PART 4 - Summer Camp 2004
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"We are going where?" my three kids yelled. "The
summer camp." I said it like it
was something we have done a million times. It was, in fact
going to be our first
time and I had absolutely no clue what I was getting myself,
my wife, and three kids
into. It had already been a great first year of Kyokushin Karate
for the Chan family
under the tireless and fearless leadership of Sempai Laszlo
Antal. We have never
done anything like this before. We weren't even sure if tent
camping, three kids,
and karate training was a sane mixture. After a few more questions
answered by both
Sempai Laszlo and Sensei Larry, we were set to go.
At the camp, we quickly settled in with the help of a few
friendly faces. I was
surprised to see how many kids were there with their moms
and dads who also trained.
Zerlina had an awesome time meeting and swapping stories with
other Karate Moms.
While all the trainings with the many instructors were great
fun and learning
experiences, the best one for me was the Ido geiko training
on Saturday. The
swimming in Ashton Creek after training made the high heat
almost forgettable.
In closing, I would like to thank everyone who made the camp
possible for their hard
work and love for Kyokushin. The dinner and dance on Sunday
night was the perfect
finish to an unforgettable long weekend that went by far too
quickly.
Osu!
John Chan |
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John with his wife Zerlina, kids Marcus, Nicole, Christopher,
also Jennifer and
Christopher Antal in the company of Sensei Leo, Sempai Darryl,
and Sempai Laszlo.
The Collingwood team had a great weekend at summer camp,
training with another 150
enthusiastic karatekas.
In this class Sempai Laszlo enjoyed a superb SUSHIHO instruction
from Shihan Don.
Sensei Leo's fighting class was a lot of fun for John and
Zerlina, using foam
sticks to safely practice blocks against punches and kicks.
Can we all fit on this picture?, -OH YES!
From left to right: Marcus Chan, Christopher Chan, and Christopher
Antal having fun
doing water training.
After a long day of trainings the Collingwood camp enjoyed
some marshmallows over
the camp fire in the company of Sempai Darryl Hunter.
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