Kendra and Nick Kolomyja first started throwing axes at a friend's birthday party and liked it so much they signed up for a league. They have both qualified, for the sixth time, to compete at the world championships.

Nick Kolomyja reckons axe throwing may have saved his life. After 30 years as a welder working long hours in heavy construction, he opened an axe and knife-throwing venue in Calgary with his wife last year.

Calgarians Nick and Kendra Kolomyja have both qualified to compete at the world championships next year it’s in Appleton, Wis. The husband and wife team, who run an axe and knife throwing business in Calgary,