Alaina Felton: Life as a Karateka

By: Emma Warner 3/23/23

Do you know Alaina Felton? She does karate. Some of her favorite things to do at home include playing the flute and tumbling. She also likes Girl Scouts. She also is doing cheer.

One thing Alaina does is karate. “I started to see if I want to like it and to try something new!” This is what she said when I asked her why she started karate. She has an orange belt. She got that by mastering 10 self-defense moves. The next belt is green. She started karate in November of 2022.

She goes to ATA. She said her favorite thing about karate is the movement and having fun. One exciting thing about karate is that you have to bow a lot and be very, very respectful. She said the most dangerous move is an elbow to the face. Her favorite move is the shovel over. She said that she likes that in karate she gets to hurt people.

Her life doesn’t revolve around karate so let's talk about her home life. In her spare time, she likes to practice her flute, tumble, practice cheer, and much more. She has one brother, Ashton, who is in 4th grade. She also has two dogs, Lucy and Lola. She and her family love playing games, shopping, and taking long car rides.

One of her hobbies is tumbling. She has everything up to a back handspring. She takes tumbling classes at RE, Royalty Elite. Another one of her hobbies is Girl Scouts. She also likes to play the flute. She does band and that helps her get better. “I love band and playing the flute,” she said. She also does school cheer and next year she will continue with RE. “ I love cheering and games and competitively.”

Here are some things her friends said about her, “She is nice and a good friend.” said Essie a 6th grader at EJHS. Addy Warner a 3rd grader at EIS said, “ I like Alaina she is very nice to me.” Lauren Martindale said, “She is a good friend.”

As you can see Alaina is a great person, friend, and karateka. She is very close to her family and she is very athletic. She has many hobbies and she continues with them. So if you ever get to meet her, don’t waste it.