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Fourteen-year-old fighter trains for kickboxing world championship

After winning her regional in kickboxing, Danika Thibault, a 14-year-old from DeKalb, trains to compete in the International Kickboxing Federation's World Classic Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championships on July 20 to 22 in Orlando. She is also looking to compete for world championships for her age group in boxing and grappling later this year.
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  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault downs a mixture of Muscle Milk and water in her father's kitchen on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The shake is a high-protein addition to her regular diet.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault downs a mixture of Muscle Milk and water in her father's kitchen on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The shake is a high-protein addition to her regular diet.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault works on her moves at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Monday, June 4, 2012. Thibault normally spars with others in class there, but worked solo because she had some injuries to her wrist an ankle that day.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault works on her moves at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Monday, June 4, 2012. Thibault normally spars with others in class there, but worked solo because she had some injuries to her wrist an ankle that day.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault does core work on an incline at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Monday, June 4, 2012. Thibault normally works with the class in the background but trained solo with some guidance from her father Sean Thibault (not pictured) because she had an injured wrist and ankle.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault does core work on an incline at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Monday, June 4, 2012. Thibault normally works with the class in the background but trained solo with some guidance from her father Sean Thibault (not pictured) because she had an injured wrist and ankle.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika's father Sean Thibault fastens her headgear before her first sparring match in over a month, against 20-year-old Nate Beach.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika's father Sean Thibault fastens her headgear before her first sparring match in over a month, against 20-year-old Nate Beach.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika uses a mask that reduces oxygen intake to simulate a higher elevation while training at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Thursday, June 7, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika uses a mask that reduces oxygen intake to simulate a higher elevation while training at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Thursday, June 7, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault, 14, trains with a class at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Thursday, June 7, 2012. After winning the regional in Beloit, Wis. in May, Danika will travel to Orlando to compete in the International Kickboxing Federation's World Classic Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championships on July 20 to 22.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault, 14, trains with a class at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Thursday, June 7, 2012. After winning the regional in Beloit, Wis. in May, Danika will travel to Orlando to compete in the International Kickboxing Federation's World Classic Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championships on July 20 to 22.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Dr. Allen Van, of Van Orthopaedics, looks at an X-Ray of Danika Thibault's wrist in one of his exam rooms in DeKalb, Ill. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Dr. Van asked Danika to get an MRI of the wrist and then come in for a follow-up. At the follow-up she was cleared to use her wrist for the International Kickboxing Federation's World Classic Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championships on July 20 to 22 in Orlando.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Dr. Allen Van, of Van Orthopaedics, looks at an X-Ray of Danika Thibault's wrist in one of his exam rooms in DeKalb, Ill. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Dr. Van asked Danika to get an MRI of the wrist and then come in for a follow-up. At the follow-up she was cleared to use her wrist for the International Kickboxing Federation's World Classic Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championships on July 20 to 22 in Orlando.

  • Kyle Bursaw –kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika's father Sean tapes up her injured wrist prior to her first time sparring in over a month at the Academy of Human Performance in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw –kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika's father Sean tapes up her injured wrist prior to her first time sparring in over a month at the Academy of Human Performance in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Rena Thibault pins her daughter Danika's dress in their DeKalb living room while getting ready for an end of the year dance for eighth-graders at Clinton Rosette Middle School on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Rena Thibault pins her daughter Danika's dress in their DeKalb living room while getting ready for an end of the year dance for eighth-graders at Clinton Rosette Middle School on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com R.W. Brown, owner of the Academy of Human Performance, uses trigger point therapy to loosen up some of Danika's muscles at the beginning of a session in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com R.W. Brown, owner of the Academy of Human Performance, uses trigger point therapy to loosen up some of Danika's muscles at the beginning of a session in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw ‚Äì kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika practices some of her countering techniques against Nate Beach, 20, as Pat White, a boxing and Muay Thai coach (far left), and Sean Thibault (back left) look on at the Academy of Human Performance in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika practices some of her countering techniques against Nate Beach, 20, as Pat White, a boxing and Muay Thai coach (far left), and Sean Thibault (back left) look on at the Academy of Human Performance in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika and Danielle Thibault take on 'The Kitchen Sink' a large dessert at Tommy O's in Sycamore on Friday, July 27, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika and Danielle Thibault take on 'The Kitchen Sink' a large dessert at Tommy O's in Sycamore on Friday, July 27, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika autographs pictures taken just after her victory in the championship kickboxing match in the flyweight division for 14-year-old girls in Orlando to give to her sponsors at her mom's house on Monday, July 30, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika autographs pictures taken just after her victory in the championship kickboxing match in the flyweight division for 14-year-old girls in Orlando to give to her sponsors at her mom's house on Monday, July 30, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika's mother Rena helps fasten her championship belt from her victory in the IKF tournament in Orlando. Danika decided she wanted to wear it and her silver medal from a grappling competition in San Diego to show off to her sister's friends while having a party celebrating her victories on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika's mother Rena helps fasten her championship belt from her victory in the IKF tournament in Orlando. Danika decided she wanted to wear it and her silver medal from a grappling competition in San Diego to show off to her sister's friends while having a party celebrating her victories on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.

  • Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika pins her cousin Vincint Lopez to the ground after he told Danika she had a crooked nose and a high belly button at Danika's mother's house in DeKalb on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Not Danika's first time wrestling in the house, she once threw her older sister into the wall leaving a large dent.

    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika pins her cousin Vincint Lopez to the ground after he told Danika she had a crooked nose and a high belly button at Danika's mother's house in DeKalb on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Not Danika's first time wrestling in the house, she once threw her older sister into the wall leaving a large dent.

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    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com R.W. Brown, owner of the Academy of Human Performance, uses trigger point therapy to loosen up some of Danika's muscles at the beginning of a session in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.
    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika practices some of her countering techniques against Nate Beach, 20, as Pat White, a boxing and Muay Thai coach (far left), and Sean Thibault (back left) look on at the Academy of Human Performance in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.
    Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika and Danielle Thibault take on 'The Kitchen Sink' a large dessert at Tommy O's in Sycamore on Friday, July 27, 2012.