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Family support has young jiu-jitsu brothers chasing their dreams

Two young Halifax brothers are heading back to Nova Scotia with their parents after winning gold in their competitions at a jiu-jitsuchampionship in Ontario on Saturday.

Noah and Christian King both won gold on Saturday at a competition in Ontario

Two boys, one with a Santa hat wear many medals around their necks.
Noah King, left, and Christian King won jiu-jitsu gold medals at a competition this weekend in Ontario. (April King)

Two young Halifax brothers are returning to Nova Scotia with their parents after winning gold medals at a jiu-jitsuchampionship in Ontario on Saturday.

Noah King, 7, and his brotherChristian King,8, took part in theOntario Open International Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Oshawa.

They can now add the gold medals they won in their respective competitions to more than 60 medals they have already amassed between them.

The boys live with their mother, April King. who shares parenting duties with their father, Nick Doherty.

King saidhelping the boys achieve their dreams inthe sport they love is a family affair.

A mother and two boys pose for a photo.
April King says the boys spend all their free time in martial arts training. (April King)

Both parents get the boys to training every day, and work on fundraising to ensure they are able to get to competitions.

King said even on days when she wants to take a break from the routine the boys don't allow it.

She said the hours before the boys competed on Saturday were harrowing.

"I was super stressed all morning .... nauseated, panicky ... but they were fine," she said. "When they won, everybody just went crazy."

Doherty, who has a background in martial arts, coaches the boys. He said he just wants to ensure they enjoy the journey in the sport.

He said he's proud of the boys regardless of their results.

"They're the ones on the mat, they're the ones sweating, bleeding, crying," he said."Any success istheirsand theirs alone."

The family raised money to get to the championship by organizing bottle drives.King said the fundraising will continue the minute they get back home.

She said there is a localcompetition in June and another in Ontario in September.