The heart of self-defence

Michael Schrenk and Trisha Rajkumar present a group form for the judges at the 2015 World Tang So Do Championships in Las Vegas.

Titus Masike participates in a group form presentation at the 2015 Tang So Do World Championships in Las Vegas.

Michael Schrenk won a bronze medal for sparring at the 2015 Tang So Do World Championships in Las Vegas. Here Schrenk competes in one of the fights which led to his medal.

Titus Masike performs a flying kick during his bronze-medal-winning short stick presentation at the 2015 Las Vegas World Championships.

Michael Schrenk during one of his form presentations at the 2015 World TSD Championships in Vegas.

Team South Africa represented the country at the 2015 TSD World Championships in Las Vegas.

Grandmaster Gregory Heart performs a form at the 2015 World Tang So Do Championships in Las Vegas. Heart is a sixth dan, or degree, black-belt in Tang So Do and was a pioneer in the Combat Tang So Do variation developed in South Africa.

Trisha Rajkumar after winning a gold medal for her weapons presentation at the 2015 TSD World Championships in Las Vegas.

Michael Schrenk gives a battle cry during his gold-medal-winning long staff presentation at the 2015 Tang So Do World Championships in Las Vegas.

Titus Masike during his gold-medal-winning short staff presentation at the 2015 TSD World Championships in Las Vegas.

Titus Masike prepares for his gold-medal-winning short staff presentation at the 2015 TSD World Championships in Las Vegas.

The heart of self-defence

BRAAMFONTEIN – Wits Dojang’s Grandmaster, Gregory Heart, a sixth dan black belt, led South Africa’s Tang So Do (TSD) team to a 71 medal haul at the 2015 TSD World Championships held in Las Vegas.

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