Mr Bender, Will, Esi, Abi, Chris, Duncan, Charmaine, and Hannah all attended TTA Leeds’ annual sparring course on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th March 2010. This was an excellent opportunity for all students to hone their sparring skills prior to the April competition. Will had the extra challenge of completing his green tag grading and did incredibly well keeping up to pace with a class full of red and black belts and learning a lot of new skills over the weekend.
We practiced a great deal of different kicks, combinations of kicks and sparring under the supervision and guidance of Grandmaster Loh, all of which will improve our technique, speed and agility for the upcoming competition. This challenging course is not for the fainthearted, however, every member of TTA London came away from this course with a smile, some impressive bruises and much more confidence in their sparring ability.
Thank you to Will and Mr Bender, our designated drivers, Chris for arranging accommodation and to TTA Leeds for arranging a much needed evening social dinner!
By Hannah Wray