Grays:
9 Year Old Sahim demonstrates full Box Splits

Supported by his class Shi Siong's (seniors) Wayne Rumble (2nd Duan - Grays) to the left of the picture below, and Mark Jennings (Senior 1st Duan - Grays), 9 year old Sahim looks remarkably poised considering the position he is in.

Sahim (1st Ji - Grays) who has trained at Headquarters for three years is comfortably demonstrating full box splits gained from many hours training and stretching exercises. It would be foolish however to give all credit simply to his continuous hard training, for Sahim must also be naturally more supple than many, and the scenario depicted is definitely not for everyone.

Even for those who can achieve and maintain the box splits (and I'm sure we will be hearing from them soon), the above is not something to be enacted without the correct supervision and we would caution against a spate of student photographs attempting to out-do each other! Nevertheless, it is certainly a goal to aim for and any advance is an improvement.

Well Sahim ... what next?!

Report by Master Chris Cook (4th Duan)

Photograph by Colin Underwood (3rd Duan) BTSDF HQ, Grays, UK - March 2000
Photograph permission of Mr Ayanoglu

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