Quick Tips for Sparring Series

With Master Mark Trotter

One of the most popular video series on TKDCoaching is our Quick Tips series featuring Master Mark Trotter.

Master Trotter is a world-renowned ITF gold medallist, an international specialist coach, and TKDCoaching’s most prolific Expert Coach. His experience in competitive sparring and high-level instruction has made this collection an essential resource for practitioners and instructors alike.

About the Series

In 2021 we filmed Master Trotter delivering an ITF sparring seminar for instructors in Auckland. The material from this seminar was later edited into a series of short, focused videos—each one offering a clear, practical tip you can apply immediately in your own sparring or teaching.

These videos are designed to be quick, concise, and easy to absorb, whether you’re preparing for competition, teaching a class, or simply wanting to sharpen your ITF Taekwon-Do sparring skills.

What the Videos Cover

The Quick Tips for Sparring series includes a wide range of concepts, from fundamental movement drills to advanced tactical ideas. You’ll learn:

• basic stepping drills and footwork for ITF sparring
• how to control distance and timing against different opponents
• effective defensive structures that keep you safe and ready to counter
• simple but powerful counter-attack strategies
• basic to advanced kicks that work well under sparring rules
• combinations that transition smoothly under pressure
• practical movement habits used by elite competitors

Each video offers a single takeaway presented in Master Trotter’s clear, no-nonsense style, making it perfect for fast improvement and easy to revisit before training or a tournament.

Why This Series Helps

These short lessons give competitors actionable steps to improve sparring performance and provide instructors with simple teaching cues they can bring straight to their classes. The format is perfect for integrating one focused idea into each training session.

If you’re looking to strengthen your sparring fundamentals or add new tactical ideas to your training, this is one of the best series to begin with.

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