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By Jim Riddell, Rookie of the Month

Seaway Karate Club
Zach Wilson

Age: 9

KARATE KOMMENTS Grade: 4
School: Marie Tanguay
Home Town: Glen Walter
Summer Drills July’s Rookie of the Month is Zach Wilson,

an up and coming Cornwall River Rats`
Summer presents a training challenge for most martial artists. With baseball player. He was nominated by his
family vacations, seasonal sports, and various other fun outdoor activities coach, Travis Cox, who is impressed with
there is often little or no time left for the martial arts. Honestly, most of Zach’s on field work ethic and enthusiasm.

us would rather be sitting on our decks, out for a bicycle ride, or almost “He’s a quick study,” says Coach Cox.
anywhere outside rather than sweating it out in class.
Zach loves the Toronto Blue Jays, but his favourite player, Kevin Pillar,
Like many other clubs, Seaway Karate shuts down during July and was recently traded. Zach also plays hockey for the Seaway Valley Rapids
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August, giving our members the summer off and a chance to participate and loves golf, swimming, and cycling. At school, he enjoys gym, math,
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in other activates, returning rejuvenated in September. At our last class in and, of course, recess.
June we always provide a half dozen or so drills to our group that they may
want to consider working on during the summer. Sports Energy
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These drills are fun, innovative, take no more than a minute or two; most
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can be practised alone and will either help to maintain or even improve Soccer & baseball
present skills. The only thing that you will need for these drills is a tennis equipment on sale!
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2) Jab catch – take a fighting stance with the ball held at eye level in
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proficiency in karate. Practising and working on these six drills will help
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