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.

A family business has taken aim at the fast-growing Town of Cary for its second axe throwing location. Inner Beast Hatchet House, an axe throwing venue owned by Jim Hartman and his nephew, opened this month at 250 Nottingham Drive off Buck Jones Road.

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, lean against a target on Sept. 16. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Live Edge Axe Throwing, which the couple opened in November, offers instruction to beginners as well as a spot for more advanced throwers who compete in weekly leagues with the goal of making it to the worlds. There are two large targets painted on plywood in each of the five lanes, separated by chain-link fence.

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