Kelsie Burns has competed both nationally and internationally for years, but she’ll be representing Canada in a very different way when she arrives in Kandahar later this week. The 19 year old from Ontario started Taekwondo when she was five, and it will take more than a war to stop her now:
“My sergeant is more than willing to train with me,” says Kelsie. “He does it for my own good because he knows if I don’t do taekwondo every once in a while I get a little snappy.”
Kelsie is keeping her eye to the future with impressive goals: to place in the top three at the world championships next year and compete in the Olympics in 2012.
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Good luck to Kelsie, but the accomplishments in these articles are quite exaggerated….
Really and how would you no about Kelsie?
let’s see well in the past at least 5 years i know this girl has not fought ont provincials, except maybe as Jr “B” or “C” but definitely never as 14-17 or adult, and never at senior nationals either, or jr’s as an “A” 14-17 – even as cf and im saying competed, let alone won, but hey, whatever country she’s gonna represent at the worlds, best wishes, cause it sure cant be canada when you dont even attempt a provincial to get to a national to TRY and get there, lol
All the best to Kelsie in Afghanistan, as a artillery soldier she will be near the action. So prayers are with you for a safe return.
Unfortunately, we do not know if these over exaggerations were made by her or by an over enthusiastic local reporter.
Either way, having a goal of making the Olympics, no matter how slim the chances, is not a bad thing and best of luck to her.
No matter what every one think!
I train with her and i know she will do what it take to attempt her goal, Come here in Afghanistan with us, and at that time you will see about courage.
If she got the gots to fight, she can win, the loosers are those who dont want to try cause of those thinking.
Take care Kelsie.
master- corporal Mario Desfosses
Hey,
Silent Sam, have you ever taught that there are two type of TKD in Canada? ITF/WTF hey.
You need to educate your self before you make snotty comments.
Tanker
hey well look im only english and dont know much about kelsie’s life back home but ill tell this for free she is one hell of a soldier worked with her on an op and she would well wipe the floor with most guys i know
Kelsie has my support ( Tia Day U.S.A ) Anyone who can go to battle for thier
country can do anything. Big or small no matter the how big the mountain is.
I cant wait to meet her at the U.S. Open in 2010. Silent Sam (boo hoo) There
is always one of you out there. Keep flapping your gums.
Tia Day -