Our 2011
National championships was the best yet
with record numbers of fighters,
particularly in the junior sections, all
showing exemplary technique and control.
Look out for all the
latest news about the Nationals
on our dedicated Facebook page
here.
For all categories, fighter application
forms and to purchase tickets, please see
your PKA-Kickboxing instructor.
Opening
Tuesday 21st February 2012, is a brand new PKA Kickboxing
Club
in Nuneaton, Warwickshire at
the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College
Sports & Fitness Centre, Hinckley Road,
Nuneaton, CV11 6BH. (view
map). Enter through the main entrance to
the college & follow the road behind the
main building till you see the sports centre
in front of you next to the car park.
Classes run every
Tuesday starting
7.00pm
and finishing at 8.00pm.
For full details please call instructor
Kelly O'Reilly on 07928 175410.
All
previous PKA Nuneaton students can resume
training immediately.
Lee Latchford Evans & Dave Gentry Raise
Money for Play Barn Project
PKA Kickboxing
5th Dan Regional Instructor Dave Gentry &
PKA Kickboxing Black Belt Lee Latchford
Evans have put together a team to raise
money for children's charity The Play Barn
Project.
The Play Barn Project aims to provide a safe
and sterile environment for children with
cancer to play in as during their treatments
the susceptibility to colds and flu can be
life threatening.
You will know Lee as one of the members
of the famous pop group Steps and through
his health & fitness website,
famouslyfit.com, he aims to raise £7000 for
the project.
As a regular contributor to famouslyfit.com,
PKA Kickboxing Regional instructor Dave
Gentry and rest of the famouslyfit team are
running the Virgin London Marathon on the
22nd April 2012.
Dave and the team are looking for any
donation, big or small, to help The Play
Barn Project. If you would like to make a
donation you may do so
here. Thank you from Dave and the team.
Join the PKA
Kickboxing 'Tough Mudder' Team for a real
challenge
Fancy
running for 10 miles through mud, fire and
ice cold water... over 25 obstacles, walls,
pipes, tunnels, jumps, half-pipes, nets,
barbed wire and electric shock cables?!?! On
Saturday 12th May 2012 starting 9.30am
we're sending a PKA team to the first UK
Tough Mudder event at Boughton House Estate,
Kettering, Northamptonshire.
Tough Mudder
is not just an event to test yourself
physically and mentally, its a way to create
real team spirit and camaraderie with the
man or women next to you.
See, Tough Mudder is not a timed
event, there are no prizes for coming first.
It's simply can you finish. It's a personal
challenge.
If you're up for it, are over 18 years old,
and want to join the PKA Kickboxing team and
finish as a team then click
here. Search for the PKA Kickboxing team
and join. It costs £80 to enter the event.
Full details about the event including
course maps, training, spectators etc. are
on the Tough Mudder website
www.toughmudder.co.uk
The PKA Kickboxing team co-ordinater is
instructor Steve Salter. If you have any
questions at all, please don't hesitate to
contact Steve via email at mail@leicesterpka.com
You don't have to be super human to take
part, but you will need to train for this
event - so, are you up for it?
Opening
Monday 5th March 2012, is a brand new PKA Kickboxing
Club
at
Southglade Leisure Centre,
Southglade Road, Bestwood, Nottingham, NG5
5GU.
(view
map).
Classes run every
Monday starting
8.15pm
and finishing at 9.15pm for both adults
and children.
For full details please call instructor
James Turner on
07921 215245 or just turn
up at 8.15pm in loose fitting clothes and trainers for
your first free lesson.
Brand New PKA club
opens:
Hinckley, Leicestershire
Opening
Wednesday 11th January 2012, is a brand new PKA Kickboxing
Club
at Green Towers, Richmond Rd, Hinckley, LE10
0DZ.
(view
map).
Classes run every
Monday starting
7pm
and finishing at 8pm for both adults
and children.
For full details please call instructor
Steve Salter on 07771 562201 or just turn up
at 7pm in loose fitting clothes and trainers
for your first free lesson.
During
November each year, Movember is responsible
for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands
of men’s faces in the UK and around the
world. The aim of which is to raise vital
funds and awareness for men’s health,
specifically prostate cancer and other
cancers that affect men.
On Movember 1st, guys register at
Movember.com with a clean-shave face and
then for the rest of the month, these
selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros,
groom, trim and wax their way into the
annals of fine moustachery. Mo Sistas are
the women who register to support the men in
their lives, raising funds by seeking
sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts.
Leicester PKA
instructor Steve Salter and his Mo Team have
been proudly sprouting moustaches all month
and are seeking any donations however small
to this worthy cause. To help Steve and the
lads out please click
here.
West Midlands PKA Championships Saturday
12th November 2011
Martineau Centre,
The International School & Community
College, Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham,
B33 9UF
Light
Continuous and Semi Contact
Pad work, Sets, Forms, Demos Refreshments Available
Changing Facilities Free Parking
Families, Spectators - All Welcome! Only £12
a ticket.
Doors open
10.00 am, Start 10.30 am
For all fighter
applications and tickets,
please contact Dean Williams on 07973 947792
PKA Derby Win 4
Gold's
and 3 Bronzes at European
Kickboxing Championships
September
2011 saw the top PKA
Kickboxing fight team 'Kode Red' win an
unprecedented 4 gold's and 3 bronzes - the
highest ever for Great Britain from a single
club - at the European Kickboxing
Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.
Chantelle
Reid, aged 13, dominated the older cadets
category. Entered in the +65kg sport
kickboxing, point fighting and team point
fighting she blitzed home to win 3 gold
medals and to become the European Cadets
Champion. The journey to gold wasn't an easy
one though... Chantelle had to beat two of
her hardest opponents on the same day in
both the sport kickboxing and points
fighting—a true champion.
The second
gold winner was up and coming fight star
Mark Pryor, aged 17. Mark fought in the
juniors category (16-18) in the +90kg
section in both sport kickboxing and points
fighting. Fighting three, two minute rounds
with up to 8 fights in the week, he picked
up a bronze medal in the point fighting and
became the new European Junior Kickboxing
Champion—a fantastic performance.
The third
medal winner from the team was Shledon
Smallman, aged 10. Fighting in the younger
cadets category in both sport kickboxing and
points fighting, Sheldon brought home a
brilliant two bronzes from both
categories—an excellent result.
The other
members of the team: Jav Gidda (17); Saby
Mann (13) and Simi Mann (12) all fought with
much improved performances. Saby won 'Fight
of the Day' for his first bout—a very tough
battle where he had to pull back the score
in the very last round to take victory.
The team's
coach, PKA Kickboxing instructor Duane Reid,
had this to say, "It was amazing. Having
the opportunity to be mat-side for the top
young martial arts athletes in the country
was fantastic. The fighters, coaches,
parents and supporters made it one awesome
week to remember." On preparing for the
tournament Duane added, "The team gave me
150% in every class they attended, training
five days a week. Through the summer
holidays they all attended optional
training, often training twice a
day—all off their own backs. The effort was
definitely rewarded! The fact we had 7
European medals come back was the icing,
sprinkles and cherry on the cake! All of my
fighters did me very proud."
We want to
congratulate all the team and Duane for an
absolutely brilliant show of skill, ability
and determination in becoming the new
European Champions and for the glimpse of
the adult stars of the future.
Opening
Wednesday 24th August 2011, is a brand new PKA Kickboxing
Club
at
the Etwall Leisure Centre, Hilton Road,
Etwall, DE65 6HZ. (view
map).
Classes run every
Wednesday starting
8.00pm
and finishing at 9.00pm.
For full details please call instructor
Martin Byrne on
07979 965404 or just turn
up at 8pm in loose fitting clothes and trainers for
your first free lesson.
Opening
Wednesday 24th August 2011, is a brand new PKA Kickboxing
Club
in Coventry at
the Moathouse Leisure Centre, Winston
Avenue, Coventry, CV2 1DX. (view
map).
Classes run every
Wednesday starting
7.00pm
and finishing at 8.00pm.
For full details please call instructor Dazz Williams on
07540 315350 or just turn
up at 7pm in loose fitting clothes and trainers for
your first free lesson.
All
previous PKA Coventry students can resume
training immediately.
Opening
Monday 5th September 2011, is a brand new PKA Kickboxing
Club in Belper, Derbyshire at
the Belper Leisure Centre, Kilbourne Road,
Belper, DE56 1RZ (view
map).
Classes run every
Monday starting
8.00pm
and finishing at 9.00pm.
For full details please call instructor Neil Fletcher on
07981 415737 or just turn
up at 8pm in loose fitting clothes and trainers for
your first free lesson.
PKA West Midlands
Summer Martial Arts Camp 2011
19th - 21st August
This
year's PKA West Midlands Summer Camp is
being held from the 19th to the 21st of
August 2011 at the Lickey Hills Country Park
Bilberry Hill Centre, Birmingham.
The 3-day
training camp consists of Kickboxing,
Karate, Kung Fu, Self Defense, Film
Fighting, MMA and Weaponary all delivered by
PKA regional instructor Dean 'Crazylegs'
Williams and other guest instructors.
For the full
itinerary please contact Dean Williams on
07973 947792. This is a residential training
camp costing just £100 for the entire 3
days, however single day passes are
available at £45 per day. Please contact
Dean for full details.
Second chance to learn from the legend
Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace
Saturday 30th July 2011 Birmingham
Bill's back! After just 3 months, Bill
'superfoot' Wallace is back
again in the UK to teach his awesome
fighting and kicking seminar.
Back in April, Bill treated PKA
Kickboxing students to his unique and
captivating seminar on real fighting
techniques and kicking secrets. Without a
shadow of a doubt, Bill is a true living
kickboxing legend. Even now in his 60s, he
can perform the full splits and deliver
lighting fast kicks with total accuracy.
When you see him perform it's so easy to see
why he was so dominant in full contact
kickboxing - with 23 consecutive
professional fights and remained undefeated.
With a raft of tips, tricks and advice,
Bill really is the real deal. From
flexibility, targeting, foot placement,
speed work, distancing, power delivery,
faking movements, defence and attack -
you'll learn things that very few people get
to hear. And they're all achievable by
anyone.
Learning from Bill Wallace is special.
Very few people have his credentials,
ability and knowledge.
To get on the seminar which is being held
at North Solihull Sport Centre, Chelmsley
Wood, Birmingham, B37 5LA starting at
6.30pm, please contact Dean Williams on
07973 947792 - ticket prices: £25 adult, £15
under 12s, £5 spectator. Places are limited.
Don't miss this unique opportunity.
World
Record Holder Chloe Bruce
Flexibility & Speed Kicking Seminar
14th August 2011
World
record speed kicking superstar and Britians Got Talent semi-finalist Chloe Bruce
is delivering her special flexibility and
speed kicking seminar on Sunday 14th August
2011.
Chloe Bruce
holds the Guinness world record for the
highest number of kicks in 1 minute - an
astounding 212!
Chloe is one
of the UK’s most talented female martial
artists. Her extreme flexibility allows her
to perform all manner of kicks including her
signature scorpion kick. She continues to
work hard across the globe, travelling to
tournaments and displays as well as doing
commercials, filming and teaching. She has
acted in several films and TV adverts as
well as body doubling in some major films.
To learn
Chloe's training secrets to improving your
flexibility and speed in your kicks, please
contact PKA Kickboxing instructor Martin
Byrne on 07979 965404 to order your ticket.
The seminar
is being held at the SNC Active, Farnborough
Rd, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8JW starting at 12.30pm to 2.30pm.
Leominster
PKA ecstatic after
National's medal haul
Leominster PKA
kickboxers Aaron Yendell, Owen Armstrong,
Mark Price and Zak Biddle are all on a high
after bringing home a five medal haul from
the PKA Nationals 2011.
New men's semi-contact
high grade champion Owen Armstrong showed
real tenacity and skill to win, not least by
the fact that the category had the biggest
entry ever and contained previous year's
winners. Owen also went onto take bronze in
the men's high grade -80kg sport kickboxing.
Mark Price competing in the men's
semi-contact low category managed to win a
proud silver place.
Junior kickboxer Aaron
Yendell exceeded all expectations by
becoming the junior semi-contact champion
with his club mate Zak Biddle taking a well
deserved bronze in the same category
Glenn Parry, the team's coach and instructor, was
thrilled with the result and said it shows
the hard work put in by the fighters... well
done to them all.
Please see your PKA Kickboxing instructor
to enter your chosen category(ies) before
the deadline.
IMPORTANT: there are no entries
allowed on the day.
Fighter registration opens at 10am and closes at 11am. Please have your PKA Licence with you - renewals are available on the day. No-one can fight without a vaild in date licence.
Tickets
on sale NOW
from your PKA Kickboxing Instructor
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Rare Chance to Learn from a Legend
Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace Seminar
Saturday 30th April 2011
The PKA are proud to announce a
very special kickboxing seminar with martial
arts living legend,
Bill 'superfoot' Wallace, an American
martial artist who was at the beginning of
kickboxing with the PKA in 1974 and was PKA
middleweight kickboxing champion for over 15
years.
Wallace won 23
consecutive professional fights between
1974-1980 and retired undefeated
middleweight PKA
champion. His head kicks are legendary with his
famous hook kick clocked at over
60mph. He uses his foot as others would use
their hands, faking opponents with two or
three rapid fake kicks and following with
one solid knockout technique.
Bill has acted and has appeared with his good friend Chuck Norris in
A Force
of One, Kill Point with Cameron Mitchell ,
Continental Divide and Neighbours with John Belushi,
The Protector with Jackie Chan,
Los Bravos with Hector Echavarria and
A Prayer For the Dying along with
Mickey Rourke, as well as numerous other credits.
Wallace was a great friend and trainer of
Elvis Presley and friend and bodyguard to
the late John Belushi.
Wallace is the author of numerous books and
DVDs and is able to effectively teach his skills and knowledge to both advanced students and beginners.
For your chance to meet and train with a
true martial arts legend and learn real
secrets behind fast kicks, stretching,
flexibility, timing, distancing and true
fighting skills from a full-contact
champion, contact your PKA Kickboxing
instructor immediately to buy a ticket
priced at only £25.
Places really
are limited due to the size of the venue, so
please contact your PKA instructor straight away
to avoid disappointment.
There will be a professional photographer on
hand to take pictures of you with Bill
Wallace which will be printed out
and then signed by the man himself.
The seminar
is being held on Saturday 30th April between
6pm-8pm at Dickens Heath Village Hall, Old Dickens
Heath Road, Dickens Heath, Solihull, West
Midlands, B90 1SD. The hall is located next to the Library in the centre of Dickens Heath. The front entrance of the village hall faces out towards the park. Entrance is only for PKA
students and by ticket only.
Please don't
miss out on a fabulous opportunity to learn
from a real legend.
Leicester PKA Kickboxing Instructor Steve
Slater Crowned New British Cruiser Weight
Champion
PKA
Kickboxing instructor Steve Salter has been
awarded the British Full Contact Cruiser
Weight crown after a fantastic win at Kelham
Hall, Newark on Saturday 19th March 2011.
Fighting against Welsh
champion Marcus Griffiths for three rounds
of cruiser weight (90kg) full contact
kickboxing, Salter fought hard against the
south-paw. With the pace dictated early by
Salter, Griffith fought back but faced a
tirade of blows. As the rounds continued the
Welshman found Salter's range and varied
techniques too much and after a unanimous
points decision, Salter was awarded the win
and much to the crowds delight. Well done
Steve.
Opening
Tuesday 21st February 2012, is a brand new PKA Kickboxing
Club
in Nuneaton, Warwickshire at
the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College
Sports & Fitness Centre, Hinckley Road,
Nuneaton, CV11 6BH. (
