Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
Breaking action
With the gradual lifting of COVID-19 public health restrictions in Western Australia, First Tae Kwon Do training has continued through the autumn and into winter. While ‘Tae Kwon Do’ is nowadays a very broad term, like ‘Karate’ or ‘Kung Fu,’ most people associate this Korean martial art with kicking techniques—particularly the World Taekwondo system seen… Continue reading May 2022 and June 2022 action
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we are all being affected in one way or another; martial art training and martial art photography are no different. I have been able to continue shooting over the past several months, but time has been very limited. For today, we start with some pictures of breaking techniques (‘destruction’ in… Continue reading October 2021 to April 2022 action
First Tae Kwon Do Master Vernon Low was in Perth recently to teach and to examine candidates for promotion. There was a solid contingent of FTKD students who had been training for this test, and they presented well throughout the day. Congratulations to all students who were promoted, and there will be many who will… Continue reading September 2021 action
It has been more than a year since I last posted some photographs, and that has been mainly due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. First Tae Kwon Do training has been interrupted due to the public health situation, but we are starting to see something of a return to normality. At the beginning of 2020,… Continue reading January 2020 to August 2021 action
The past few months have been exceptionally busy months, and I have not gotten to shoot as much as I normally do. Below are photographs from two different training sessions; the first in a mixed-lighting situation during the day, and the second under more uniform lighting at night. In the first four pictures, the colouring… Continue reading October 2019 action
Winter has been a busy time for First Tae Kwon Do members in Perth, with training and tuition moving forward towards the next grading examination. Here are some photographs from black belt training sessions and a Black Belt Master Class conducted by Master Vernon Low.
I was at a few First Tae Kwon Do Western Australia events in April, and here are a few photographs of breaking techniques. First, we have a front snap kick executed as part of a sequence of breaks. The strong sunlight streaming in from the open doorway (in the background) would have presented serious problems… Continue reading April 2019 action
First Tae Kwon Do Western Australia’s first grading examination for 2019 was a special event, with 10 members being promoted to Junior Black Belt or 1st Dan Black Belt by Master Vernon Low. For details on the newly promoted black belt members, visit FTKD WA’s Facebook site. There were four Junior Black Belt members from… Continue reading March 2019 action
First Tae Kwon Do Master Vernon Low was back in Perth recently. On this occasion, he spent considerable time with several senior belt members preparing for their black belt grading, and Junior Black Belt members preparing for their 1st Dan black belt grading. I shot the photograph above with my Nikkor AF-D 85 mm f/1.4… Continue reading February 2019 action
First Tae Kwon Do students returned to training this month, and the first senior training session for the year was held recently. Amongst other exercises, senior students and black belt members practised various breaking techniques. Students generally start to practise breaking with plastic re-breakable boards, then move on to pine boards, and eventually to roof… Continue reading January 2019 action