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2013 1st Place Korean National Collegiate Athletic Association Recipient Gives Sparring Class at South River Martial Arts

South River Martial Arts was honored to have Instructor Song Ko, 4th Dan Black Belt from Korea present a Sparring Class on Friday, February 7, 2014.  Master Song Ko has several prestigious accomplishments for sparring.  He was ranked 1st Place in 2013 by the Korean National Collegiate Athletic Association, was 2nd Place in the World Taedowndo Hanmadang in 2011, and was the MVP from the Korea Taekwondo Association in 2012.

Those who attended the seminar were not disappointed. They were shown ATTACK:  open stance and closed stance, COUNTER ATTACK:  open stance and closed stance, and given hands on training and drills.  The night concluded with Master Kong So sparring with SRMA 2nd Dan Black Belt Brandon Bassford and then SRMA 2nd Dan Black Belt Dakota Isaacs.

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