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Apeiron Kickboxers Shine

By Jim Riddell allowed.
Emily and Noah both train at
ocal kickboxers Emily Vallance Cornwall’s Apeiron MMA gym
Land Noah Whyte had success at
under the direction of their coach/
the WAKO Canadian Kickboxing trainer Rolland Bissonnette. With
Championships held at the Scotiabank
more than twenty years experience in
Convention Centre in Niagara Falls. the combative arts, Bissonnette holds
The championships, featuring more a black sash in Kung–Fu and has
than two hundred fighters from
also trained in American Kempo in
eight provinces were the largest addition to kickboxing. Bissonnette
and most representative Canadian
has in the past coached the Canadian
kickboxing event to date. Valance, Kickboxing team and has also
a 17 year old L‘Heritage student has coached at the Ontario Winter games.
been kickboxing for seven years and
sports a record of 53-4. Competing Emily stated that “Noah and I
in the 12-14, 14-16 division, Emily do our strength and conditioning
has won world championships on training at Quest with Tom Irvine,
four occasions. In Niagara Falls and that really helps us. We do our
Emily, competing in the 56 kg open kickboxing training, and fight prep
division, defeated 31 yr. old Farinaz here with Rolland. I fought Farinaz
Lari from British Columbia to win Lari who is a very experienced 31
the Canadian title. Noah Whyte also year old fighter with several pro bouts
17 years of age, and a student at Holy and it was an awesome opportunity
Trinity has been kickboxing only for for me.”
one year and competing for the past On his performance in Niagara Photo Submitted
six months, captured the silver medal Falls Noah said, “I had to fight two As Rolland Bissonette ran the encouragement, being positive role
in the 65 kg intermediate division. tough guys to get the silver medal and junior kickboxing class, Emily and
Fights are scheduled for three rounds, I’m happy that I was able to represent Noah were holding focus mitts for models for the next generation of
each of two minute duration with full Apeiron well. I can’t wait to get back the various punch/kick combinations, kickboxers. As Rolland said after
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