Pre-Arranged Free Sparring with Mark Trotter & Carl van Roon

World Champion Insights from Their 2015 Training Sessions

This Inside TKDC feature takes you inside a unique training session between World Champions Mark Trotter and Carl van Roon — filmed just two weeks before their gold medal winning performance in Pre-Arranged Free Sparring at the ITF World Championships in Italy, 2015. For several years the pair trained together so closely that they developed an almost instinctive way of communicating — something you will clearly hear throughout the session. This connection is the key to world-class pre-arranged routines: shared timing, clear structure, and the ability to refine ideas rapidly and precisely.

Watch a Sample Clip

The short sample clip above captures the rhythm, timing and communication style that makes their partnership so effective — and gives a glimpse into how elite competitors prepare a routine at the highest level.

About This Video

This full feature shows highlights from a focused training session filmed two weeks before the 2015 World Championships. Their routine had already been finalised months earlier, so this period was dedicated to sharpening timing, cleaning transitions, reinforcing cues and locking in the performance quality needed to win at world level.

• How world champions rehearse a finalised routine
• The verbal cues and communication patterns they rely on
• Precision timing drills and rhythm refinement
• How small adjustments in angle, distance and pacing improve flow
• The trust and clarity required between partners

Premium members can watch the full training session here: Pre-Arranged Free Sparring – Full Video