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WORLD TITLE TO FORT PIERCE TEEN

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Contributed by: HEATHER MOIR on 7/29/2007

ON JULY 6TH & 7TH THE BEST MARTIAL ARTISTS IN THE WORLD COMPETED AT THE U.S. OPEN IN ORLANDO. TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD GATHERED AT DISNEY'S CORONADO SPRINGS TO COMPETE FOR THE CHANCE TO CLAIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES. WITH OVER 3,500 COMPETITORS FROM IRELAND, SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRAILA, PEURTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES, TO NAME A FEW, THE COMPETITION IS AN AMAZING EVENT.
FRIDAY MORNING A SELECT FEW FROM LASALA'S DOJO/KARATE FOR CHRIST MET TO MAKE THE TRIP. IT WOULD BE ON THIS DAY THAT SENSEI STACEY LASALA, 16, WOULD SHINE ABOVE ALL ELSE IN HER DIVISION. WITH AN AMAZING DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE TECHNIQUES SHE WOULD LAY CLAIM TO THE SCHOOLS FIRST WORLD TITLE IN SELF DEFENSE. SCORES AT 9.9, 9.98, 9.99 AND 9.98 ,WOULD TAKE FIRST PLACE IN THE UNDER 18 SELF DEFENSE.
LATER THAT EVENING SENSEI DENNIS TYNER WOULD PLACE 4TH IN THE POWER BREAKING COMPETITION. IN THE NEXT RING OVER ONE OF OUR OLDEST STUDENTS, MR. ALAN PIEROT, 65, WOULD PLACE 4TH IN CREATIVE BREAKING AND 1ST IN OPEN WEAPONS.
THE NEXT MORNING OUR FAMILIES GATHERED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER EXCITING DAY. FIRST TO COMPETE TODAY WOULD BE MISS LISA FERRICK, 42, IN WOMENS CREATIVE BREAKING. LISA WAS FANTASTIC! THIS WOULD BE HER FIRST TIME COMPETING ON THE BIG STAGE AND EVEN THOUGH SHOULD WOULD LAND SHORT OF HER EXPECTATIONS, SHE WONFIRST PLACE IN OUR EYES.
NEXT UP WOULD BE OUR LEADER, MASTER FRED LASALA, 47, A SEASONED COMPETITOR AT THE U.S. OPEN. HE WOULD COMPETE IN FIVE EVENTS TOTAL. POWER WOOD KICK WAS FIRST, WHERE HE WOULD KICK THROUGH 8 PEICES OF WOOD WITH A SIDE-KICK PLACING 2ND BY ONLY ONE BOARD! NEXT UP, POWER CONCRETE IN WHICH HE WOULD PLOW AN ELBOW THROUGH 7 INCHES OF CONCRETE TO PLACE 4TH. ON TO CLAIM 2ND PLACE IN THE CREATIVE BREAKING WHERE HE PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY HITTING EVERY BREAK ON THE FIRST TRY. NEXT UP WOULD BE COMBAT WOOD WHERE HEEXPLODED THROUGH 18 BOARDS IN ONLY 8 SECONDS FOR ANOTHER 4TH PLACE. FINALLY HE WOULD JOIN 2 OTHER LOCAL MARTIAL ARTISTS FOR TEAM BREAKING AND CLAIM YET ANOTHER 2ND PLACE TITLE.ALL OF THIS IN LESS THAT 24 HOURS!
WHAT A WONDERFULL EVENT TO WATCH NEVER MIND TAKE PART IN, IT IS UTTERLY EXHAUSTING WATCHING THESE ATHLETES TRAIN AND PRACTICE FOR MONTHS BEFORE THIS COMPETITION. WE ARE ALL PROUD OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD. WE ARE ALSO THANKFULL THAT WE, AS STUDENTS, ARE HONORED BY THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR TRAINING. LASALA'S DOJO/KARATE FOR CHRIST DOES SO MUCH FOR SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.LASALASDOJO.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION OR CONTACT SENSEI BONNIE LASALA AT (772) 332-0101.

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