alive and Kicking North Van THE ancient art of kung fu is alive and kicking at North Vancouver’s Ron Andrews Community Centre. Main keeper and curator of that martial art's North Shore faith is Roman Terlecki. The 34-year-old fighting force behind the Shaolin Kung Fu Club has been studying what he calls “the mother of martial arts’’ for the past 13 years and has reached the rarefied altitudes of fifth degree black belt. But. Terlecki says achievement is not traditionally measured in the combative belt system used to assess prowess in the harder martial art forms such as karate. snstead, kung fu, like the life philosophy upon which it is based, uses the more pastoral sounding four-level sash system — green for beginners through to white for masters of the art. kung fu WAY OF LIFE “Kung fu is much more than just a martial art or a form of defence,’ Terlecki says. ‘‘It is based on a way of life and a phi- losophy of peace and_ kindness over outward aggression.”’ But though it may not have the brick-breaking theatrics of karate, kung fu, according to Terlecki is far more. versatile and far more beneficial to human physical well-being than most martial arts. Where karate has between 30 and 40 basic and rigid moves and judo is primarily a series of throws and flips, kung fu, Terlecki says, uses several thousand movements. “It emphasizes physical flexibili- ty and suppleness. Kung fu is a great way to get physically fit. It is for the whole body.’” GOOD FEELING Terlecki’s Shaolin club currently has 15 pupils. Classes are held Tuesdays, Thursdays und Satur- days at the Ron Andrews Coni- munity Centre. Monthly fees are $50. Though the club has few age limitations — its oldest member is $4 ~— Terlecki says he prefers pupils to be at least 15 years old. “And their hearts should be in good condition. We do a lot of sit-ups and push-ups.”* Shaolin, he adds, is for any leve! of kung fu proficiency, from novice to expert. ‘Kung fu gives people a good feeling. They have the confidence that they can deal with punks, but also that they can walk away from something without feeling coward- ly.” For information about Shaolin club call 929-7314. the High school athiete wins bursary A NORTH Shore student is one of six recipients of bursaries from SARAH PINE...Sentinel Second- ary School student wins athletic bursary. Dairyland Foods and the B.C. High School Track and Fieid and Cross Country Association. Sarah Pike, who graduated from Sentinel Secondary, received one of the $250 bursaries going to high school athletes entering university in the fall. Pike’s main track event was the 400-metre hurdles. Awards are made on the basis of citizenship, scholastic achievement and track and field or cross coun- try performances. e NEWS photo Mike Wakefield KUNG FU black belter Roman Tertecki leads his students through the motions of this ancient Oriental ‘phi- losophy’. ‘‘It's more than a form of defence, munity Centre. MEN’S FASTBALL * says Tertecki who teaches the classes at Ron Andrews Com- Tavern ambushes Canadians L.A. TAVERN exploded for four runs in the seventh inning to down the Lynnwood Canadians 4-! in recent North Shore Men’s Fastball League (NSMFL) action. The Tavern’s seventh inning charge was led by Dan Callti’s three-run home run blast. In other NSMFL action, Tugs Pub got a two-hit pitching per- formance from Larry Grieg en route to a 3-0 shut out of the Queens Cross Pub. Tugs's Glenn Johnson knocked in the game's winning run in the sixth inning. Elsewhere, Big Bird Audio's Keith Good belted a two-run homer to lead his team to a 4-3 win over Bravos. Duggan West and Lynnwood split a two-game back-to-back series. with the Canadians taking the first game 5-1. Pitcher Dan Moberg put in a fine two-way performance in Lyn- nwood’s victory, blasting a two- run homer and allowing only two hits in the game. in the rematch, Duggan’s pitch- er Al Boileau battled it out on the mound with Lynnwood's Brett Hughes. Boileau prevailed in the 1-0 vic- tory, which is Duggan’s 16th of the season, tops in the league. N. Van 10-year-old serves tennis victory NORTH VANCOUVER'S Sonya Jeyaseeian won her first clay court championship July 19, beating the tournament's top seeded player in straight sets. Jevaseelan, 10, beat Sara Zotbrod of Vancouver 6-1, 6-1, in the under-}2 finals of the 38th an- nual B.C. Junior Clay Court Charnapionships held at the Jericho Tennis Club. The tournament drew juniors from New York, the Pacific Nor- thwest and California. Jeyaseelan and her doubles partner Renata Kolbovie also won the under-J4 event, beating Kim Frost of Vancouver and Tasha Jackson of Oregon 6-2, 6-3.