{"id":1977,"date":"2017-07-03T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ywo.id.au\/blog\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2025-02-23T21:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T13:26:00","slug":"july-2017-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ywo.id.au\/blog\/2017\/07\/03\/july-2017-action\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2017 action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selected First Tae Kwon Do Western Australian senior students underwent an intensive training session recently as they continued to prepare for their black belt grading examinations. It was a cold day, but all managed to demonstrate the determination and skills they have been developing over several years of martial art training.<\/p>\n

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FTKD free sparring, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FTKD self-defence, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FTKD elbow strike break, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FTKD turning kick break, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FTKD side kick break, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FTKD back kick break, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FTKD jumping front snap kick break, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FTKD flying side kick break, July 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was shooting with my 70\u2013200 mm f\/2.8 zoom lens on this occasion and, even though it was a daytime training session, I did miss the light-gathering capability of my prime lenses. In compensation, I was able to zoom in and out easily, without having to change position. This was useful when trying to cover action between several different students, at varying distances from me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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