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Nick Schilling
Nick Schilling
Nick
was born on July 10, 1990 in Williamsburg, Virginia but relocated to
Fort Lauderdale, Florida before he was two.
Beginning at age four, Nick played both soccer and baseball for
the next five years. He
began taking karate in 1997 (at age 7) at Gold Coast Kenpo Karate under
the tutelage of Sensei Ray Doucette.
Nick Excelled at karate and it soon took the place of all other
sports activities.
He
began tournament competition in 1998 on the local circuits and won
numerous 1st place awards in sparring and forms.
Nick earned his black belt in September 2001.
In the summer of 2000, Nick began private training with three
time world champion Adam Faldetta.
It was then that Nick picked up his first pair of Kamas and
started extensive gymnastics training.
Nick
was one of the original members of Team Faldetta International, a demo
and performance team. He performed at many demonstrations such as the 2001 &
2002 Paul Mitchell Sports and Fitness Festival in Miami Beach, Florida,
the 2001 & 2002 Florida Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards, the 2003
FPCKE Battle of The Arts night show, as well as many other area
festivals, sports demonstrations and karate school functions.
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Nick Schilling
Nick
started competing in the NASKA circuit in 2002. His first year on the circuit, he finished the year in 3rd
and 4th place in all four of his divisions.
In 2003 he moved up to the boys 12-13 year old division and
placed in all of his at the tournament throughout the year.
In
2002 Nick began additional private training with world champions Lauren
Kearney and Daniel Sterling. He
was a member of the DS Performance Team until he became the newest
member of the K.I.C.K Team (Karate in Christ Kingdom.)
He has traveled to train with his new coach Jonathan Boyd and
continues his extensive training with Lauren Kearney who works in tandem
with Jonathan to train Nick.
In
2003, Nick starting competing in team synchronized forms with his close
friend and training partner Becca Ross.
They were rated 2nd for the year!
Nick and Becca train several times a week at All Star Karate in
Boca Raton, Florida.
Between
karate classes, private training, his personal home workouts, and team
training with Becca, Nick devotes about 20 hrs per week to karate.
When he isn’t practicing, Nick spends hours reviewing videos
from previous tournaments in order to see where he wants to improve and
learn from other competitors.
Nick Schilling
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The friends Nick has made on the circuit are very important to
him. “They are like my
second family. We have a
great time together at the tournaments and we really care about each
other. We cheer each other on and are happy for each other when we
win.
Nick
is a eighth grader at Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
where he is a constant honor role student.
Nick also plays violin and is a certified scuba diver.
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