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Article: Around West County: Young martial arts students have black-belt goals
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- October 15, 2008
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Two 12-year-olds at Synergy Karate have their eyes set on the
prize.
Ian Wiles and Brandon Henry have trained with Derek DePaolis,
owner of Synergy Karate and Fitness in Odenton, for a little more
than a year in the martial arts jujitsu and tang soo do. Already,
both boys are working their way up the ranks.
Both boys competed in August at the Dominion Grappling
Championship in Richmond, Va.
In grappling, students learn to use a variety of grappling and
choke holds to bring down an opponent without striking them, as in
wrestling or jujitsu.
Each boy competed with and without his gi, a traditional cotton
canvas training uniform. A competitor's gi can be used by their
opponent in a match - for ...