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» Men’s volleyball team steamrolls their way to 2-0

Davie Wong
Sports Reporter

trong. That is just one of the

many words home crowd fans
could use when asked about the
men’s volleyball team. The fans
definitely had something to
cheer about on Friday (October
16) after the Royals dismantled
the visiting Capilano Blues, to
start both of their season.

As the follow-up game to an
exciting bout from the women’s
team, the men had a lot to live
up to already. The Royals came

out swinging and never stopped, :
: Hudson was asked by the Other

: Press about the progress his

: team has made during the

: offseason and how it has and :
: will affect the coming season, he :
: responded by saying “We're just
: trying to get better, and that’s

: what we're seeing everyday... As
: they [the men] go, we go.”

giving fans and supporters
in the bleachers something
to cheer about nearly every
play. Dominating serving and
spectacular finishing gave the
Royals an early lead which they
never let go of.

They drove their advantage
to a quick 3-0 victory sending
the Blues home with many

: things to ponder. The next day,
: it was seemingly déja vu, as the
: Royals swamped the Blues in

: another 3-0 victory; this time,

: on Capilano’s court.

: the story of a complete rout,

: the games actually played out

: much differently. Despite being

: down for most of the game, the

: Blues showed their resilience :
: and never gave up, fighting until :
: end. Although the Blues did not :
: win a set, in their two games

: against the Royals, they still

: played extremely well.

  

Although the scores tell

When head coach Brad

Photo via douglife.ca

: and 7 p.m. respectively.

home games against the UFV
: Cascades. Games begin at 8 p.m. :

this week (October 23 and

The men’s season continues! 24) as they play back-to-back

 

Fighting Fit: Not personal, just business

» Get one-on-one training at Jing Kune Martial Arts

- Adam Tatelman
ons Writer

he martial arts are typically

practiced in large groups.
This is something I have
struggled with in the past; of
course an instructor wants to

have as many paying students as _ : tees
: on offer for training is also

: impressive; Louie is well-versed
: in striking techniques based on
: muay thai, boxing and kenpo, as
: well as disarming and weapons
: combat skills based on Filipino
: kali. It’s a real combo platter,

: so the best strategy is to decide
if you want to practice for

: competition or for self-defence
: and arrange your practices with
: Louie accordingly.

possible, but the more there are,
the bigger the practice groups
have to be. When they become
too big, there isn’t enough time
to devote to each individual
student. I can’t say what the
optimal group size is for martial
arts study, but I had never seen
a personal martial arts trainer
before I visited Jonathan Louie
at Jing Kune Martial Arts.

In theory, it sounds like a
great idea. Surely practitioners
would progress through their
training much faster if it were
possible to schedule one-on-
one training a few times a
week—even more quickly when
that trainer, like Louie, has a
degree in kinesiology and 20
years of MMA experience. For
the most part that’s all true;
however, there are a number of

problems which hold JKMA back :
: on his computer. He’d always

? come back if [hada question,
: but otherwise I was left to do 30
: reps of this or that by myself. It
: wasn’t just my session, either;
: the next student got the same
: less-than-attentive treatment.

from achieving everything its

intriguing pitch promises.
Good things first. The

facility is fully stocked with

all the supplies necessary for

training both single athletes

and groups of four or five.

The whole floor is padded for

ground control practice, and

the walls are lined with mirrors

: for checking your technique. : oa
: There area variety of standing: a
: dummies, body-sized pads and

: focus mitts for punching. There
: is also a bench press complete

: with various dumbbells for

: strength training; no barbells,

: though, so longtime lifters may
be less enthused.

: positive features fell flat for

: me because Louie himself

: seemed to be balancing my

: personal training session with
: his personal paperwork. Each
: time he explained an exercise
: or technique to me, unless he
: had to be there to practice it

: with me, he’d show me what

: to do once and then head off

: with what is otherwise a novel
: idea; since the personal trainer

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: experience, this setup may
: suit you better than it would a

: gig is a one-man operation,

: Louie is unable to give his

: full attention to even a single

: student at a time. If you are an
: experienced practitioner with

: setting. Jing Kune Martial Arts

: is located at 709 - 12th St in New
: Westminster and offers drop-in
: beginner. If you're just starting : classes starting at 2:30 p.m. for

: out, you may have more luck : $20 or monthly from $110.

: with a traditional group-practice |

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