We woke at 4:30 am for the 4hr drive to Parramatta, with a sense of excitement and expectation, for the much anticipated Mark Trotter seminar.
We have been very fortunate to know Mark through our previous overseas travels and were well aware that we were about to be instructed by one of the worlds most popular and recognisable Taekwon-do competitors. Mark is a multiple world champion in several disciplines, and this was a rare opportunity to be coached by him in a small group environment.
For this seminar, the main focus was on some fundamental sparring skills, with a short session of traditional sparring thrown in to the mix. As well as a mix of students from the Sydney area, there were several instructors and students from as far away as Melbourne and the Sunshine
Coast who traveled to learn from Marks experience. He gave everyone in attendance a number of things to work on to improve their fundamental sparring techniques as well as a challenge to work much harder during their everyday training sessions on strength and conditioning.
I am sure that the people who attended this seminar have been challenged to work hard on improving in the areas identified, and we are all looking forward to the next opportunity to train with Mark.
