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Karate Komments Own The Ice Novice Bolts

Earn Silver At Casselman

AAA Tournament

By Jim Riddell, Submitted article Anderson, Rylan Adams, James

Seaway Karate Club Sullivan, and Jonah Ashby; Jonah
Ashby scored once with an assist
ith their regular season over,
Wthe majority of the major from Zach Dixon; Carson Martin
scored once with an assist from Jett
novice “A” Rapids are now playing Jock and Trysen Sunday; and Sunday
for the Own the Ice Bolts along with scored the last goal on an assist from
Preparing For Your Belt Test the addition of Trysen Sunday, Tristan Jock.
Shonniker, Thomas Shonniker,
ost martial art schools use belt tests or grading to indicate Zach Dixon and affiliate Braxton Having placed fourth overall during

Mwhen a student reaches a level of profi centcy. While the D’Alesio. the round robin, the Bolts did not

testing criteria vary from dojo to dojo, each has set guidelines The Spring Hockey tournament receive a bye, and in the quarterfinals,
that they follow. A few examples are, a minimum amount of time season got underway in Casselman faced the Gatineau Stars and won 6-3.
Montroy was still on a scoring frenzy
spent at the current belt rank, consistent training, improvement of on April 4. The Bolts, coached by and scored three again on assists from

technique, and noticeable progression since the last grading. Shawn Pilon, first faced the Casselman Anderson, Adams, and Sullivan. The
Pirates (North) and skated away with
Some students will shine at a grading, while others will fall apart, a 4 - 2 win. Antoine Lafrance scored other three goals were from Martin
forgetting things in which they had been proficient at in the weeks first on an assist from Jett Jock with assists from Jock from Sunday,

Ashby from Dixon, and Sunday from
leading to the test. Here are a few grading preparation tips that we followed by Jock on an assist from Jock. Tristan Shonniker earned the
give to our students at Seaway Karate. Carson Martin and Zach Dixon. The victory in goal
third goal was from Ethan Montroy
1) Know your material: Know your kata (all of them), have a

with an assist from Jock. Carey For the semi-finals the Bolts played
complete understanding of the moves and be prepared to explain Terrance scored the final goal into an Myers Snipers and picked up another

them. empty net. 6-3 victory. Ben Pilon opened the
scoring assisted by Montroy. Terrance
2) Know your bunkai: Bunkai is the self-defense techniques that For the second game, the Bolts was back in the lineup and scored
are extracted from the kata. Be prepared to demonstrate with a faced the Casselman Pirates (South) twice with assists from Shonniker,
and notched another win. The Bolts
partner, the practical application of these moves. and Pilon (x2). Montroy, Jock, and
were leading 5-1 on goals from Ethan

3) Know what is expected: Each student testing for a specific Montroy (x2), Trysen Sunday, Ben Sullivan rounded out the scoring with
rank may not have identical tests. Instructors know if a student Pilon, and Carey Terrance from Pilon. one goal each.
does not like a certain component, or may be having trouble with The Pirates evened up the score, but After playing two games earlier
another area. That area then becomes a focal point, forcing the the Bolts’s Carey Terrance scored on Sunday, the Bolts played the
two more to end it 7-2. championship game against the
student to dig in, preparing each component that is required for the Rushforth Selects (black). It was
test. All requirements are there for a reason, and are an important The third game was played against a valiant effort, but the Bolts fell
the Ottawa Riot. The Bolts were
part of the journey towards earning a black belt. to Rushforth 8-4. Martin scored
victorious again. Carey Terrance
4) Steady progressive training: Getting ready for a grading starts scored twice and he assisted Zach twice with assists from Lafrance and
long before the test, as a belt grading is not a test that you can Dixon on another. The fourth game Terrance; Jock scored from Adams
and Ashby scored from Pilon.
cram for. Over training will leave you susceptible to injuries, of the tourney was against the Ottawa
Icemen with Connor Fox earning a After three days of play, the Bolts
and you will not achieve a deep enough understanding of your
shutout. The Bolts were busy that ended the tournament second out of
requirements to retain the skill or the knowledge. Belt preparation
game and scored seven. Montroy got sixteen teams. Congratulations on a
should be timed to have the student preform all requirements three goals with assists from Jacob job well done!
compently, as if in front of the grading board, two weeks prior to
the test.
5) Dealing with mistakes: A belt test can be a very stressful

situation. If you miss a move, don’t panic and freeze, fill that
move in with something appropriate and keep going. This shows
that you understand what you are doing, have the ability to think
for yourself, and not doing things from memory alone.
6) Train each component of your requirements: Kicks, punches,
blocks, kata, bunkai, self-defense, pressure points, and
knowledge.

KARATE QUOTE: There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth
going.