life around class- member of Waterloo's Shamuon Genera- returning to the lCoMA competition as Aside from the sun, surf and splendid es and competitions. And ifeverythinggoes i tions of Martial Arts. “This is our third time, prestigious ‘mple Crown winners â€" a title scenery. Team Canada members tend to as planned, Jon and his two oldest children, - so we‘re expecting it to be a bit easier this presented to competitors who attain three rave about the family atmosphere and the who are junior instructors at the club, could K time around. gold medals in three different events at one amount of work and detail the Shamuons test for their black belt at the same time. it ; "Between the iPods and Nintendo DSs. competition. put into the trip ever year. fives Ion a unique chance to find common the in-flight movies. we should be OK." last year in the Dominican Republic. ion As soon as the trip is over, Tom Shamuon ground with a pair of budding teenagers To keep coming back three years in a row was a gold medal winner in three of his four and his daughter, Lorenza, start planning The trip to the Caribbean everyyear is an with all those kids in tow. means something events â€" advanced sparring, traditional again {or the following year. Prices and extension of that, not to mention a good ( must be going right for the Stricklands. who weapons and chambara. He was also a sil- potential locations are usually filtered down chance to get away from the Canadian win- leave with 120 Canadian team members vet medallist in forms. while wife Dana won by February at which point lorenza usually ter. .. and family from Waterloo. Kitchener. Brant- all three of her events as well. starts to focus on the travel and tournament “It has become a way of life more than . ford, Mississauga. Oakville, Oshawa and “it's very difficult to get.” Jon said. "In plans, while Torn tries to attract martial anything else.” Jon Strickland said. “We all ‘ , North Bay for the 13th annual lCoMA come some divisions, there could be 24 people. So artistsfrom other countries help each other grow as martial artists." l ~ ‘ ./\'-e Hwy ‘ ‘ i1 1 3 a» ' NO 2 t ‘ a we”? ' " 7- 3 a : LMyouprasmtlymployd? I D . 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