Matsunami karate students Cristine Norton, RJ Barnard, Ryan Moorman, Pepper Parrinello, and Rick Parrinello
Well, that headline might be a bit misleading.
What actually happened, Monday night, is that a handful of students from Matsumani Karate in Webster performed a short demonstration of skills during the second intermission of the Amerks hockey game.
The demo took place right at center ice, on a large rug rolled out by the Amerks grounds-keepers (ice-keepers?). Matsunami co-owner Rick Parinello began the demo with a kata (form), and then for the next several minutes, played the part of a bully and allowed 10-year old purple belt RJ Barnard throw him to the ground several times.
Pretty hard, too. I’m sure Rick appreciated having the carpet.
Three other Matsunami representatives watched from the edge of the mat while the action took place.
It was a short but very impressive demonstration, judging from the loud applause from the crowd when it was done.
In addition to these photos, you can access a video of the “bully” part of the demonstration by clicking here. (At least I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to access it.)
(Full disclosure: this is the school where I teach.)
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