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SARAH'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 
with

Troy Nowicki

Sarah: "Thank you Troy for doing this interview with us it's great to have you visit. First...I'd love to know have you always been into karate? How did you first become interested in martial arts?"

Troy: "When I was really little I watched my brother, Matt, take karate classes.  It looked like a lot of fun, so when I was old enough, I wanted to do it, too."

Sarah: "Awesome! And now you're like ranked 4th in the world in traditional weapons, 6th in the world in open weapons and 6th in the world in traditional forms! That's pretty impressive...Are you competing anymore this year? If not when and where will you compete?"

Troy: "Thank you Sarah. The NASKA season is over for this year, but I will compete at all of the local NCKA tournaments and I try to make it to the NKA Northern Minnesota tournaments as much as possible."

Sarah: "What’s your training routine like? Do you train every day?"

Troy: "I practice bo speed and targeting drills everyday.  I also run through all of my forms everyday.  My dad knows a lot about how my karate forms should look, so he watches me do my forms at home and tells me what I need to correct.  I also train at Mr. Carnahan's at least two times a week.  We work a lot on basics and traditional form."

Sarah: "Who do you train with?"

Troy: "I train mostly with Mr. Carnahan.  He works a lot on keeping my basics clean and he trains me on my traditional forms.  I also train sparring with Mr. Carnahan.  That helps me to be in good physical shape when I do my forms."

I also train with the Bo Staff with Wayne Dalglish and Michael Bernardo.  I try to get together with them in person as much as possible.  Wayne lives in California now, but he is from Minnesota so I get to see him whenever he comes back to visit."

Sarah:" Which Demo Team are you on?"

Troy: "I'm on the National Karate Demo Team.  There are 25 National Karate Schools and the Demo Team is made up of students from National Karate who have auditioned for and made the Team.  There are other NASKA members who are on the National Karate Demo Team, too, like B. J. Carnahan and Jenny Johnson-Blanchard."

Sarah: "Who’s your fav martial artist?"

Troy: "My favorite martial artist is Mr. Carnahan.  He is really nice and his classes are fun. He's awesome because he knows how to get out of every possible move and he teaches us really cool take down techniques.  He's also great at sparring.  He knows how to counter everything.  No one can ever get a move in on him."

Sarah: "You're really lucky to have a great teacher. What are your fav things to do for fun when you’re not training in martial arts?"

Troy: "I love the snow and things like sledding and snowball fights with my brother.  I also like riding ATV 4-wheelers around our house.  Wayne is the one who got me interested in 4-wheelers.  He use to ride a lot before he moved to California.  When Wayne came to visit last time, he brought his dirt bike to our house and we rode 4-wheelers and dirt bikes.  It was a lot of fun.  I also like baseball, football and N64 video games. 

Sarah: "How is school for you? How are you able to fit it all in and still get good grades?"

Troy: "I am home schooled.  I get all A's and B's in school.  I keep the same school schedule as the public school kids so I have busy days, but I can get in my training in the afternoon after school."

Sarah: "Home schooled? Wow, I'd love to hear more about that the next time you visit. Thank you very much for being with us today! Will you come visit our Celebrity Chat room and chat with us and all your fans here at Sarah's Corner?"

Troy: "Sure.  I think that would be a lot of fun."