Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
Tae Kwon Do
Master Vernon Low travels regularly from South Australia to teach and examine First Tae Kwon Do members in Western Australia. On his most recent visit, Master Low focused on training senior coloured belt members and black belt members. All black belt members, from the youngest to the oldest, train under Master Low’s personal direction. Apart… Continue reading May 2019 action
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
First Tae Kwon Do’s Master Vernon Low recently conducted the last grading examination in Western Australia for 2018. Two candidates underwent the test for promotion to 1st Dan black belt, and both were successful. Master Low, Chief Instructor John O’Brien, Chief Instructor (WA) Dane Meade, and senior instructors stood together with the new 1st Dan… Continue reading December 2018 action
Master Vernon Low was in Perth this month on another teaching visit, and personally instructed First Tae Kwon Do senior coloured belt and black belt members on breaking techniques and combination techniques. He spent considerable time with the coloured belt members, instructing on a one-to-one basis as part of their preparations for their upcoming black… Continue reading October 2018 action
Master Vernon Low, Chief Instructor John O’Brien, and a contingent of senior South Australian instructors visited Perth recently for First Tae Kwon Do Western Australia’s spring grading examination. The afternoon segment of the event started with adult black belt gradings. The highlight of the afternoon was the examination for one instructor’s promotion to the rank… Continue reading September 2018 action
Master Vernon Low was in Perth again recently on another teaching visit. The evening started with some training on breaking and self-defence techniques for instructors and breaking techniques for senior coloured belt members. Most of the evening was dedicated to training for instructors and black belt members.Throughout the session, Master Low gave meticulous attention to… Continue reading July 2018 action
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit First Tae Kwon Do headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia. The hall had challenging lighting—strong daylight from outside was mixed with at least two different types of interior lighting. In a few of the photographs below, the subjects are clearly backlit, and it took significant exposure compensation in post-processing… Continue reading First Tae Kwon Do Headquarters in June 2018