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.
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.
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!
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)
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
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'.
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!"
Regional Instructor Dave Gentry on BBC Radio
London, June 2006
Dave
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.
Dave
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. 
Men's
Champions - Sport
Kickboxing
