After Guro Rene's skill training, members developed their sparring skills, paying special attention to strategy, good techniques, and dominance of the fight . 

  
The goal for this session was to develop the fighters' ability to meet the judging criteria of the upcoming TKA Battle of the Blade Tournament .   Members sparred with the more robust padded sticks as well as rattan sticks.
    

After each match, Guro Rene debriefed each fighter to provoke thought in regards to their tactics and execution.