Elora Ceaser is back on home soil after competing in the International Taekwon-Do World Championships in Croatia earlier this month.
She, along with Jeremy Bull, who is also from PG were selected to Team Canada in the spring.
While she lost her only match, Ceaser told MyPGNow.com the experience was a good benchmark to learn from.
“They are definitely way more aggressive and faster from what I have noticed. For me, I have competed against the same three girls relentlessly for the past three years so it is hard to say how they fight differently than the rest of the world but they are faster on their feet, use the height to their advantage and score a lot of head points.”
Despite the setback, Ceaser believes going to the competition will help her reach the next level when the next opportunity arises.
“My biggest takeaway is that I still have a lot to learn and that I am here with the best of the best and need to be able to step up and perform to be able to do what they do. My takeaway is its a wonderful experience to fight someone out of the country and be able to have that ability to spar a different technique or style that I would have been used to here in Canada.”
Ceaser, who is a fourth-year Bachelor of Arts student at UNBC, didn’t take up the sport until three years ago.
Bull, who is just 13, also lost his opening bout.
Ceaser’s next competition is Westerns December 6th and 7th in Kamloops.
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