2008 Summer Camp
August 14–17, 2008
For the past 15 years, the Sharkey's Karate/Sideswipe Summer Camp has been setting the standard for martial arts training camps! The Sharkey's Karate/Sideswipe Summer Camp has the most complete martial arts training available. Instruction includes extreme forms, open forms, weapons training, martial arts tricks, traditional forms training, self-defense and other exciting skills training. With Sideswipe Performance Team heading this year's camp, it will prove to be the best camp the AKA has had yet.
Our Goal
The goal of the Sharkey's Karate/Sideswipe Summer Camp is to have each participant leave the camp feeling they have learned something new and had a great time doing it. Throughout the week the campers will have the opportunity to learn new forms (weapons, traditional, extreme, open and musical), work on a huge array of fighting drills and techniques, and be given an insight on how they can use different performance arts to step out of the box and create something all their own. Our world champion instructors will also help campers tailor their forms to meet their full potential. Through the week campers will experience and learn modern conditioning and training drills that will help them reach new levels.
Reserve your spot now – only 50 campers will be accepted. If you have any questions or need more information, you may contact Sensei Sharkey by phone at (815) 472-4259 or (630) 369-8055, or via email at sharkey100@aol.com.
World Champion Instructors
Matthew Mullins
Blazing across the globe, Matt and the Sideswipe Performance Team have taken the world by storm! Coming off of their success in America's Got Talent and a recent European tour of entertaining American troops, Matt will teach campers the proper way to train for open form routines. The campers will also run through one of the high-energy form and weapons training session and learn to utilize basics, energy, and focus to make their forms explode with life.
Craig Henningsen
As a member of Sideswipe, Craig is one of the most inspiring young men on the circuit today. Innovation and creativity are two words that separate Craig from every competitor. Craig will be on hand to help every camper add the specific details every competitor needs to be the best.
Brendon Huor
As a member of Sideswipe, team captain of Team AKA, and a world class competitor on the AKA and NASKA circuit, Brendon brings his unique training background of Wushu, Taekwondo and Karate to the camp. Brendon excels in choreography and extreme martial arts making him a sought out private instructor on the competition circuit.
Donald Mills
One of the new members of the Sideswipe team, Donald excels in the nunchucks and sparring. He has won world titles in continuous sparring and is co-captain of Team AKA. His talents have helped win the 2007 ISKA World Champion Demo Team title.
Seth Austin
Seth is one of the go to people on the circuit today for extreme sword instruction. Along with fellow Sideswipe/Team AKA members, Brendon and Donald, Seth was asked to be part of Team AKA's elite competition Demo Team which won the ISKA US Open Team Demo World Title, and is still the defending champions. His work with Sideswipe, has had him traveling all over
the US, Guam, Cuba, Turkey, Italy, Spain, England and Greece.
Deep River Water Park
The campers will also be going to a world-class water park. Here they will have a chance to kick back and enjoy a day of exciting pools and water slides.
