Region 2 Grading at Haywards Heath
12 March 2006
On Sunday 12th March over sixty students gathered together at the Dolphin Leisure Centre, Haywards Heath to attend the grading class and examination.
Grading was presided over by Grandmaster Loke and Master Adam Goward (5th Duan) regional Director for Surrey, Sussex and Kent. We were also pleased to welcome HQ and Rainham instructor Master Siew Ying Loke (4th Duan).
L to R: Instructor Wayne Parsons (1st Duan), junior Duan Grade grading assistant, Instructor Master Siew Ying Loke (4th Duan), Grandmaster Loke, Regional Director and Instructor Master Adam Goward (5th Duan), Instructor Tina Matania (3rd Duan), Instructor Graham Towl
(1st Duan Senior)Students included white belts (10th Ji) taking their first Tang Sou examination and a range of students from all other grades, up to and including two blue belt (2nd Ji) students who were brother and sister taking their examination at the same time. It was also good to see family members training together in the one hour lesson before the examination.
Orange belt students free-sparringThe lesson before the grading held by Master Adam Goward gave students a chance to practice their forms for the last time before the arrival of Grandmaster M K Loke and daughter instructor Master Siew Ying Loke and the commencement of the grading.
Young orange belt performing inside to outside drop kick
(breakboard held by Graham Towl, 1st Duan Senior)Also in attendance were Epsom Downs instructor Tina Matania (3rd Duan), Wadhurst instructor Graham Towl (1st Duan Senior), and East Grinstead instructor Wayne Parsons (1st Duan).
Young orange belt getting ready to perform her kick watched
closely by Grandmaster Loke and Master GowardStudents had to perform their forms (thau), followed by sparring requirements, requested kicks and finally the breaking component of the examination, the required kick through a breakboard.
Brother and Sister,
Ping Ma Bu (horse stance)The two blue belts taking their examination successfully completed the required five minutes of horse stance (ping ma bu), timed by Wadhurst Instructor Graham Towl.
Retrieval of the leg after side thrust kick (cher chuai ti)Blue belt students were also required to perform a ground kick on both legs followed by jump side kick.
Grandmaster Loke watches intently, Master Goward prepares
to stamp and date the students' 'Tang Sou passport' to indicate
the student has passed the examination
Side thrust kick (cher chuai ti)Congratulations to all those who passed their examinations.
Tang Sou!
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