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PKA-Kickboxing Nationals
Saturday 5th April 2008

Official Results
 

Men's Champions - Sport Kickboxing

Under 70kg -

High Grade

1st) George Downey
2nd) Neshan Minassian
3rd)  Rob Swaby

Low Grade

1st) Tyler Maxwell
2nd) Jack Walker
3rd)  Matt Malin

Under 80 kg -

High Grade

1st) Daniel Staton
2nd) Simon Parnaby
3rd) Ivan Malinka

Low Grade

1st) Marvin Bennett
2nd) George Mihalachi
3rd) Dan Sanchez Grant

Under 90 kg -

High Grade

1st) Barry Upton
2nd) Phil Haynes
3rd) Owen Armstrong

Low Grade

1st) James Gunns
2nd) Kevin Ma
3rd)  Wayne Bird

Over 90 kg -

High Grade

1st) Mark Mayfield
2nd) Michael Blatchford
3rd) Ed Scholes

Low Grade

1st) Paul Rendell
2nd) Alan Nanson
3rd) Simon Burt

Men's Champions - Semi Contact

High Grade

1st) George Downey
2nd) Daniel Staton
3rd) Carl Hamilton

Low Grade

1st) James Gunns
2nd) Tyler Maxwell
3rd) Wayne Bird

Ladies Champions - Sport Kickboxing

All Grades

1st) Donna Grasby
2nd) Simone Brassil
3rd) Tanya Webb

Ladies Champions - Semi Contact

1st) Nina Swaby
2nd) Simone Brassil
3rd) Rhoda Williams

Junior Champions - Sport Kickboxing

Boys (under 16)

1st) Chris Malin
2nd) Matt Hall
3rd) Thomas Sanky

Girls (under 16)

1st) Sophie Bailey
2nd) Lydia Hunter
3rd) Ellen Dring

Junior Champions - Semi Contact

Boys (under 16)

1st) Blaize Kirk
2nd) Matt Hall
3rd) Chris Malin

Girls (under 16)

1st) Hamrit Sanra
2nd) Sophie Bailey
3rd) Chantelle Read

Pad Work

1st) Robert Swaby/Nina Swaby
2nd) Daniel Staton/Ryan Dixon
3rd) Charlotte Howie/Kerry Oldershaw

Technical Sets

1st) Ryan Dixon/Matt Malin
2nd) Robert Swaby/Nina Swaby
3rd) Kevin Hithersay/Ross Pickering &

Forms

1st) Daniel Staton
2nd) Ryan Dixon
3rd) Karl Sadowyj

Cadets

Sport Kickboxing

1st) Ryan Dixon
2nd) Connor Walsh
3rd) Sean Coyne

Semi Contact

1st) Ryan Dixon
2nd) Michael Croft
3rd) Loui Crabtree

Pee Wee's

Sport Kickboxing

1st) Chloe Bates
2nd) Jas Bryan
3rd) George Bowbanks

Semi Contact

1st) Simi Man
2nd) Sam West
3rd) Thomas Keeney

Full Contact Matches

Ivan Malinka vs. Jim Todd - Winner:  Ivan Malinka

please click the link below to see all the tournament photos and
to buy any if you wish:

PKA-Kickboxing Nationals 2008 photos

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PKA Kickboxing National Championships 2008 Braunstone Leisure Centre Saturday April 5th

PKA-Kickboxing National Championships 2008

Saturday 5th April 2008

Braunstone Leisure Centre, Leicester

Centrally located and 5 minutes from the M1

Tickets available from your instructor £15

Tickets on the door £20

Event organiser: Steve Salter, Leicester PKA-Kickboxing

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Duane Reid PKA-Kickboxing Area
Instructor Shows You How To Get  An Amazing Six-Pack in
Combat Magazine!
 

Duane Reid on the front cover of Combat magazine February 2008 - reveals how to lose weight easily and develop rock hard abs

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Black Belt Grading dates
announced for 2008!

This years Black Belt gradings to be conducted by Mike Haig
at Temple Martial Arts Centre, Birmingham are:

 Sunday 9th March

&

Sunday 2nd November

 

For more information contact your Instructor

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Stacey Cadman just pipped in the running to win Sky One's
'Cirque de Celebrite'

PKA-Kickboxing instructor Stacey Cadman just missed out on winning Cirque de Celebrite 2007, coming runner up to Australian actor Kyal Marsh.  After an exciting finale, Stacey pulled out all the stops to push for the win, but tonight the judges gave the overall prize to Kyal.

     Stacey has beaten off some extremely formidable competition during the gruelling schedule. Her natural flexibility and gymnastic skills really did give her an edge, and she proved extremely popular with the packed-out audiences. The show has been an outstanding success.

     To read more about Stacey and her experiences on the show, please see her exclusive interview in the December 2007 edition of 'Combat' magazine available at all good newsagents.
 

Stacey Cadman interview with Combat magazine

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West Midlands PKA Championships
Saturday 24th November 2007
Martineau Centre, Tile Cross, Birmingham

Light Continuous and Semi Contact
Pad work, Sets, Forms, Demos
Refreshments Available
Changing Facilities
Free Parking
Families, Spectators - All Welcome!

Doors open 10.30 am, tickets only £11 each
 

PKA Kickboxing West Midlands Championships 2007 Martineau Centre, Tile Cross, Birmingham

Martineau Centre,
The International School & Community College East Birmingham,
Gressel Lane,
Tile Cross
Birmingham
B33 9UF

Organiser: Dean Williams

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PKA-Kickboxing Instructor Stacey Cadman Starring In Sky One's 'Cirque de Celebrite'


Starting Sunday 7th October at 7.30pm on Sky One, Stacey Cadman will be showing her dancing and gymnastic abilities, whilst learning circus skills and performing against her fellow competitors.  Jenni Falconer will be presenting the show, with a host of other well know stars such a Shane Lynch, Princess Tamara and Dwain Chambers.

Circus de Celebrite PKA-Kickboxing

PKA-Kickboxing instructor Stacey Cadman

We'll all be rooting for Stacey, so please give her your support.
Check it out, Sky One 7.30pm 7th October, and then
every Sunday on Sky One!

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Juniors Put Through Their Paces At Latest Black Belt Grading!

Nottingham Harvey Hadden Kickboxing Junior Black Belt Grading

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PKA Area Instructor Matt Hainy Teaches Dynamic Tension in
Combat Magazine

 

Matt Hainy dynamic tension article
 

 


Please click on images to enlarge
(images from Combat Magazine July & August 2007)

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PKA Regional Instructor Dave Gentry
& PKA Instructor Scott Adkins
Receive Prized Awards

Dave Gentry and Scott Adkins receive awards from the London International Hall of Fame

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PKA-Kickboxing Nationals
Saturday June 16th 2007

Official Results
 

Men's Champions - Sport Kickboxing

Under 70kg -

High Grade

1st) Craig Bagshaw
2nd) Micah Green
3rd)  James Todd

Low Grade

1st) Paul Blume
2nd) Mitchell Bennett
3rd)  Jo Coyne

Under 82.5kg -

High Grade

1st) Glenn Parry
2nd) John Lawson
3rd) Steve Meehan

Low Grade

1st) A. Simms
2nd) M. Gaunt
3rd) A. Pinlow

Under 95kg -

High Grade

1st) Nick Koh
2nd) Igor Ciugureanu
3rd) Pete Aro

Low Grade

1st) Mark Tullock
2nd) Chris Houldon
3rd)  Richard Gallagher

Over 95kg - All Grades

1st) M. Garfoot
2nd) D. Millichamp
3rd) E. Scholes

Men's Champions - Semi Contact

High Grade

1st) Micah Green
2nd) Craig Bagshaw
3rd) Pete Aro

Low Grade

1st) A. Pinlow
2nd) J. Gunn
3rd) G. Yapp

Ladies Champions - Sport Kickboxing

High Grade

1st) Bernie Regan
2nd) Jane Chatterton
3rd) Donna Crosby

Low Grade

1st) Phoebe Sneddon
2nd) Khamrun Nahar
3rd) Genine

Ladies Champions - Semi Contact

1st) Bernie Regan
2nd) Sarah Page
3rd) Rhoda Williams

Junior Champions - Sport Kickboxing

Boys

1st) Matt Malin
2nd) Safiam Malik
3rd) Josh Males

Girls

1st) Lindsay Moir
2nd) Chantelle Reid
3rd) Amanda Dudley

Junior Champions - Semi Contact

Boys

1st) Ryan Dickson
2nd) Safiam Malik
3rd) Matt Hall

Girls

1st) Chantelle Reid
2nd) Dani Nandra
3rd) Sophie Bailey

Pad Work

1st) Robert Swaby/Nina Swaby
2nd) Ryan Dixon/Matt Malin
3rd) Jordon Blount/Thomas Mills

Technical Sets

1st) Ryan Dixon/Matt Malin
2nd) Alison Pearce/Kim Hutchings
3rd) Kevin Hithersay/Ross Pickering

Cadets

Female Sport Kickboxing

1st) E. Dring
2nd) L. Marlone
3rd) D. Mandra

Male Sport Kickboxing

1st) George Downey
2nd) Matthew Polard
3rd) Blake Attenborough

Male Semi Contact

1st) George Downey
2nd) Blake Attenborough
3rd) Michael Blatchford

Pee Wee's

Male Sport Kickboxing

1st) Brandon Mattu
2nd) Jas Bryan
3rd) George Brouhan

Male Semi Contact

1st) Callin McMahon
2nd) Brandon Mattu
3rd) Jordon Blount

Full Contact Matches

Mark Taberer vs. Nick Koh - Winner:  Nick Koh

Ivan Malinka vs. James Still - Winner:  Ivan Malinka

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In Memory of Lucie Simpson

Lucie Simpson

     Lucie began her training with the PKA in Carlton, Nottingham on the 24th of January 2005 with PKA Instructor Dan Maguire. Quickly making her way through the early grades, Lucie soon became one of the most dedicated and hard working students within the club. Lucie also trained at the Gedling class under the clubs original Instructor Danny Ryland and more recently with Instructors James Turner and Melissa Firmstone.

     Lucie made a name for herself at the PKA tournaments picking up a silver medal in the Ladies Sport Kickboxing (High Grade) Category at the PKA-Kickboxing Nationals last year and had a huge amount of support from her fellow PKA students, eventually losing in a very close battle with Bernie Regan from Derby who took the gold.

     Earlier this year Lucie attended the Black Belt 1st dan grading in Birmingham, as expected she passed the grading with flying colours. Within a couple of weeks Lucie was awarded her black belt in front of the class at Carlton, obviously thrilled and proud to wear her PKA-Kickboxing Black Belt. Since then she continued her training with Instructor Melissa Firmstone at the ladies only class in Arnold, Nottingham.

     On Sunday the 6th May we received the terrible news of Lucie's death. She had been involved in an accident on Friday afternoon at her place of work. Lucie died after being kicked by a horse just weeks into her new job at a riding school, she was assisting a vet in delivering a foal. Despite frantic efforts to revive her she never regained consciousness and later died in hospital.

     Lucie was without doubt a prominent member of the Nottingham PKA-Kickboxing classes, a fantastic martial artist and a great fighter, she was liked by all and respected by many, she will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

     All our thoughts go out to her family and friends at this difficult time.

     Lucie Simpson - R.I.P. (5th March 1987 - 4th May 2007)
 

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Junior Black Belt Grading
Sunday 24th June 2007

The Meres Leisure Centre
Trent Road, Grantham
2pm onwards

 Click here to download grading details

Click here to download application form

Good luck for your grading!

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 PKA-Kickboxing Front Cover of
'Combat' Magazine

Louise Blount and Rachael Weaver on the front cover of Combat martial arts magazine

PKA-Kickboxing Instructors Louise Blount & Rachael Weaver
feature in a four page article on the success of their ladies only kickboxing classes - click here to read the article -
Combat March 2007

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First Aid Course
Saturday 14th April 2007

Open to all Instructors and Students
at Meres Leisure Centre, Grantham
Full details please contact Garreth Jones on 07951 018002

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East Midlands PKA Championships
Saturday 24th February 2007
Meres Leisure Centre, Grantham, Lincs

Light Continuous and Semi Contact
Pad work, Sets and Forms
Junior Categories
Exhibition Fight
Demonstrations
Equipment Stall
Refreshments Available
Changing Facilities
Free Parking
Families, Spectators Welcome

East Midlands Championships 2007, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Grantham Meres Leisure Centre,
Trent Road,
Grantham,
Lincolnshire,
NG31 7XQ

Organiser: Garreth Jones

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West Midlands PKA-Kickboxing Championships - Best Year Ever!


Saturday 2nd December, 2006 was the day a packed out crowd came to watch some of the best PKA-Kickboxing of the year. The men's light continuous was extremely exciting with Leigh Wheeler (Derby) taking the gold in the under 12 stone category. Norman Smith (Leicester) won the over 12 stone and Dave Millichap won the over 14 stone category. Chris O'Flaherty (B'ham) won the men's low grade semi-contact, with Glenn Parry (Hereford) taking the win in the high grade.

Rhoda Williams (B'ham) won the ladies kickboxing and received student of the year award. Bernie Regan (Derby) won the ladies semi-contact. The forms competition resulted in the winners Ryan Dixon (Coventry) for the high grades, and Blake Man (Coventry) winning the low grades. Ryan and Blake came together to win the pad work routines as well. Junior student of the year was Jas Bryan (B'ham), and Ashley Watson (B'ham) was the most improved student of the year. Finally, Norman Smith (Leicester) was awarded the much deserved 'Fighter of the Day'.

East Midlands Championships 2006

Norman Smith Fighter of the Day
Norman Smith - Fighter of the Day

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Scott Adkins Special Seminars
Britain's Top Martial Arts Movie Star Exclusively Reveals...

"How You Can Effortlessly Learn The Most Closely Guarded Secrets To Delivering Devastatingly Powerful, Fast Kicks That Will Outwit And Neutralize ANY Opponent That Would Dare Take You On!"

click here to see the pre-seminar video

Scott Adkins demonstrating advanced kick at Power Kicking seminar in Nottingham
Nottingham Seminar was an outstanding success


 

Market Harborough PKA-Kickboxing students give their views on Scott's seminar!

Market Harborough PKA-Kickboxing students with Scott Adkins Power and Speed Kicking Seminar

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Regional Instructor Dave Gentry on BBC Radio London, June 2006

Dave GentryDave was inducted into the London International Hall of Fame by Grandmaster Gary Wasniewski - the equivalent to the American Hall of Fame which includes inductees such as Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace, Don 'The Dragon' Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock.

 
Press the play button to hear the full interview

 

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Ladies Kickboxing Goes Down A Storm

New Ladies PKA Kickboxing Class goes down a storm!

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PKA Kickboxing Nationals 2006 Results

 
PKA Kickboxing Nationals 2006Men's Champions - Sport Kickboxing

Up to 11 stone -

High Grade

1st) Craig Bagshaw (B'ham)
2nd) Carl Hamilton (Derby)
3rd)  Rob Swaby (Lincoln)

Low Grade

1st) Chris O'Flaherty (B'ham)
2nd) Liam Wilde (B'ham)
3rd)  Dave Petit (London)

13-15 stone -

High Grade

1st) Pete Aro (Derby)
2nd) Craig Wolley (Notts)
3rd) Adam Lauda (Loughborough)

Low Grade

1st) Ivan Malinka (Leics)
2nd) Mark Luty (Leeds)
3rd)  Billy Hassard (B'ham)

Over 15 stone - All Grades

1st) Martin Garfoot (Nottingham)
2nd) Barry Mayou (Nottingham)
3rd) Dave Cairns (Leicester)

11-13 stone -

High Grade

1st) Liam Whittaker (Derby)
2nd) Sean Pritchett (Derby)
3rd) Steve Halls (London)

Low Grade

1st) Clifford Hawkwood (London)
2nd) Ben Hodgson (Nottingham)
3rd) Andrew Simms (Nottingham)

Men's Champions - Semi Contact

High Grade

1st) Liam Whittaker (Derby)
2nd) Pete Aro (Derby)
3rd) Carl Hamilton (Derby)

Low Grade

1st) Chris O'Flaherty (B'ham)
2nd) Liam Wilder (B'ham)
3rd) Billy Hassard (B'ham)

Ladies Champions - Sport Kickboxing

High garde

1st) Bernie Regan (Derby)
2nd) Lucie Simpson (Nottingham)
3rd) Rhoda Williams (B'ham)

Low Grade

1st) June Hicks (Leics)
2nd) Rachael Ariacutty (London)
3rd) Simone Brassil (Leics)

Ladies Champions - Semi Contact

1st) Bernie Regan (Derby)
2nd) Rebecca Wilson (Nottingham)
3rd) Simone Brassil (Leics)

Junior Champions - Sport Kickboxing

Boys

1st) Ryan Dickson (Coventry)
2nd) James (Coventry)
3rd) Nathaniel Broome (Nottingham)

Girls

1st) Rosie (Coventry)
2nd) Chelsea (Coventry)
3rd) Charlotte Howie (Derby)

Junior Champions - Semi Contact

Boys

1st) Ryan Dickson (Coventry)
2nd) James (Coventry)
3rd) Alex Wilson (Derby)

Girls

1st) Rosie (Coventry)
2nd) Chelsea (Coventry)
3rd) Billie James (London)

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Dean Williams latest Film at Cannes

Dean Williams film at Cannes

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