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Master Sian Humphries is an Instructor in the Pencoed and Garw Valley Tang Soo Do Schools
Name:
Rank:
Master Instructor Position
at School: Instructor
Tigers (infants) children and
adults, Years
in Martial Arts: Started
training in 1989 after suffering a Miscarriage during my first pregnancy. Needed
something to do with my time and couldn’t afford to buy a new horse so decided
to go along with my husband Wayne Humphries and try it out. Tried it , Loved it
, Still here after 17 years. Accomplishments
or Awards: Won
quite a few forms and sparring awards in various competitions including European
and World Championships, however my favourite day in competition was the 2002
Open invitational where I won gold in Sparring, forms and breaking, really
enjoyed that one probably will never do it again. My
biggest accomplishment I believe was coming back to training after snapping my
Achilles tendon in 2000. I snapped it in class during a sparring session and was
in plaster for 16 weeks after an operation to tie my tendon back together.
I then trained for at least 3 months by dragging my injured foot across
the floor, but eventually thanks to the patience of my instructor, a very cruel
physiotherapist and lots of perseverance I made it to my 3rd Dan
grading. I will always remember the
feeling of absolute dread about the jump side kick over 3 people through boards
that you need to perform to attain 3rd Dan.
I did the technique and my Achilles stayed intact. Since then I have practiced
without incident (touch wood) and I am very proud of the fact that I don’t
think that you would know from my sparring and technique that I had
such a serious injury. Favourite
Form: Lo Hi and I really like Cho sung Hyung which my
instructor is trying to teach me right now.
I also love the Chil sung forms and think that they are some of the most
beautiful forms out there. Most
Influential Martial Artist: My
husband Wayne for starting me off and for putting up with my obsessive need to be
right all the time. Master
John Trudgill for pushing me and making me be a Martial artist not a Lady Martial
artist, those who know me will know what I mean. Master
W. Williams for showing me patience and teaching me to persevere no matter what
happens. Kyo Sa Carol Trudgill for her inspiring efforts and her grace under pressure. Other Hobbies: Studying and reading philosophy, riding my motorcycle Yamaha Thundercat 600 and Yes I think its much prettier than Wayne's, Belly dancing and teaching Science ( My day time Job) Last
Book Read: Pistis Sophia – A Gnostic Text on the
journey of the soul. Favourite
Book: Oooh
so many to chose from. The people who know me are well aware of my love affair
with books of all sorts, I have a reputation for keeping Ebay in cash but here
goes ,Fiction Waylander : David
Gemmell - a wonderful author and a
great loss, a man who creates worlds in his mind and fills them with such people
has a soul with great light. In
philosophy I don’t know where to start I have so many favourites The
True and invisible Rosicrucian order by Paul foster Case, The Sepher Yetzirah by
Aryan Kaplan and the writings of my own
spiritual teacher Rowan Carvalho who inspires me
to push my mind further and explore the universe
within and without.
Last
Film Watched: Casanova – Dreadful
dross don’t waste your time, not quite Joe versus the volcano bad but getting
there. Favourite
Movie: At
the moment V For Vendetta because it mimics what is happening in the world today
and the manipulation of the public psyche by the Government using Fear and the
media – Don’t get me started Star
Wars _ the original one for being a
seminal film in my teenage years. Favourite Meal: Chinese as with my better half, but I do like a good Caesar Salad now and then. Pet: see Waynes
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