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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 29th December 2010 - Page
Down for latest news!
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JAN
30th:
---1st
Amateur Kickboxing Event of 2010.
On
Saturday 30th January 2010, Okami-Dojo
- Warrington Kickboxing
Studio had members compete on
the first
Amateur Kickboxing event of the
2010 'KUMITE
CHALLENGE' SERIES.
The 'KUMITE
CHALLENGE' series of events
are held during the year over five competitions
to establish the leading contenders for the National
Championships at the end of the year.
Potentially
at each Grandprix - Tournament, Kickboxers may
compete upto 3 times, in
---------Quarter-Final
bouts, ---
------------ Semi-Final
bouts and then ------------
----------
-Final
Bouts.
This means that over the course of the season,
during the five 'KUMITE
CHALLENGE' events,
a Kickboxer maybe able to establish themselves
as a TITLE CHALLENGER
by accumalating a competition record of upto 15
bouts!
Those Kickboxers most active, will then be put
forward at the end of the season as TITLE
CONTENDERS at the final event
of the year, the
2010 A.K.A. English Championships,
on Saturday 30th October 2010.
'KUMITE
CHALLENGE : 1' ,
was a great success , with
entries divided over three divisions from which,
Grandprix tournaments were run.
--------------------------------------Heavyweight
( Plus +90 Kgs )
--------------------------------------Middleweight
( 75 kgs MAX )
--------------------------------------Lightweight
( 65 Kgs MAX )
Winners of each contest were invited to compete
again, until there was an overall winner in each
division.
Results and pics of the winners....
Heavyweight Finalists.
Darren Bull
and
Ken Marsh
Middleweights
Finalists.
Lee
Maloney
vs
Matt Wigman
 Lightweight
Winner.
Sparring
Skills Demonstration
Red : Rachael
Wolfenden
( Okami
Dojo )
with
Black : Cath Stroud ( Tatsu Dojo)
Red : Paige Farrington (
Okami Dojo )
with
Black : Hayley O'neil ( Tatsu Dojo )
( Pict : Paige with Hayley ).
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FEB 7th:
-Champion Graham
Sayer in 'M.M.A.' Action!
 On
Sunday 7th February 2010 Warrington
Kickboxer, Graham
Sayer, competed at the Combat
Sports Open Trials. This was the first of four
M.M.A.
events which are scheduled to be held during 2010
by the British Association
of Mixed Martial Arts, with the
B.A.M.M.A.
Championship finals to be contested in November
for those competitors with the highest rankings.
Mixed martial arts, more commonly known as ‘M.M.A.’,
mixes the martial art methods of the four
Olympic combat sports into one 'singular system'.
Here you see the explosive kicking
techniques from Taekwondo, combined with the knockout
punching skills of Boxing.
This is then further ‘mixed’ with
the grappling and groundwork drills from Wrestling
as well as the throws and submission holds from
Judo.
M.M.A.
athletes have to be skilled in all ranges, competing
on their feet or from the floor.
(Pict Below -
--I.K.F. World Kickboxing
Champion
Sayer in Okami Dojo M.M.A. Uniform.)
Sayer,
a former undefeated
World Amateur Kickboxing Champion at Middleweight
and Super-Middleweight and the
2005 Warrington
Sport Personality of the year,
competed twice at the Combat Sports M.M.A.
event, which was held at Hereford sport s centre.
His first contest, against the experienced Ruben
Albert of Wolverhampton, was a
ground war from the opening bell. Both competitors
showed impressive grappling skills and submission
attempts, yet with neither gaining total domination
of the other, the contest went the distance and
both players were awarded a DRAW.
The result of the first contest was huge confidence
boost for Sayer,
who was admittedly suffering a little from ring
rust following his two and a half year break from
competition.
Graham’s
second Mixed-Martial-Arts
match was against Paul
Young of Wiltshire, who’s
chosen tactics were to 'Stand-and-bang'. This
range obviously suited Sayer,
who simply went through the gears, utilising his
kickboxing striking, and winning by T.K.O.
in just under sixty seconds!
Sayer,
undefeated in his first two mixed-martial-arts
contests, now progresses to the 2nd round of the
Combat Sports Open
Trials which will be held on the
8th May.
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FEB
24th:
International Kbx News - February
Updates!
The 'K-1'
style of Kickboxing
is the premiership of the Ring-Sports with regards
to Martial Arts, with all of the worlds elite
Kickboxers part of the International circuit.
 Throughout
the year elimination bouts are contested in One
to One 'Challenge'
matches.
Eventually the final 16 'Best of the Best ' compete
for rights to be placed into the 'FINAL
8' kickboxers who are then ranked
amongst the best in the world.
The 'FINAL 8'
then all enter the K-1
World GRANDPRIX FINALS, an 8 man
tournament, consisting of Quarter-Final, Semi-Final
and for the last two remaining Grand-Final.
The World Grandprix Champion will have to defeat
3
opponents in one single event to be crowned K-1
World Grandprix Champion, a title
that comes with a $400'000.00
winners purse!
Click the following
link for the latest updates to the K-1 Circuit,
featuring event reports and action photos! ---
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'K-1'
Kickboxing News
Click the following
link for the free video footage of action from
the
K-1 Circuit.
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'K-1'
Videos
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FEB 27th:
Grading: Sayer promoted to Sandan - 3rd Dan
On Saturday 27th
February
members of Warrington Kickboxing Studio were entered
into the first Belt exams of 2010.
Grades tested were Yellow belt through to Purple
belt, with Mark
Byrne passing into the Studio's
senior ranks when he passed his Brown
Belt.
Graham Sayer,
was promoted to the grade of Sandan,
which is the Level
3,
( or 3rd Dan ) Black
Belt.
Sayer, a former student of Sir
Thomas Botler High School, is only the sixth person
to be promoted to such a high level at the Okami
Dojo, ( Wolf Gym
), since Warrington
Kickboxing Studio was established
over 16 years ago in 1994.
PICTURED ABOVE : GRAHAM WITH HIS
I.K.F. WORLD TITLE BELT AND 3rd DAN
CERTIFICATE.
 Graham
started training in 2000, and
passed his 1st Dan Black Belt
in February 2004.
At this time Graham had also started competing
in the sport of Amateur Kickboxing in which he
remains undefeated!
During his time in the ring Sayer
captured the English,
British,
Commonwealth,
European and World
Titles, making several successful
title defences. An achievement that also saw him
crowned the 2005
Warrington
Sports Personality of the year.
PICTURED ABOVE : SAYER vs SINGH
THE PARR HALL, SEPT 2007.
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GRAHAM
SAYER - CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
March -------2004
---Wins
Counties Title:-
-------- --Opp :
-Martin Towey ( Wigan )
May ----------2004
--Wins
English Title
:---- ---------Opp:
--Keiron Kelly (
Birmingham)
November - 2004
--Defends
English Title
: --------Opp: --Adeep
Khan ( Birmingham )
January ----2005
---Defends
English Title
: --------Opp: -James
Cahill ( Halifax )
February ---2005
---Defends
English Title
: --------Opp: --Haq
Hussein ( Leeds )
May ----------2005
---Defends
English Title
: -------Opp: -Chris
Edwards ( Wigan )
September 2005 ---Wins
British & C.Wealth
Title:--
Opp : -Ben Dukes
( Leeds )
----------------------------Dukes
was the defending British Champion.
November -2005 ---Wins
European Title
:------------- Opp
: -Arthur Boerjan
( Holland )
---------------------------Boerjan
was Dutch Champion
July ---------2006----Wins
World Middle Wgt Title : Opp :
Ibrahim Bulduk ( Turkey )
---------------------------Bulduk
was the winner of the Kings Cup, Amateur Muaythai
September 2006 --Defends
World M.W. Title :-------
Opp : Guven Zencir ( Turkey )
---------------------------Voluntary
Title Defence - Zencir was Turkish Champion.
November --2006
-Defends
World M.W. Title : --Opp
: Daz Langthorne ( England )
--------------------------Voluntary
Title defence - Langthorne the British Champion
March --------2007-Defends
M.W. World Title :----------Opp
: Guven Zencir ( Turkey )
--------------------------Mandatory
Title Defence as Zencir now European Champion
--------------------------Note
: This was a Rematch.
September -2007 Defends
M.W. World Title : ---------Opp
: Rajeet Singh ( India )
--------------------------Mandatory
Title Defence - Singh Indian Champion
--------------------------Note
: Double Title Bout.
This was a Middleweight Title
-------------------------
Defence and also for The
I.K.F. World Super-Middleweight
-------------------------
Title.
-------------------------
The U.K.'s most
succesful Amateur Kickboxer ( undefeated
) ----------------------
--- with
-------------------------
A total of 8
succesfull Title Defences!
-------------------------
Of which...
4 were World Middleweight
Title Defences!
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Plus
-------------------------
Capturing a 2nd
World Title, at Super-Middleweight!
Graham, now 30, has recently taken
on the challenge of Amateur M.M.A.,
( Mixed-Martial-Arts
), competition. This new combat sport requires
the highest level of martial arts skills by its
participants, as Kickboxers,
Wrestlers, Ju-jitsu, Judo and Karate players are
matched under a special mixed rule format that
not only allows kicks and punches, but grappling,
throws, groundwork and submission holds.
PICTURED ABOVE : SAYER
THE NEW I.K.F. WORLD CHAMPION
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MAR
13th:
---2nd
Amateur Kickboxing Event of 2010.
Registration
has just opened as it is now just 4
weeks until the second
Amateur Kickboxing event of the
2010
'KUMITE CHALLENGE' SERIES.
Those people considering competing need to speak
to a trainer about any additional training that
they may need to enable them to perform at the
best of their abilities.
Wether this needs to be free-sparring practise,
( to sharpen up on ringcraft skills), stamina
work, ( to boost fitness levels) , or conditioning
traininig, ( to lose some excess kilograms), and
make a specific weight class.
Register as soon as possible, to avoid dissapointment
as there are limited bouts on this event.
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Press Release
British Rankings - Am. M.M.A.
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Graham Sayer
recently competed in the first leg of the 2010
B.A.M.M.A.
Mixed-Martial-Arts
British Championships. His performance
has seen him now ranked at #2
in the national rankings.
Graham
will next be in M.M.A.
action at the second leg of the British Championships
on Sunday 9th May,
in Hereford. He will be joined by four others
from the Okami Dojo
- Wolf Gym. These are Brown Belt
Andy Harris
who will compete alongside Graham
in the Welterweight division, Brown Belt Tristen
Wright who will compete in the
Middleweight division. Advanced Brown Belt Wayne
Stanley and Black Belt John
Emanu will also be competing in
the Light-Heavyweight division.
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MAR
27th:
International Kbx News - MARCH
Updates!
The 'K-1'
style of Kickboxing
is the premiership of the Ring-Sports with regards
to Martial Arts, with all of the worlds elite
Kickboxers part of the International circuit.
Throughout the year elimination bouts are contested
in One to One 'Challenge'
matches.
Eventually the final 16 'Best of the Best ' compete
for rights to be placed into the 'FINAL
8' kickboxers who are then ranked
amongst the best in the world.
The 'FINAL 8'
then all enter the K-1
World GRANDPRIX FINALS, an 8 man
tournament, consisting of Quarter-Final, Semi-Final
and for the last two remaining Grand-Final.
The World Grandprix Champion will have to defeat
3
opponents in one single event to be crowned K-1
World Grandprix Champion, a title
that comes with a $400'000.00
winners purse!
Click the following
link for the latest updates to the K-1 Circuit,
featuring event reports and action photos! ---
---------------------------------------
'K-1'
Kickboxing News
Click the following
link for the free video footage of action from
the
K-1 Circuit.
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'K-1'
Videos
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APR 10th:
--Results
2nd Am. Kickboxing Event of 2010.
On Saturday 10th April 2010, Okami-Dojo
- Warrington Kickboxing
Studio promoted the second Amateur
Kickboxing event of the 2010
'KUMITE CHALLENGE'
SERIES.
This was organised to give Novice Kickboxers valuable
ring-sport experience and for those interested
in becoming a future Champion, valuable preparation
in the build up to the
2010 A.K.A. English
Tournament Championships
which will be held at the end
of the year for the leading contender in each
weight division.
 This
was a very busy event, and actually featured 'FIVE'
Grandprix Tournaments.
Three for men, at -75kgs, -85kgs and +85Kgs.
For the ladies the divisions were -70 Kgs and
+ 70 Kgs.
The mens Middleweight ( 75kgs
Max ) tournament was won by
Mark Platts from Newcastle,
who was the first competitor to beat three opponents
during one event, (Grandprix format), when he
defeated Phil Dale
in the Quarter-finals 57
- 16,and
then defeated Ben
Hope in the Quarter-finals via
points decision 91
to 47.
In the Middleweght Tournament Final, Platts
faced Jamie Wood,
who gave a very good account of himself taking
his experienced opponent the full three rounds
distance, with Platts
winning the final 113
points to 83.
 During
the mens Cruiserweight ( 85kgs
Max ) tournament, Warrington
Kickboxer, Dave
Corless-Smith, was very impressive
defeating James
Hodgkins by T.K.O. in the Quarter-final
contests.
Mr Corless-Smith
then defeated Karl
Schon on points 72
- 65
in the Semi-finals.
In the finals he beat Chris
Burns from Leigh
by T.K.O. stoppage in the first round.
The mens Heavyweight tournament
was won by John
Emanu when he defeated Martin
Rylands by T.K.O.
Martin
had picked up some battle damage in an earlier
match and was carrying a bruised thigh going into
the final. Emanu
was quick to capitalise on this, landing several
accurate shin-kicks early in the opening round
that secured an early
victory.
---
The ladies Lightweight tournament
saw Warrington Kickboxer, Katie
Hawkins, matched against Hayley
O’Neil of Leigh.
Both ladies had particularly tough semi-contest
bouts that had taken a lot out of them. Their
Ladies Lightweight final was
a real test of spirit as neither girl wanted to
give ground to the other and the scores were level
pegging throughout. After three very close rounds
the Lightweight final was decided
on points, with Hayley
O’Neill just edging the
decision 130
points to 127.
The Middleweight final was
contested between Emma
Elliot from Warrington
and Cath Stroud
of Leigh.
This was an exciting matchup, as both ladies had
mixed in good company in their earlier contests
and it was obvious that a deciding factor was
going to be decided on how much gas both players
had left in their tank.
Stroud showed incredible fitness
that enabled her to win by the 'Outclass'
rule, when her points score extended a lead ofmore
than 30 points.
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Future Events :
-Paige
Farrington - Next in Action...
Former British & Commonwealth
Amateur Champion -
Paige 'The Diamond'
Farrington,
is next scheduled to compete under Oriental
( K-1 ) style Rules at the Tower
Ballroom in Birmingham
on Sunday 25th April
2010.
Paige is
lined up to face Emma
Goodwin of Storm Gym, London who
is curently ranked number 6 in
the British rankings by the Internatonal
Kickboxing Federation.
There are limited
tickets available for this show , so should you
wish to support this event please inform an instructor
as soon as possible to reserve your tickets.
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APR 24th:
Grading Success: Two Senior Grades Passed
On Saturday 24th 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, which lasted most of the day was headlined
with two of our members, Martin
Rylands ( Pictured top row, second
from Left ) and Ben
Dale ( Pictured top row, third
from left ) advancing into the 'Senior'
ranks at the Okami
Dojo when they passed their 'BROWN'
belt exam.
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APR 25th:
Paige 'The Diamond'
Farrington Wins Again!!!
Warrington Kickboxer, Paige
' The Diamond ' Farrington,
won her third professional kickboxing contest
at the weekend. Competing under 'K-1
Kickboxing' rules, which allows
kicks, punches and knees.
Paige
faced Emma Goodwin
of Storm gym, who is currently #6
in the British rankings.
Pict Above : Paige
lands the Shin-Kick.
The bout was held at the Tower Ballroom, in Birmingham
and a sold out audience saw the two ladies in
several explosive exchanges during the match.
The opening round saw Goodwin
looking for an early finish, utilising power punching,
and although under pressure Farrington
kept her cool and looked to control her opponent
at range with a stiff jab.
Pict Above : Paige
lands the
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Front Kick to the face.
The second round saw Paige
increase the pace and she started to hurt
Emma with shin-kicks to
the thigh and to the body.
Goodwin
looked to close Paige
down, but each time she managed to break the kicking
range, the Warrington fighter punished her on
the inside with knee-kicks to the ribs.
Round three and the gallant Goodwin
tried to rally once again, but Paige
was simply too fast, too powerful
and too fit, dominating her throughout. At the
start of the fourth round, Paige's
hand was raised as Goodwin
did not rise from her corner. The result was a
round three T.K.O. win for the
lady from the Wolf-Gym
Okami-Dojo!
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APR
27th:
International Kbx News - APRIL
Updates!
The 'K-1'
style of Kickboxing
is the premiership of the Ring-Sports with regards
to Martial Arts, with all of the worlds elite
Kickboxers part of the International circuit.
Throughout the year elimination bouts are contested
in One to One 'Challenge'
matches.
Eventually the final 16 'Best of the Best ' compete
for rights to be placed into the 'FINAL
8' kickboxers who are then ranked
amongst the best in the world.
The 'FINAL 8'
then all enter the K-1
World GRANDPRIX FINALS, an 8 man
tournament, consisting of Quarter-Final, Semi-Final
and for the last two remaining Grand-Final.
The World Grandprix Champion will have to defeat
3
opponents in one single event to be crowned K-1
World Grandprix Champion, a title
that comes with a $400'000.00
winners purse!
Click the following
link for the latest updates to the K-1 Circuit,
featuring event reports and action photos! ---
---------------------------------------
'K-1'
Kickboxing News
Click the following
link for the free video footage of action from
the
K-1 Circuit.
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'K-1'
Videos
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May 16th
-Amateur M.M.A.
British Rankings.
On the 9th May Okami-Dojo
Wolf-Gym had a team compete in
the second leg of the
2010 B.A.M.M.A.
Amateur Mixed-Martial-Arts
British Championships.
The team, ( as seen
on the above photo pictured from left to right
), was made up of
John Emanu ( Light-Heavyweight
), Wayne Stanley
( Middleweight ),
Graham Sayer
( Welterweight ),
Andy Harris ( Lightweight ),
and
Tristen Wright
( Middleweight ).
So far during the 2010 season, the team has had
a total of twelve
bouts, which has seen each of them placed in the
following British Rankings.
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JUN 5th:
--Results
3rd Am. Kickboxing Event of 2010.
On Saturday 5th June 2010, Okami-Dojo
- Warrington Kickboxing
Studio had members compete on
the third Amateur Kickboxing event of the '2010
'KUMITE CHALLENGE'
SERIES.
This was organised to give Novice Kickboxers valuable
ring-sport experience and for those interested
in becoming a future Champion, preparation in
the build up to the
2010 A.K.A. English Tournament Championships
which will held at the end of the year.
The 'KUMITE 3'
event featured a Middleweight
Grandprix Tournament and several
single-bout 'challenge matches'.
The Grandprix tournament was won by Warrington's
Jamie Wood.
( Pic: In Red, Tournament
Winner Jamie Wood and finalist Dave Horrocks ).
.
Warrington's only lady Kickboxer competing at
this event, Hanna
Rose was very unlucky in her debut
bout, and although she lost on points to Kelly
Warrington of Leigh ( Tatsu
Dojo ), she showed great potential for
the future!
Other Warrington Kickboxers also competing at
the event in challenge matches were Steve
Rimmer ( Cruiserweight ), Dave
Fitzpatrick ( Cruiserweight ),
Tony Benyam
( Cruiserweight ) and Matt
Cooper ( Middleweight ).
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JUN
7th:
International Kickboxing News
- JUNE Updates!
The 'K-1'
style of Kickboxing
is the premiership of the Ring-Sports with regards
to Martial Arts, with all of the worlds elite
Kickboxers part of the International circuit.
Throughout the year elimination
bouts are contested in One to One 'Challenge'
matches.
Eventually the final 16 'Best of the Best ' compete
for rights to be placed into the 'FINAL
8' kickboxers who are then ranked
amongst the best in the world.
The 'FINAL 8'
then all enter the K-1
World GRANDPRIX FINALS, an 8 man
tournament, consisting of Quarter-Final, Semi-Final
and for the last two remaining Grand-Final.
The World Grandprix Champion will have to defeat
3
opponents in one single event to be crowned K-1
World Grandprix Champion, a title
that comes with a $400'000.00
winners purse!
Click the following
link for the latest updates to the K-1 Circuit,
featuring event reports and action photos! ---
---------------------------------------
'K-1'
Kickboxing News
Click the following
link for the free video footage of action from
the
K-1 Circuit.
-------------------------------------------------
'K-1'
Videos
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Jun
:26th:
Papworth passes Black Belt!
On Saturday
26th June 2010 Penketh High school
teacher, John Papworth,
( aged 30 ) , became the 40th
person to pass the Okami-do
( Wolf-style ) Kickboxing Shodan
belt grading test.
During the four hour examination John
had to complete several modules including sprint
running over three kilometers, basic weight training
skills, teaching skills, first aid skills, spectacular
demonstration kicks, and board breaking.
 For
the tamishiwari ( board breaking ) test John
had to break boards with his fists, elbows, knees,
shins and also with open palm ( knife hand ) strikes.
To complete the exam, he then had to free-spar
for fifteen minutes over five rounds, under Muaythai
style Kickboxing rules, ( allowing kicks, punches
knees and elbow techniques) .
John has been training almost
two and a half years at the dojo, during which
time he has also competed twice, winning both
of his contests.
( Pict : John using
a finishing technique, 'Drop-Knee' to the chest
)
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JUL 24th:
--Results
4th Am. Kickboxing Event of 2010.
On Saturday 24th JULY 2010, Okami-Dojo
- Warrington Kickboxing
Studio
had members compete on the fourth
Amateur Kickboxing event of the
2010
'KUMITE CHALLENGE'
SERIES.
The 'KUMITE
CHALLENGE' series of events
are held during the year over five competitions
to establish the leading contenders in each weight
division.
Potentially at each Grandprix - Tournament, Kickboxers
may compete upto
3 times, in
Quarter-Final bouts, Semi-Final
bouts and then Final Bouts.
This means that over the course of the season,
during the five 'KUMITE
CHALLENGE' events,
a Kickboxer maybe able to establish themselves
as a TITLE CHALLENGER
by accumulating a competition record of upto 15
bouts!
Those Kickboxers most active, are then put forward
at the end of the season
as TITLE CONTENDERS
for the final event of the year, the
2010 A.K.A. English Championships,
on Saturday 30th October 2010.
'KUMITE
CHALLENGE : 4'
, was a great success
and featured three
Grandprix Tournaments, at Super-Lightweight (
-70kgs
), Super-Middleweight ( -80kgs ) and
Heavyweight, ( + 90kgs ).
Enteries were from Warrington, Widnes, Runcorn,
Leigh, Atherton, Wigan, Northwich, Altrincham
and Knutsford.
After four events
of the 'KUMITE
CHALLENGE' series, we are
please to see several Warrington
Kickboxers who are beginning to
stand out as potential contenders for Championship
Titles at the the end of the year.
---
Super-Lightweight
Finalists.
Phil
Dale ( Warrington )
vs
Liam Magner ( Leigh )
---
Super-Middleweight
Finalists.
Jamie
Wood ( Warrington )
vs
Chris Burns ( Leigh )
---
Heavyweights Finalists.
John
Emanu ( Warrington )
vs
Chris Harrison ( Leigh )
There were also
additional matches as well as the Grandprix Tournament
bouts. These featured the following Warrington
Kickboxers......
Anne Thornburn,
Hannah Rose,
Karl Schon,
Ian Tatley
and Paul Leatherbarrow.
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AUG 21st:
Harris Passes Black Belt!
On Saturday 21st August 2010
R.S.P.C.A. Inspector, Andy
Harris, aged 30, became the 41st
person to pass the Okami-do ( Wolf-style ) Kickboxing
black belt grading.
During the four hour examination Andy
had to complete several modules
including sprint running, ( over three kilometers
), show various weight training exercises, demonstrate
basic coaching skills, first aid methods, perform
spectacular kicks, and explosive board breaking.
( Pict : Andy with Belt, Certificate and Samurai
Trophy )
For the tamishiwari, ( breaking test ), Harris
broke ten boards with ten different techniques
including open palm strikes, with his final break
being a shin kick through three one inch boards!
To complete the promotion, Andy
then had to free-spar for five rounds, each of
three minutes duration, allowing full-contact
kicks, punches knees and elbow techniques. The
opponent selected to test his fighting spirit
and put him through his paces was Warrington's
2006 Amateur World
Lightweight Champion Chris
Heath.
Harris
has been training over three and a half years
at the dojo, during which time he has also competed
a total of five times. He is unbeaten
in two Amateur M.M.A.
( Mixed-Martial-Arts
) contests and has a record of two wins, with
only one defeat, in the sport of Amateur
Kickboxing.
Warrington Kickboxing
Studio also saw four of its rising
stars promoted to the senior rank of Brown belt.
These were Phil Dale, Jamie
Wood, Mike Eastup and
Paul Duckworth.
All five members are aiming for Gold at the upcoming
2010 A.K.A. Amateur
Kickboxing Championships which
will be held on the 30th
October.
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SEP 25th:
-Results
5th Am. Kickboxing Event of 2010.
On Saturday 25th September 2010,
Okami-Dojo
- Warrington Kickboxing
Studio had members compete on
the fifth Amateur Kickboxing event of the '2010
'KUMITE CHALLENGE'
SERIES.
This was organised to give Novice Kickboxers valuable
ring-sport experience and for those interested
in becoming a future Champion, preparation in
the build up to the
2010 A.K.A. English Tournament Championships
which will held at the end of the year.
The 'KUMITE
5' event featured a Heaveweight
Grandprix Tournament and several
single-bout 'challenge matches'.
The Grandprix tournament was won by Warrington's
John Emanu.
( Pic: On Left,
Tournament Winner John Emanu and finalist Paul
King ).
Other Warrington Kickboxers also
competing at the event in 'Challenge
matches' were.....
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Dave Corless-Smith
( Cruiserweight ), Ste
Brotherston
( Super-Middleweight ), Lee
Maloney ( Super-Middleweight ),
Matt Jones
( Heavyweight ), Jamie
Wood ( Super-Welterweight ), Nick
Griffiths
( Middleweight ), Phil
Dale ( Welterweight ), Katie
Hawkins ( Welterweight ), Vicky
Critchley( Lightweight ).
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OCT
16th:
Paul Quayle promoted to 2nd Dan Black Belt!
On
Saturday 16th October 2010 Warrington Kickboxer,
Paul Quayle, was promoted to
the grade of
' Nidan ',
which is the Instructor
grade level 2, ( or 2nd
Dan ), Black Belt.
Quayle,
a former student of Lymm High school has been
training at Warrington Kickboxing Studio for seven
and a half years.
During
this time the 26 year old has successfully competed
in the sport of A.K.A. Amateur Kickboxing, eventually
winning the British
Cruiserweight title and the
Inter-Continental
belt.
The Inter-Continental
belt was a ring-career outstanding achievement
as this title is only one step below World Champion,
( Championships follow the system of British,
Commonwealth, European, Inter-Continental
and then ' World ' Champion ).
( Pict P.Q. on his
way to winning the I.K.F. British Cruiserweight
Title ).
P.Q.
, as he is affectionately known by his friends,
no longer competes, but is a very active at the
studio, always willing to help coach the beginners
at to the school, and regularly officiates as
a referee or judge at competitions.
When Paul is not in the dojo,
many members see him out locally on the beat where
he pursues his second passion, helping the community,
as a special constable
for the Cheshire
constabulary.
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SEP 25th:-Results
2010 National Championships!
On Saturday 30th
October Warrington Kickboxing
Studio had outstanding results at the 2010
Amateur Kickboxing Championships,
held at Lowton Civic Hall in Leigh.
Despite our members being very active on the
circuit, the last time a championship belt was
actually brought back to Warrington, was over
three years ago, in September 2007!
During the 2010 season our members have worked
incredibly hard throughout, competing regularly
on the
Kumite Challenge
events
to give themselves the very best preperation possible.
Those following the Okami-Dojo
training program were rewarded as the Warrington
Kickboxers simply wiped out their opposition in
the finals to have not one, but six
members crowned Champion in their
respective divisions!
Brown belt members Katie
Hawkins, Phil Dale,
Ben O’Brien
and Paul Duckworth captured the
English Amateur Championships at Lightweight,
Welterweight, Super-Welterweight and Super-Cruiserweight.
Then in the headline bouts, black belts Andy
Harris and John
Emanu, secured the British Super-Welterweight
and British Super-Heavyweight ( Open-Weight )
Amateur titles between them.
Also on this event, Warrington Kickboxers Jamie
Wood and Ste Brotherston
gained Bronze Medals for their bouts in the tournament
elimination rounds.
Pics of Champions wearing their I.K.F. Belts.
Ladies I.K.F Amateur
English Lightweight Title
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Katie Hawkins - Warrington.
vs
Bethany Burgess - Altrincham.
Winner & -2010
Champion : Katie
Katie
Katie Hawkins - Warrington.
I.K.F Amateur English
Welterweight Title
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Phil Dale - Warrington
vs
Islam Ahmed - Birmingham
Winner & -2010
Champion :
Phil Dale - Warrington
I.K.F Amateur English
Super-Welterweight Title
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Ben O'Brien - Warrington
vs
Ravi Rawji - Birmingham
Winner & -2010
Champion :
Ben O'Brien - Warrington
I.K.F Amateur English
Super-Cruiserweight Title
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Paul Duckworth - Warrington
vs
Mark Timms - Birmingham
Winner & -2010
Champion :
Paul Duckworth - Warrington
I.K.F Amateur British
Super-Welterweight Title
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Andy Harris - Warrington
vs
Barry White - Birmingham
Winner & -2010
Champion :
Andy Harris - Warrington
I.K.F Amateur British
Super-Heavyweight ( Open Weight )
Title
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John Emanu - Warrington
vs
Huan Sordin - Manchester
Winner & -2010
Champion :
John Emanu - Warrington
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Nov 27th :
Seminar & Test with Grand Master Azuma!
 Grand
Master Azuma,
8th Dan, is the founder
of Kudo.
This is a Japanese Mixed-Martial-Arts system (
M.M.A. ) that combines Modified Kickboxing
with Modified Judo
( Hence Kudo
).
Kudo
Training Link Click
Here
Grand Master Azuma,
who as a fighter himself in 1977 won the prestigious
All Japan Kyokushin
championship, held a seminar and
belt test on Saturday
27th November 2010.
Okami-Dojo Warrington
Kickboxing Studio had several
members attend. The following were promoted to
Advanced-Brown belt and may test for their Black
Belts in one years time when Grand
Master Azuma will next be in England
for a Manchester Seminar.
 Promoted
to Advanced-Brown Belt in Kudo
were Malcolm Mellor, Rob Lightburn, Paul
Burrows, Martin Sweeney and Paul
Quayle.
Wayne Stanley
and Andy Harris
both pictured with Jukucho
(Grand Master) Azuma
passed their Kudo
1st Dan Black Belts.
Should any members from the studio's Kickboxing
sessions also be interested in learning Kudo
Mixed-Martial-Arts ( M.M.A.
) system and attending the seminar then please
speak to an instructor. Training under a Japanese
Grand Master is truly an experience
to remember!
Kudo
Training at Okami-Dojo
Wolf-Gym Click
Here
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DEC
11th:
International News - DECEMBER Updates!
The 'K-1'
style of Kickboxing
is the premiership of the Ring-Sports with regards
to Martial Arts, with all of the worlds elite
Kickboxers part of the International circuit.
Throughout the year elimination
bouts are contested in One to One 'Challenge'
matches.
Eventually the final 16 'Best of the Best ' compete
for rights to be placed into the 'FINAL
8' kickboxers who are then ranked
amongst the best in the world.
The 'FINAL 8'
then all enter the K-1
World GRANDPRIX FINALS, an 8 man
tournament, consisting of Quarter-Final, Semi-Final
and for the last two remaining Grand-Final.
 The
World Grandprix Champion will have to defeat 3
opponents in one single event to be crowned K-1
World Grandprix Champion, a title
that comes with a $400'000.00
winners purse as well as the prestigious white
leather and gold belt of a World Champion!
Click the following
link for the latest updates to the K-1 Circuit,
featuring event reports and action photos! ---
--------------- 'K-1'
Kickboxing News
Click the following
link for the free video footage of action from
the
K-1 Circuit.
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'K-1'
Videos
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Dec 18th :
Final Belt Grading Assesments of 2010!
The final grading of the year was held on Saturday
18th December 2010.
No Senior Grades ( Brown belt or
above ) were allowed to test on this exam, with
the majority of the assesments passed between
the Yellow and the Purple grades.
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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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RANKINGS
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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 40
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....
2009
- News and Results
2008 - News and Results
2007
- News and Results
- Highly Recomended!
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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