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News - Okami Dojo :
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The LATEST
NEWS section of this
website contains results from those students that
have decided to take Belt
Grading exams, or to Compete on the
A.K.A. ( Amateur Kickboxing ) circuit.
Also listed is International news for "K-1"
( Professional Kickboxing ).
Could we remind all new enquires to the school,
that these areas are
not compulsory! as
part of their training.
The
majority of our members train specifically for
fitness, for
self-defence and
to improve their self-confidence.
Only a small
proportion of
our members do actually compete or grade.
However, we hope
that you will appreciate this
LATEST NEWS section,
as it shows the
high calibre of the students that are members
of our martial arts school and reflects the high
standard of tuition given at the Warrington
Kickboxing Studio.
Correct
as at 30th December 2009 - Page
Down for latest news!
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February 21st:
1st event of the 2009 season!
Hosted
by the Paul Pearson,
and his Darlington team on Saturday
21st February 2009 at
the Cockerton Centre, Darlington.
This was the first Amateur Kickboxing event of
the 2009 season, and was well attended by competitors
from across the country.
There were three winning results on the event
for Warrington Kickboxers.
Rob Lightburn
beat Haji Mubz
from Birmingham
.
Ste Rimmer
beat Andy Daly
from Teeside
.
Liam Benion
beat Stewart Colquhoun
from Teeside
Pict :
Ste Rimmer scores with his left Jab!
Further
reading
- See this weeks
WARRINGTON GUARDIAN
NEWSPAPER ,
or click this link------WARRINGTON
GUARDIAN WEBSITE
For complete results from the event, click the
link below!
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Feb
:28th:
Farrington promoted to 2nd Dan!
 Congratulations
to all of the members that successfully graded
on Saturday
( 28th February).
The first exam is of the year is always a special
one, as many of the students that started training
in January faced their first tests and came through
brilliantly.
Pict : A Senior
group that passed their Purple Belts.
To top this, Warrington Kickboxing’s British
and Commonwealth featherweight Champion,
Paige Farrington,
was also promoted to Nidan
grade, 2nd Dan Blackbelt.
Paige
will now begin focusing her training towards her
next contest, when she will contest the European
Bantamweight title against Pamala
Vugth - Holland
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Pict top Left -
Paige on her way to winning the British Featherweight
Title.
Pict top Right - Paige following her British &
Commonwealth Title Win.
Video of Paige in action - Click
here.
Further
reading
- See this weeks WARRINGTON GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
,
or click this link ------WARRINGTON
GUARDIAN WEBSITE
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March
28th:
International Pro. News : 'K-1'.
 Yokohama
City, JAPAN
- March 28th 2009
As the K-1 World Heavyweight title had recently
become vacant, a four man tournament was scheduled
to crown a new champion. This consisted
of Melvin Manhoef
vs Keijiro Maeda,
and then Tyrone
Spong vs Gohkan
Saki. With the winners of each
contest meeting in a contest at the end of the
evening to determine the new K-1 World
Heavyweight Champion.
Along with this tournament, the event featured
several super fights, with the World’s best
Professional Kickboxers facing off in single bout
challenge matches.
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Checkout the full
report and photos and click the following link...
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'K-1'
Kickboxing News
To actually watch
some of the contests, click the following.
What
is K-1 Kickboxing : K-1 Heavyweights - Action
Highlights
Melvin
Manhoef – Keijiro Maeda
Remy
Bonjesky – Holland vs Alister Overeem
Peter
Aaerts - Errol Zimmerman
Glaube
Fetosa vs Junichi Sawayashiki
Jerome Lebanner – Ewerton Texeria
Semmy Schilts – Hesdy Gerges
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April 21st:
International Pro. News : 'K-1'.
Held
in Japan at the Fukuoka Marine
Messe arena, this event featured the World
K-1 Max
( Middleweight division ) 'Final 16'
Tournament. A challenge match competition that
that halved the field contesting this year's World
K-1 Max Championship.
The world's top 70kg kickboxers stepped up knowing
that a win would set them on the road to glory.
Along with this lineup, the event featured several
super bouts, with the World’s best Professional
Kickboxers facing off in single challenge matches.
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Checkout the full
report and photos and click the following link...
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'K-1'
Kickboxing News
To actually watch
some of the contests, click the following.
What
is K-1 Kickboxing : K-1 MAX ( Middleweights )
Highlights
Baukow
- Dida
Albert
Kraus - Yuichiro Nagashima
Andy
Souwer - Leroy Kaestener
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Apr
:25th:
Paul Burrows promoted to 2nd Dan!
 On
Saturday 25th April, Warrington Kickboxing Studio
saw its many of its members put through their
paces as students tested for their coloured belts
from beginner level, ( yellow belts ) , through
to the more advanced level
( brown belts ).
The exam, that lasted most of the day was headlined
with one of our senior members Paul
Burrows, aged 44 of Burtonwood,
gaining promotion to Nidan
Grade , which is the 2nd Dan Black
Belt.
Burrows has been training at Warrington Kickboxing
Studio for over ten years now.
He
regularly assists with childrens classes and is
a very popular coach amongst the members, which
probrably comes from his professional background
as Paul is currently part of
the teaching staff at Padgate community high school.
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Pict Above : Burrows
working out with a circuit on the Kickbags.
Pict Below : Paul ( Red ) in amateur action during
his competition days!
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Further
reading
- See this weeks WARRINGTON GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
,
or click this link ------WARRINGTON
GUARDIAN WEBSITE
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May
30th:
2nd event of the 2009 season!
Held
on Saturday 30th
May 2009 at the
Lowton Civic Centre, Leigh.
Warrington Kickboxing Studio had four wins on
this event.
Middleweight, Andy
Harris, defeated Simon
Fox of Teeside 140 - 120.
Super-Middleweight, Matt
Guy,defeated Ian
Robinson of Leigh 80 - 65.
Light-Cruiserweight, Dave
Corless-Smith, defeated Ibrahim
Dumbuya of Teeside 89 - 48.
Cruiserweight, Tristan
Wright, defeated Andrew
Morgan of Leigh 107 - 99.
These great results bring seven wins over the
first two events of the 2009 season for Warrington.
Further
reading
- See this weeks WARRINGTON GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
,
or click this link------WARRINGTON
GUARDIAN WEBSITE
For complete results from the event, click the
link below!
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Jun
:27th:
Sweeney promoted to 2nd Dan!
 On
Saturday 27th June, Warrington
Kickboxing Studio once again saw its many of its
members put through their paces as students tested
for their coloured belts - from beginner level,
( yellow belts ) , through to the more advanced
level ( brown belts ).
The exam, that lasted most of the day, was headlined
with one of our senior members Martin
Sweeney, aged 42 of Appleton,
gaining promotion to Nidan
Grade , which is the 2nd Dan Black
Belt.
Pict : ( Above Sweeney
with Nidan Certificate )
Martin
has been training at Warrington
Kickboxing Studio for over ten
years now, and one of our most popular members,
always willing to take time out and assist at
the school, wether it be coaching beginners or
helping at Amateur Kickboxing events.
As well as attaining the coveted Black Belt,
Martin was also very active on
the competition circuit and competed 13
times, as a Light-Heavyweight, winning his last
two Amateur Kickboxing matches against John
Murphy ( T.K.O. ) and Graham
Cornwall ( Points ).
Pict
: ( Above Sweeney in Action )
Further
reading
- See this weeks WARRINGTON GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
,
or click this link------WARRINGTON
GUARDIAN WEBSITE
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Jul
18th:
3rd
event of the 2009 Season!
On Saturday 18th July, Warrington
Kickboxing Studio had a team seven kickboxers
scheduled to compete in Milton Keynes.
Paul Lomax, Andy
Harris, Mark Bryne, Rob Lightburn, Dean Hamilton,
Tristen Wright and Wendy
Ellis.
Unfortunately the opponents for all of the team
pulled out in the final days leading up to the
event.
Only Tristen Wright
and Wendy
Ellis were matched in the end,
which after several weeks of hard training was
very disappointing.
In order to be able to compete, Wendy
had to match against a much heavier girl from
Milton Keynes,
giving away several kilograms in weight. Her opponent,
Dawn Harden
also had experience on her side, as this was in
fact her fourth contest in comparison to this
being Wendy’s
debut.
Pict : Warrington's
Wendy Ellis in Action!
The contest was closely fought throughout and
Wendy
took the local girl the distance, losing by a
narrow point margins and putting in a proud performance
for Warrington.
Next up the Okami
Dojo - Wolf Gym had cruiserweight
kickboxer, Tristen
Wright, matched against Adam
Kanji, also of Milton
Keynes.
Tristen totally dominated this
contest throughout the three round bout with scores
winning with a final score of 107
– 67.
Tristens
record now moves to two wins from two contests.
For
further details on the Amateur Kickboxing events
click below.
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Aug
:22nd:
Longden passes Black Belt!
 On
Saturday 22nd August 2009 Warrington
Kickboxing Studio gained its 39th
Black Belt member.
Simon Longden,
aged 23, started training at Warrington Kickboxing
Studio when he was just 14.
During his time at the Studio he passed all of
his belt ranks to the senior grade of Brown Belt
and competed at national level, eventually winning
the A.K.A. British
Welterweight Title.
( Pict : Simo with
British Title belt )
Shortly after this, Longden,
who is a former pupil at Bridgewater High School,
joined the armed forces and is now serving as
a Royal Marine. Whenever he is home on leave,
Simo, ( as he is affectionately know by his
friends ), can always be found keeping his
fitness levels in peak performance at the Okami
Dojo - Wolf Gym.
Currently on leave following a tour of duty in
Afghanistan, Longden successfully tested for his
Kickboxing Black belt, passing with an outstanding
score of 100%.
Further
reading
- See this weeks WARRINGTON GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
,
or click this link------WARRINGTON
GUARDIAN WEBSITE
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Sept
12th:
4th event of the 2009 Season!
On Saturday 12th September, Warrington
Kickboxing Studio hosted a daytime
Amateur Kickboxing event.
In the Middleweight division, Mark
Bryne defeated Andy
Roberts of Leigh by first round
T.K.O.
For the first time in four contests,Light-Heavyweight
Kickboxer, Rachael
Wolfenden had her hand raised
by the referee when she defeated Cath
Stroud of Leigh
on points 154 – 137.
For
further details on the Amateur Kickboxing events
click below.
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Oct
24th:
5th event of the 2009 Season!
Warrington Kickboxing Studio had some cracking
results on Saturday 24th October
at an Amateur kickboxing event, hosted at the
Lowton Civic Hall by David Eckersley.
Middleweight Ste
Brotherston defeated Lee
Ashton of Leigh on points, 149
to 113.
Cruiserweight Tristan
Wright defeated Craig
Waterworth of Leigh by T.K.O in
round two.
Middleweight Andy
Harris defeated Ashley
Pilling of Leigh by T.K.O. in
round two.
Lightweight Stephanie
Hope defeated Claire
Readhead of Milton Keynes on points,
118 to 97.
Middleweight Rachael
Wolfenden defeated Marie
Dixon of Whitefield by T.K.O.
in round three.
Welterweight John
Papworth defeated Dean
Vincent of Urmston on points,
168 to 141.
Following these great results, there was an opportunity
for three Warrington Kickboxers to compete a second
time, as three opponents had not
shown up for their contests!
Ste Brotherston
defeated Mark
Foster of Leigh on points, 101
– 90
Tristen Wright defeated Rob
Cleworth by T.K.O.
Unfortunately for Andy
Harris, in his second contest
of the night was just pipped at the finish line,
losing a close contest on points top Konrad
Viluseu of Milton Keynes.
Joint headline bout on this event saw Warrington’s
Steve Martin in action against
Ged Copple
of Whitefield. This contest was neck and neck
throughout, and at the end of the third round
the match was a draw. Under the A.K.A. rules,
in the event of a draw, an extra round must be
contested. Martin
and Copple
again clashed, in a contest that had the whole
hall on its feet. Again, this went down to the
wire, with the final winner on points being Ged
Copple of Whitefield.
All of the Okami Dojo - Wolf Gym team, along with
several other Warrington Kickboxers, hope to next
compete in just five weeks time. This will be
on the final event of the 2009 season for the
Amateur Kickboxing Association of England, and
will be held on Saturday
28th November at the Urmston Leisure
centre in Manchester.
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Oct
:31st:
Collins promoted to 3rd Dan!
On Saturday 31st October 2009
Darren Collins, was promoted to
the prestigious rank of Sandan,
which is the 3rd
Dan Black belt , ( Level 3 Instructor
), in Okamido Kickboxing.
Between 2000 and 2002 Darren
competed several times as an amateur kickboxer,
and then as a professional - Winning both the
W.A.K.O. Pro
Northwest Lightweight Title
and the
W.A.K.O. Pro
English lightweight title in 2002.
It was at this point, that Darren
who had just passed his Black Belt,
decided to join the Parachute regiment, which
took him on tours of duty in Northern Ireland,
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Darren
is currently attached to 1 Para, based at R.A.F.
St Athan, in Cardiff, as a P.T.I.
and Kickboxing instructor. This enables him to
keep his skills finely tuned, as he regularly
trains at Warrington
Kickboxing Studio when he is on
leave.
Recently Darren
had a team of seven para’s all compete for
charity at an kickboxing event for ‘help
the hero’s’, which
supports injured servicemen and women, and all
of his team won!
Father of three, Darren,
aged 31 of Latchford is a former student of Padgate
High School, and is only the 5th
person to be promoted to such
a high grade at the Okami
Dojo ( Wolf Gym )
Warrington Kickboxing Studio.
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Nov
28th:
Final Amateur event of 2009!
 The
final Amateur event of 2009 was held on Saturday
28th November at
Urmston Leisure Centre, near Manchester.
Stephanie Hope ,
(pict left - delivering a knee-kick ), was one
of three Warrington
Kickboxing Studio winners.
The featherweight extended her record to three
wins from four contests at the Amateur Kickboxing
Association championships, while there were also
successes for Gary
Ball and Jon
Papworth.
Stephanie
defeated the home favourite Karrie
Hackett of Urmston via a points
decision.
Super middleweight Gary
Ball came out on top against the
former English champion Andy
Roberts, of Leigh, by first round
stoppage.
Welterweight Papworth
out-pointed Dean
Vincent from Urmston in an exciting
bout that was explosive from start to finish.
On the A.K.A.
national circuit, Warrington
Kickboxing Studio accumulated
an impressive tally of 18
wins during the 2009 season.
For
further details on the Amateur Kickboxing events
click below.
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Nov 28th:
Kickboxers in Pro. Rules action!
Warringtons former British and Commonwealth Amateur
Champion, Paige
Farrington, won her second professional
contest at the Ignite nightclub in Preston.
She defeated Natasha
Sweeney, of Manchester, over five
rounds under K-1
style Kickboxing rules.
Farrington in Action!
 Another
Warrington Kickboxer, Chris
Heath, who as an amateur won the
British, European and World Lightweight titles,
opened his professional career with a success.
He defeated Preston’s Darren
Schofield by second-round stoppage
with a shin-kick to the leg.
Warrington's Winners,
Heath & Farrington
Both kickboxers were impressive and shared congratulations
from former world boxing champion Ricky
Hatton, who was at ringside enjoying
the night’s action.
Paige with Ricky
Hatton, who was ringside!
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Press
Release
British Rankings - Updated!
The British rankings have just been updated. Take
a few minutes to browse through this. If you compete,
checkout your latest placing!
Currently W.K.S.
is one of the leading schools in the country,
and the high rankings of our members is a reflection
of the level of tuition at our school.
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June
28th:
International Pro. Kickboxing
news : 'K-1'.
YOKOHAMA ARENA - Japan, December 5, 2009
-- K-1 World Grand Prix Final Championships.
The 8 man tournament event featured...
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Three contests in one night, with the final winner
receiving fightsports' most coveted championship
belt, and a winner's purse of U.S. $400,000 -
( £ 200'000.00 ).
The 17th annual K-1 WGP Final followed the sport's
classic eight-man tournament format:
Four first-tier, Quarter
Final bouts, advancing the winners to the Semi-finals,
the winners then squaring off in the final, to
see who will be Crowned K-1's King of Kickboxing!
All bouts were contested
under K-1 Kickboxing Rules, ( 3 rounds x 3 Minutes),
with upto two possible extra rounds, should any
result be a draw.
To watch
these contests click the following.
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K-1
Kickboxing Quarter-Final # 1
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K-1
Kickboxing
Quarter-Final # 2
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K-1
Kickboxing Quarter-Final
# 3
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K-1
Kickboxing Quarter-Final
# 4
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K-1
Kickboxing Semi-Final
# 1
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K-1
Kickboxing Semi-Final
# 2
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K-1
Kickboxing Final
Match.
To read the
full report and photos and click the following
link...
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High-Kick courtesey
of FEG Inc )-----------
'K-1
Kickboxing News
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19th Dec:
Final Grading of 2009!
The final grading of the year was held on Saturday
19th December 2009.
No Senior Grades ( Brown belt or above ) were
allowed to test on this exam, with the majority
of belts passed between the Yellow and Purple
grades.
Solid basics were displayed by all, especially
by Danny Yeardsley
( Pict below ), who 'm we were pleased to see
pass his promotion to Purple
Belt.
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Further Reading:
Please
take time to view through some of our news archives
on Warrington Kickboxing
Studio and the achievements of
its members.
Also interesting is to follow individuals development,
especially on the competition circuit as they
advance through the national rankings and capture
championship belts.
Many people have joined W.K.S.
because of our reputation as being one of the
leading martial arts centres in the country, and
when you read our archives, you will see why.
Since it was established in 1994,
W.K.S.
has produced over 30
Blackbelts, and as well as coaching
several National Champions, has in recent times
had many students represent their country and
compete at International level. This has seen
Warrington
gain 2
European and 2
World Champions!.
Click below
to view....
2008
- News and Results
2007
- News and Results
- Highly Reccomended!
2006 - News and Results
2005 - News and Results
2004 - News and Results
Please feel free
take a moment to drop us an email with any questions
that you may have regarding the training at Warrington
kickboxing Studio.
Email: info@warringtonkickboxingstudio.com
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