Masters Workshop & Masters Grading
25th November 2007by Tina Matania (3rd Duan)
The third and final of this year's Masters Workshops held in 2007 by Grandmaster M K Loke took place on Sunday 25th November at National Headquarters (HQ).
Grandmaster Loke demonstrates knife hand strike on Instructor
Korel Gokcezade, watched intently by Aaron Clark
Grandmaster Loke demonstrates sou chuor kong chee (elbow strike)
followed by Denise Connolly and Christopher WrightThe masterclass was followed by a Masters Grading where six new candidates for Master level (shi fu) status took their examination.
Candidates had been training for up to thirty years and were honoured to accept Grandmaster Loke's invitation to grade for Master Status.
L to R: those taking their Masters examinations
Korel Gokcezade (Reading), Gemini Patel (Grays), Keith Dell (Grays)
Grandmaster Loke, (Tracy Langmead, Rochford),
Craig Dawson (Rochford), David Hopkins (Grays)Craig Dawson was the first candidate to perform three kicks on breakboards in different directions in quick succession. He was followed by Keith Dell, David Hopkins and finally Korel Gokcezade.
 Craig Dawson jumps up for his first kick - chean chuai ti (jump front kick) |
 David Hopkins starts with hou chuai ti (back thrust kick) |
This
was followed by hand techniques to break two cement
blocks in quick succession.
 Korel Gokcezade: Chang kern kong chee (palm heel strike): the block has cracked through the centre |
 Craig Dawson: broken block flies across the table |
 Keith Dell ... the pull back and cover before breaking |
 David Hopkins, the harn (shout) and the palm of the hand facing downwards, ready to turn and strike |
Senior Masters watched as the blocks were converted into brick dust!
 L to R: Masters Cook, Goward, Ronketti, Gokcezade and Thomas |
 Sitting waiting for their turn |
 Korel Gokcezade reverse knife hand strike: the broken block has flown out of camera shot, the block on the table is the balancing block |
 Gemini Patel and Tracy Langmead follow Grandmaster Loke's instructions |
3rd
Duans and Masters present on the day with Grandmaster Loke
Here are
some photographs from the Masterclass which preceeded the Masters Grading:
Chris
White, Adrian Belcher, Tony Sellen, Tina Matania and Keith Dell
Hu Chau (tiger claw)
 Grandmaster Loke demonstrates the block and mirror hand on Jason Woodhams (observed by Keith Dell) |
 Mirror Hand L to R: Master Joe Page and Master Colin Underwood |
Steve Earle and the class performing bottom fist block (tau chuen kong chee) |
 Keith Dell |
 Chorng Duan Tau Sou Tang (middle knife hand block) L to R: Masters Jeff Thomas, Steve Ronketti, Colin Underwood and Grandmaster Loke |
 Adrian Belcher, Tina Matania, Korel Gokcezade and Keith Dell |
 Wai Tau Sou Kong Chee (outside to inside knife hand strike): L to R Master Joe Page, Korel Gokcezade, Tracy xxxx, Master Colin Underwood |
 L to R: Jason Woodhams, Grandmaster Loke, Keith Dell, Tina Matania, David Patson |
Tang Sou!
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