PKA student raising money for Cancer Research
Chloe Bruce - Seminar
Chloe holds the current Guninness World Record for the most high round kicks in 1minute..... (212 - thats 3.5 kicks per second!!!).
The seminar is at Clifton on the 14th of August 2011 ask Martin for more information or to confim your place.
We are delighted to welcome ex World Champion Duane Reid over to Clifton on the 19th of March 2011. To teach a sparring senimar exclusively for Clifton and East Leake Students. Ask Martin for more information
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended, helped out and participated the 2010 Charity Fight Night. The Clifton and East Leake Clubs did extremely well winning 3 Golds Medals and 3 Silvers. All the bouts went without injury and were a fantastic display of the skills and techniques we practice every week.
HALLOWEEN FRIGHT NIGHT
Due to the popular demand of the current classes we are very pleased to announce the opening of a new Cadets class at Clifton. The class will be for students under the age of 12. Ask Martin for more information
CLASS STARTS 18th NOVEMBER 2010
Fighters from the Clifton and East Leake PKA Kickboxing Clubs had an unprecidented success at the PKA National Championships on Saturday the 12th of June 2010. For most it was the first national tournament they had entered and all fighters should be really pleased with themselves. Congratulations to Jack Evans, Olivia Haslam and Sophie Calvert who all gained bronze medals and a special well done to Andy Spencer who despite winning 4 fights had to pull out of the medal race due to injury.
Well done to Everyone!!
Well done to everyone who took part and came along to support the day was a fantastic success with 22 pre-arranged fights. In the end it was a close contest with the team from East Leake and Clifton winning the day and claiming a total of 13 Gold medals 12 Silver medals
Rob Gundle (aged 36), who trains at the East Leake Kickboxing Club, has recently received notice that he successfully passed his 3rd Dan Black Belt grading. Rob started training with the PKA in 2002 and has been consistently training at the Clifton and East Leake Clubs ever since. Rob successfully passed his first black belt in 2005 and went on to be awarded his 2nd dan in 2006. Through hard work and commitment Rob went on to achieve his 3rd Dan Black belt in March 2010. This really is a fantastic achievement for Rob, making him the only 'non-instructor' in the PKA to receive such a high accolade.
We hope Rob’s achievement will act as inspiration to students and prospective students alike and remember a Black Belt is just a beginner who never gave up!!!!
WELL DONE ROB
Clifton & East Leake VS Ripley & Heanor
15th of May 2010 Doors open 3:15pm
19 confirmed fights with the potential or an Adult Open Tournament at the end get your tickets from Martin and help support your clubs!!!!
Well done to everyone who took part and came along to support the day was a fantastic success with Clifton & East Leake Claiming 8 victories and Heanor 6. The went really smoothly with exceptional technique and control shown by all fighters...... hopefully the first of many!!!
Instructor Martin Byrne along with assistants Michelle Redman and Jimi King recently delivered a 90 minute kickboxing class for the Royal Nottingham Society for the Blind. The class was enjoyed by all and Martin, Michelle and Jimi all found the students very inspirational and prove that with the right frame of mind you can acheive anything you want! Well done to the guys at NRSB and we are all looking forward to the next class.
It's that time of year again where you have the opportunity to test your ability against fighters from all 130 PKA clubs in the UK. The National Championships is a great day out for fighters and spectators so dont miss out and ask your instructor for details or call 07979 965404.
Congratulations to the team of four who attended the Boston Championship Series in April 2010.
Sophie Calvert (Green Belt) fought a significantly more experienced black belt fighter and whilst dominating the early part of the fight lost on the judges score card by a split decision.
Jimi King (Green Belt) was tested to his ability by fighting a much taller opponent with a significant reach advantage. Jimi fought with un-questionable heart and passion but regrettably lost out on this occasion.
Following a long and challenging day Martin Byrne (Black Belt) and Kevin Groombridge (Yellow Belt) ended up facing each other in the final. Martin and Kevin put emotions aside and became enemies for the 2minute championship round. Following a judges decision Martin brought home the Gold and Kevin was happy to take the Silver on this occasion!
This new class is focused on the competitive elements of Kickboxing and aims to prepare students for contact kickboxing tournements. The class will include:
· Fitness Circuit Training
· Technique Repetition
· Sparring drills
· Cardio Conditioning
· Resistance Conditioning
· Core strength Building
Classes will run most weeks and increase in intensity in the build up to key Kickboxing Tournaments.
Firstly a special well done and thank you to all our students who have shown considerable effort and hard work in 2009 and I hope this will continue into 2010.
The last class for 2009 will be
Thursday the 17th of December
The first class of 2010 will be
Tuesday the 5th of January
Pictured below from left to right, well done to Steve Winter, Luke Brown and Russell Brown who all took part in the 2009 PKA National Tournament.
PKA Kickboxing Coaching Team Course (April 2009)
Are you serious about your PKA Kickboxing? Would you like to take your own martial arts ability, knowledge and skills to the next level? If so then our all new Coaching Team Course could be just what you’re looking for. There is so much more to the PKA than simply attending your classes every week, through similar courses ran in the past, many have gone on to make huge personal achievements.
Self Defence Seminar - Saturday April 18th 2009
On this two hour seminar you will learn basic self defence skills that will give you the knowledge and confidence to help you protect yourself and those close to you from harm if you ever had to. The techniques you will be shown are all easy to remember and more importantly easy to pull off which is vital in a real life self defence situation.
Steve Winter (Brown Belt) just missed out on a medal coming fourth in the under 90kg open grade category. Steve demonstrated a convincing and dominating first round win and showed tremendous skill in his fight for the bronze medal.
Luke Brown (Red Belt) did exceptionally well squaring up and trading punches with a much more experienced brown belt fighter. Luke took the fight the full distance before loosing on points. Luke showed great heart and determination and is definitely a fighter to watch out for in the future.
Russell Brown (Red Belt), shocked all spectators by taking the fight to a much more experienced PKA Black Belt fighter. Russell showed skills and experience far beyond his current grade and was leading on the judges score card until the fight doctor called an end to the bout due to a nasty cut on his nose. Disappointed but not disheartened Russell is back training hard and looking forward to the re-match.
Well done to all the fighters and the supporters who went along to the Tournament.
January 2009 Beginners Programme - Click for more info
Following the success of the January 2008 Beginners Programme we are pleased to announce the dates for the 2009 Beginners Programme.
Tuesday January 6th 2009 6:45 - 8:45 East Leake Leisure Centre
Thursday January 8th 2009 6:45 - 8:30 Clifton Leisure Centre
Call Martin on 07979 965404 to book your place.
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PKA Kickboxing National Championships
Its that time again, the calender highlight of the year!!!
The PKA National Championships see the 120+ PKA clubs from across England and Scotland come together to crown the 2009 national champs.
Competing or not, this is a day not to be missed!
This years championships are held at:
North Solihull Sports Centre, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5LA on Saturday the 16th of May.
GOOD LUCK TO RUSSELL, STEVE AND LUKE!!!! who are all competing from the clubs.
See your instructor for tickets or call Martin on 07979 965404
Pre Brown & Black Belt Grading Course - Saturday 21st March 09
West Park Leisure Centre, Long Eaton, Nottingham
Scott Adkins Seminar - 22nd November 2008
Behind the acrobatics and movie showmanship, lie some very special techniques—moves very few people know about. Just by repositioning your feet, or even just by changing the way you angle your body can literally transform your kicks and punches.
Scott will show you in detail, how to punch and kick with real power and with ease; yet without you having to have any extraordinary skills or flexibility.
Grading Success - 28th October 2008
On the 28th of October, 13 students from East Leake and Clifton PKA attended a grading to assess their Kickboxing skills and progression through the PKA grading syllabus.
It was a great success for all students, with 9 new students achieving their first belt (red), 3 Students achieving their Orange belts and 1 student achieving her Purple belt.
WELL DONE TO EVERYONE AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Clean Sweep for Clifton & East Leake Kickboxing (April 2009)
Students from the Clifton and East Leake PKA Kickboxing Club received confirmation from the principal and founder of the Professional Kickboxing Association of their fantastic and unprecedented grading results.
Students taking part in the grading were aged from 6 to 42 which shows the diversity and open appeal of Kickboxing, all 30 students who took part in the grading passed with flying colours including 14 students for whom it was their first ever martial arts grading.
Student of the Year Awards 2008
The Student of the Year awards are in recognition of outstanding effort and commitment to Kickboxing at each of the Clubs.
The level of training at both clubs is exeptional and all the students are a credit to the PKA. However, the awards have to be presented to an individual each year.
And the Winners are......
Lewis Maher - Clifton
Rob Gundle - East Leake
Congratulations and keep up all your hard work
Criteria for Student of the Year is based on the following:
- Regular Attendence
- Enthusiam
- Commitment
- Effort
- Approachability from new students
- Correct Uniform
- Contribution to Class
