2011 Amateur Championships - Saturday 26th November.

Are you a K-1, ( Oriental Style Rules ), Amateur Kickboxer?

If so, then A.K.A. events could be ideal for you!

We are just 3 weeks away, from the 2011 A.K.A. Amateur Kickboxing Championships Interested participants are urged to register as soon as possible.

A.K.A. Grandprix Tournament bouts are 3 rounds in duration, in the event of a draw, an extra round is required. Bouts are contested using the O.S.R. ( Oriental Style Rules ) Kickboxing format ( commonly known as K-1 Kickboxing ), under A.K.A. rules and scoring criteria.

The event is open to athletes from any style of Kickboxing, Japanese Kickboxing ( K-1 ), Thai-Kickboxing ( Muaythai ), American Kickboxing ( Full-Contact ), Chinese Kickboxing ( Sanda ), French Kickboxing ( Savate ), Burmese Kickboxing ( Bando ) as well as Full-Contact Karate styles such as SeidoKaiKan and Kyokushin.

The titles are sanctioned through the I.K.F. with Bronze, Silver and Gold medals . Division winners also have the option of an official title belt.

All are welcome to enter the A.K.A. Kickboxing Championships and test themselves under Amateur Oriental Style Rules.

Do not delay - Register today!

Details at www.aka-england.org

Thanks,

Neil.

is there a 90+kg division as well ,,thanks

how regularly are these championships?

Groundskeeperwillie :

A.K.A. RULES PAGE:

23. WEIGHT CATEGORIES:
At A.K.A. Kickboxing events, women have 5 weight divisions, from Featherweight to Middleweight. Men have 10 weight divisions, from Featherweight to Super-Heavyweight.

+ 95 Kgs : Super-Heavyweight.
95 Kgs Max: Heavyweight.

90 Kgs Max : Super-Cruiserweight.
85 Kgs Max : Cruiserweight.

80 Kgs Max : Super-Middleweight.
75 Kgs Max : Middleweight.

70 Kgs Max : Super-Welterweight.
65 Kgs Max : Welterweight

60 Kgs Max : Lightweight.
55 Kgs Max : Featherweight.

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There are currently two entries in the Super-Heavyweight Division, and approximately 3 weeks left until the event is closed to new entries.

Thanks,

Neil.

Further info at www.aka-england.org

THEFTG :

The A.K.A. holds a 'National' Tournament Championships once per year.

The I.K.F. holds a 'World' Tournament Championships once per year called the World Classic. ( see www.ikfkickboxing.com )


Thanks,

Neil.

Further info at www.aka-england.org

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.


I.K.F Amateur British Middleweight Title.
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Aaeron Tousant - Whitefield
vs
Spencer James - Birmingham

Winner : Aaeron Tousant - Whitefield



Further info at www.aka-england.org

So these are just once a year now Neil or does that mean the championships?

A few years age they were on every other month, saw a lot of fighters on the pro circuit start out here, shame they dont include those on their records though!

Good luck with it.

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



Ladies I.K.F Amateur English Lightweight Title
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Katie Hawkins - Warrington.
vs
Bethany Burgess - Altrincham.

Winner : Katie Hawkins - Warrington.

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



Ladies I.K.F Amateur English Middleweight Title
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Lisa Eden - Leigh
vs
Marie Dixon - Whitefield

Winner : Marie Dixon – Whitefield

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur English Welterweight Title
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Phil Dale - Warrington
vs
Islam Ahmed - Birmingham

Winner : Phil Dale – Warrington

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur English Super-Welterweight Title
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Ben O'Brien - Warrington
vs
Ravi Rawji - Birmingham

Winner : Ben O'Brien – Warrington

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur English Middleweight Title
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Mike Larnder - Leigh
vs
Mike Bradley - Whitefield

Winner : Mike Bradley – Whitefield

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur English Super-Middleweight Title
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Chris Burns - Leigh
vs
Craig Soye - Whitefield

Winner : Chris Burns – Leigh

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur English Super-Cruiserweight Title
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Paul Duckworth - Warrington
vs
Mark Timms - Birmingham

Winner : Paul Duckworth – Warrington

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur British Super-Welterweight Title
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Andy Harris - Warrington
vs
Barry White - Birmingham

Winner : Andy Harris – Warrington

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur British Super-Middleweight Title
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Chris Senior - Whitefield
vs
Steve Allen - Birmingham

Winner : Steve Allen – Birmingham

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur British CruiserweightTitle
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John Hughes - Whitefield
vs
Dave Halliday - Newcastle

Winner : Dave Halliday – Newcastle

Picture, from the 2010 A.K.A. Amateur Championships.



I.K.F Amateur British Super-Heavyweight ( Open Weight ) Title
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John Emanu - Warrington
vs
Huan Sordin - Manchester

Winner : John Emanu - Warrington

weazeldeazel:

Yes we switched to an annual Tournament Championships in 2010, after running a bi-monthly circuit for 6 years.

Tournaments have a more 'K-1' feel to them, as there could be two, four or eight contesting a division title with Quarter-Final bouts, Semi-Finals and then Finals. It can be a little more exciting than 'Challeng' bouts ( 1-vs-1 ).

The A.K.A. Kickboxing circuit completed 36 shows every eight weeks, without break, during its time! Some going when you think about it!

A lot of Pro's on the circuit gained or expanded their experience with the A.K.A.

As for disclosing Amateur experience, I agree it should always be shared with match makers. I also believe Inter-Club / Sparring Days should be listed as Amateur ( Amateur 'D' Class for Draw decision bouts ).

Still, this is what AX is good for. Usually you can find out background on a fighter from this forum from postings ( and pics ) of results.

I don't think many of last years A.K.A. Champions have competed Pro. Those from my school have not switched codes.

Thanks,

Neil.

thanks neil i sent you a email too but just realised you had answerd this d'oh ...
should be bringing 2 or 3 down.

Picture : Former Pro. World Champion Pele Nathan ( Altrincham ).

Draws = 'EXTRA ROUND!'

:)

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groundskeeperwillie:

Thats great! See you on the 26th November.

Neil

This event looks to be a cracker!
The end of year championships always causes a buzz!

I openly welcome everyone to join us after the event at the local Indian for some post event refuelling and relaxing.

whats the rounds and length?

D-Dangerous:

3 rounds, 2 minutes duration. 1 minute break between rounds.

If there is a draw, athletes contest an extra round.

Techniques allowed, 'K-1' / Oriental Style Rules... So...

Kicks ( including holding knee-kicks )
Boxing ( including spinning-back-fist )

Limited 'clinch-holding-defence' of 3 seconds.

Further info at www.aka-england.org.

Thanks,



Neil

Pre-Paid Registered Entries : - As At Monday 7th November.

NATHAN JOYCE.
JAMES EVANS.
PAUL DUCKWORTH.
JOE MILLER.
CHRIS HARRISON.
STEVE RIMMER.
ROB CLEWORTH.
MARK BRYNE.
MIKE EASTUP.
STE BROTHERSTON.
SEAN LLOYD.
MICHAEL BENNETT.
PETE COKER.
SIMON LYON.
ASHLEY HASSALL
NICK GRIFFITHS.
BEN O'BRIEN.
PHIL DALE.
JACK SALT.
CHARLIE BOARDMAN.
RACHEL WOLFENDEN.
KATIE MUTTOCK.
SARAH KISS.
HANNAH LYON.
HANNAH ROSE.

£25 and you get a boxing trophy at the end. Nice !

Peter Fellows:

Most amateur sports people pay to compete as the amateur game is not really a spectator sport, but a participant sport. Of course, this has event costs that need to be covered. Ringhire, Referees, Medical Team, Venue Hire, D.J. etc... all charge the same for their time, wether it is for an Amateur show with 100 spectators/participants or a Professional show with 1'000 spectators and table sponsors.

On this event, Competitors are allowed £ 5.00 per ticket sale in commision, so they only need to sell five tickets to pay for their expenses.

Is a cup half empty or half full?

What I mean by this, is that it is common practise in the Pro. Game for Promoters to only match fighters who sell tickets.

Most promoters will want a fighter on their show to sell 'X' amount of tickets, then they give back to the Pro. fighter some of his ticket sales as purse/expenses and use the rest of the money to pay for the event costs. In effect if a Pro. fighter sells 20 tickets at £25.00 = £ 500.00 and gets back in return £150.00 by way of purse and expenses, he has in effect paid £ 350.00 fee to the promoter in order to compete ( promoter pay event costs ).

I have known many Pro. fighters not get the matches they deserve, as they cannot sell the tickets / ie cannot pay the event costs. In effect a Pro. fighter who is required to sell 'X' amount of tickets to compete - is paying to compete.

Is a cup half empty or half full?

Also, if there was government sponsorship for Amateur Kickboxing, I can assure you there would be no entry fees. Unfortunately there is not, and whilst there are students out there that would like to be able to compete on a low key event, rather than at a professional level, organsing such an event is more of a support gesture than a business venture!

Food for thought, I had two students recently pay £30.00 to compete in a hell run event. No trophy, just running over a muddy / hilly forest course. How many were on this hell run? over 2'000 entries!

Not many spectators though!

:)

Neil

I have been to many of these events and they are awesome.
Well organised and the atmosphere is superb.
Can't wait for this one, it's always that bit more special when it's local !
See you there folks
The Golden Buddha

The club from WhiteField seem to be doing really well! Who is the instructor?

Farhad:

Hi Farhad,

The school from Whitefield is coached by Richard Lewis, part of Master Skens association.

The students are always very technical, and well prepared - fitness wise.

Many keep active on Inter-club / sparring days, and the A.K.A. bouts are a perfect step up from this.

I have contact details if you would like them.

Neil.

how do i put my name down for this...???? been on the website and cant find where it is to register...

Ryan Van-Tenkeren:

Hi Ryan,

Go to www.aka-england.org

On the left side of the homepage are the links to the different infomation pages.

On the side menu that says 'NEXT EVENT' there are the links...

Required Safety Equipment:
Register to compete :
Current Entries :

Please click on 'Register to compete'.

This will take you to the page that for the entry form.

Thanks,

Neil

Hi Stuart

Very glad you have enjoyed the shows in the past - We always aim to provide a great evenings entertainment.

Have you ordered your tickets yet Stuart?

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Hi neil
i think you forgot to tell people that, if they win the belt they have to pay £200 to take it home??
i understand that you have to pay entrance fee, but last year, charging people £200 was a bit silly. these belts only cost 40-60 dollers from online.

kam_boxer :

The Amateur ranks are run differently to the Professional ranks, as most people know and accept. For example...

In the Pro. code, you would not expect to pay to compete - but in fact be paid. NOT SO WITH THE AMATEURS.

In the Pro. code you would not expect to pay for your flights and accomodation expenses when competing abroad - NOT SO WITH THE AMATEURS.

This Amateur event is an open tournament, with 30 divisions possibly being contested. Due to the Amateur event having such a small budget when compared to a Professional show, it is obviously not possible to sanction 30 title belts. Even a Pro. Show could not cover that sort of costs.

Therefore this event has Medals, Gold-Silver-Bronze. Last year the association members asked if there could be an option for a Champion to purchase a title belt also - and this was arranged, as it will also be this year.

I have domestic and international organised Professional and Amateur Thai-Kickboxing events longer than a lot of people who post on AX have even trained!

On the Pro. events I have promoted some of the biggest names out there. Fighting on my shows have been the likes of Hudders, Keddle, Matthews, Brown, Roye, Cadden, Howsen, Trainor, Airlie-James, Chu, James, Jose....

Never are there negative posts made when I do a Pro. Show as people understand the game.

Yet when I organise an Amateur event, everyones a critic!

Amateur is not Professional, so do approach it like it is.

I can assure you that if I wanted to make money I would be organising a Pro. Show. It takes just as much time to do - and therefore should give the same returns, yet it absolutely does not.

So when someone 'PICKS UP' on '£££'s and thinks - Neil Holden, BAD GUY, you might want to give it some deeper consideration, because I am certainly not organising an Amateur show to make money!

However I do intend for it to cover its running costs, as any sensible promoter would, be it a Pro. or an Amateur event.

I have said it many times, if there was government sponsorship - then it would be different.

Regarding the title belts... The A.K.A. has never charged £200.00 for a Title belt. Also, the cost of manufacturing a belt, then needs additional costs added such as, custom badging, carriage, sanction fee.

Also, there are in fact some Pro. Thai-Kickboxing associations also charge for their title belts. It is a sign of the times economically, that event costs have to be trimmed where possible.

£10.00 to Spar on Interclubs in a gym with no rent, no medical team etc....

£20.00 for 'children' to compete in national championships - and their parents then have to pay to watch!!

Two things to remember...

Not many things in life are FREE!

Don't view the Amateur code, as you would the Pro. Game.

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Taken from my initial post ( check the date )

Neil Holden
Posted: 2011-11-01 08:53:47
.....The titles are sanctioned through the I.K.F. with Bronze, Silver and Gold medals . Division winners also have the option of an official title belt......

Thanks,

Neil

thank you for reply. but i have txt msg on my phone from you last year which clearly states, the winner can take home the belt but will cost £200. if you want when i find my old phone i will forward you the text which you can read your self.

Really? That is interesting, as too is your identity and the gym you represent.

Yes please text me - 07973 43 18 18.

Neil

Hmmmmm O.K. no text.

Not to worry if you cannot find it.

The actualitiy is that optional title belts are available for division champions as this is a tournament with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, as stated at the opening of the thread and on the A.K.A. website.

If a winner would like to buy one, they may, as several chose to last year, although some were more than happy with the medals which were of the highest quality.

I can tell you that seeing product costings in 'dollars online' does not always carry over to the U.K. as simply as some people strangely imagine - and I am sure there are no official I.K.F. title belts costing $40.00 - $60.00. even at www.ikfkickboxing.com

I am interested as to what you think you would charge people, to help cover the costs of an adult amateur show?

I am also interested as to what you think the costs are to cover such an event with ABSOLUTELY EVERY COST taken into account?

Neil

Cyber Bullies!

Why is it that when I am involved in organising Pro. Thai-Kickboxing shows like the recent one Dan Green and I did at the Parr Hall featuring Dean James, Craig Jose and Simon Chu in international bouts etc..... There is no negativity on ax!!!!

Then when I organise an Amateur event, people feel the need to post negative comments on the thread - for NO OTHER REASON than to dissuade people who maybe considering participating.

What suprises me, even more is that people feel so strongly that they have to go out of their way and even register a false email address, to then register a false name on ax, to then ....post a comment!!

Incredible really - and quite sad!!!

There are kickboxing formats out there that I am not a fan of. If I see a thread on Full-Contact American Kickboxing, I simply pass it by. Same too with Draw-Decision Muaythai Interclubs-sparring days. I don't even read it, and I certainly don't critic it, or those involved.

At the end of the day - it is a free world, and on the whole a lot of the different formats feed fighters into other formats, as their skill sets or confidence improves.

For example, I was speaking only yesterday with Steve Logan - an associate I have worked with for over 15 years, and probrably one of the most respected and successful Muaythai coaches in the country. He was saying he strongly felt, without a doubt, that the A.K.A. format over the years had been very successful in helping to prepare his fighters for the step up to the Pro. division.

I post this, merely as a counter balance to negative postings.

There is quite an impressive list of Pro. fighters that over the years have competed in A.K.A. bouts or even won A.K.A. titles! Yet 'trolls' and 'cyber bullies' never seem to acknowledge this - or are that ignorant to the sport that they did not know this.

Yesterday in my gym, a member was asking about getting tickets to watch Gavin Rogerson, and also about going to watch Dave Kopestake and Nathan Epps. All great fighters to watch!


Amazingly, from just one conversation alone, you have three people who have A.K.A. Amateurs experience on their resume - headlining on Pro. Muaythai events.

With that in mind - hopefully the trolls will go back in their hole, and we can leave the negative posts off line.

If you don't like me, or just don't like the A.K.A. format or how it is financed, ( as there are no negative posts when I do a Pro. show ), then pass the thread by, or contact me directly like a man!

07973-43-18-18
Neil@warringtonkickboxingstudio.com



Neil

How much are the aka title belts please?

Just_love_kickboxing!

As I have already explained, this is a tournament championships, with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

A winner of a 'GOLD MEDAL' is recognised with the title of being a 'CHAMPION', just as someone that wins a 'BELT' in a challenge bout ( 1 vs 1 ) is also recognised with the title of being a 'CHAMPION'.

There are potentially 30 divisions open, therefore it is not possible to have 30 belts due to costings. With this in mind, at least years championships A.K.A. members asked if there could be the 'option' of a title belt as well as a medal for the champions.

As organisers we arranged this for those divison Champions that asked us, and we are doing the same this year.

Why should this be a problem for someone posting on AX without their identity?

The official cost of championship title belts, ( sanction and shipping ) are listed on the website, and are pretty much inline with many other organisations ( I have santioned WAKO and ISKA in the past ).

Should we get a large amount of requests, then we will be able to negotiate discounts. With that in mind, I could not give a price on what an optional title belt would cost a gold medalist this year, until after the event and we have the numbers.

Checkout the website, www.aka-england.org

Menu options are on the left side of the page, see
"Medals and championships belts".

I am sure you will find out all of the information that you want.


Neil

neil...no way did i mean to be a cyber bully or troll as you say.
and if it sounds like i am trying to put yr show down, then i am sorry as that was not my intention.

i strongly recommend people enter your competetion as it is very good, well run. good warm up areas, excellent entrances including dj and even fit ring girls! anybody stepping up from interclub level this is highly recommended. and the show is a big improvement and class from the ones you used to put on every 2-3 months, this is alot more high class/ professional feel.

i no way meant to put you, or your show or any1 off to entering your show. i simply was saying that charging so much for a championship belt was too much, and did not agree with charging so much.

Kam_boxer,

It is the usual practise for trolls to register with a false name, or 'handle', and then post negative comments or comments to try and make a person look bad. As I could not find Kam-boxer posting on any other threads, for me this flagged you as a potential troll.

If someone has an opinion on something, they can simply contact me directly - especially if they have my mobile text message number.

I would like to say, thank you for your latest post, and at that I accept that you are not intentionally trolling.

You have posted some very complimentary comments on last years event, even saying that you felt that the 2010 Tournament Championships was better than previous A.K.A. events.

Well when you consider that the entry fee had been reduced by almost 20% from £30.00 to £25.00, a drastic cut in the working capital, and that many things these days actually cost more than they did years previous, maybe we are not doing such a bad job!

Please accept my appology,

Neil

Thanks for the reminder... Ring Girls booked!

:)

Neil

Yes the Girls are booked!
Even more incentive for the guys to win!!

i agree they are good shows i av competed in one of these a few years back and i can say they are exellent and well run

Hi Leroy

Thanks for your comments.

Which gym were you competing out of?

Leeroy:

Cheers for that!

If you are looking to step up, from Gym 'Interclub' (Sparring Days) Draw-decision bouts, yet looking for a middle ground before going Pro. on a large venue, the A.K.A. is a great testing ground.

1.
You have the opportunity to experience the pressure from the fact that there are decisions instead of automatic draw-decision ( or non-decision )contests.

2.
You compete at an actual venue, rather than just in a gym.

3.
You compete compete in a competition sized ring, instead of a floor ring or small training ring as used at most interclub ( sparring day ) events.

4.
There is an official medical and weight check, again something that can be quite worrying for a novice competitor, and the experience will lift this worry should they purse Pro. bouts at a later date.

5.
Ring entrances, Ring Girls, M.C's - all things that a novice competitor can de-sensitise to due to gaining the experience before competing Pro.


6.
There are opportunities to compete for prestigious titles, co-sanctioned by the International Kickboxing Federation ( www.ikfkickboxing.com ) one of the worlds leading authories on Thai-Kickboxing, be it in either a Grandprix Tournament format, or a straight Challenge-Match.

7.
Both competitors are fully armoured, in matching colours according to their corner.

# This may not seem like a big deal to some, but for others presentation is very important ( there is no need for amateur Thai-Kickboxing events to be portrayed below the standards aspired to, as standard, by other sports ). Checkout the many hundreds of photos from A.K.A. Amateur Kickboxing events on AX!

8.
There is an additional safety element, due to the scoring criteria - which is similar to the 'Olympic Style Rules' of Boxing - whereby should a competitor be trailing on points ( due to poor defence and taking too many hits), and he is clearly being outclassed, a contest is stopped!

# Not everyones cup of tea, just as some people do not like Amateur Olympic boxing, however there are a lot of people that the format appeals to.



So....

Last few days...


Are you an Amateur O.S.R. ( Oriental Style Rules / K-1 ) Kickboxer!



Do you regularly compete on Thai-Kickboxing Interclub-Sparring days or Amateur fight nights?

Format - Oriental Rules :
Kicks ( including holding knee-kicks )
Boxing ( including spin-back-fist )

Limited clinch-holding-defence of 3 seconds!
No Sweeps, No throws, No overhook / underhook catching of a kicking leg.

Outclass Rules in effect ( 30 points trailing = T.K.O. stoppage ).

The click www.aka-england.org

Should anyone be following this thread and be considering entering - entries close on Monday 21st.

Everyone welcome!

Neil

Had a few email enquiring wether the event will be filmed.

The event will be filmed, and the DVD's will be available approximately one week following the Championships.

Thanks,

Neil

lol same old same old on here then I see nothing changes lol

Looking forward to catching with you both Neil and Dave it's been a while ;o)

Well Lee even the perfect things in life have critics I guess!

Still the fact that many amateurs have gone on to great pro success speaks for itself.

Its going to be a great show again!

Tickets are going well too!

See you soon!

Are you going to be back fighting soon lee?

lol well put Dave ;o)

I'm sure it will be looking fwd to it and catching up with crew :o)

Entries for this event are now closed!

Thank you to all those that are supporting, and best of luck to all of those that are competing.

Looking set to be a cracking amateur event!


Neil

Entries for this event are now closed!

Thank you to all those that are supporting, and best of luck to all of those that are competing.

Looking set to be a cracking amateur event!


Neil

Previous Schoolboy champion!
Dale "TURTONATOR" Turton

Gavin "PITBULL" Rogerson former amateur champion
NOW PROFESSIONAL Champion

Former Ladies World amateur Champion
Laura Arnold

Former English Champion
Martin "TOWER" Fearnley

Former English Champion
Danny "VAN DAMME" Weir

Former English & British Champion
Tony "THE HAMMER" Parker

The match making is going very well.

We only have one entry thus far though in the 70kg division for the British title.

If there are any interested late entries that would be able to compete in this division, as there would only be two entries, it would automatically be a division final, ie Gold - Silver medal.

Please text me on 07973-43-18-18

Thanks,

Neil

As well as only one entry for the MENS 70kg MAx British Title, we only have one entry for the LADIES 70kg MAX British Title.

As stated earlier, if there are only two entries, it would automatically be a division final, ie for the Gold - Silver medals.

If anyone is interested in these matchups, please text me on 07973-43-18-18

Thanks,

Neil

I didn't know butter bean done the aka

Peter rather than being insulting why dont you see if you qualify to compete in the AKA?

Then you can show us all how completely awesome you are?

Every competitor that steps into the ring is worthy of praise and respect.

Peter Fellows:


The competitor in the Blue Armor that you are refering to, is actually a highly respected individual by many leading trainers and promoters in Thai-Kickboxing.

He recently won his Pro. debut too, by first round stoppage!

Very sad comment by you there.

Neil

Your right im sorry. Good luck with the event

If I had legs I would compete. Do you do a wheel chair event ?

Tickets available from myself or Neil

Group bookings available

OSU!

Dave

Can you ask next time you put my fighter on the thread please and not to take it on board just to post it on.
Gavin "PITBULL" Rogerson former amateur champion
NOW PROFESSIONAL Champion.

Gavin is now a professional Champion under WIGAN THAI BOXING.

Good luck with the show.Good luck to all the contestants who have entered.

Good luck to all the competitors taken part in this event and on a personal note Good luck to my lads representing the Higher Level Team David Hope, Aaron Brignano, Pete Zebedee and former British and Commenwealth Champion Ashley Glennon returning to the ring after a long lay off!! All the best boys and as I've said win lose or draw doesn't matter to aslong as you listen perform to your best ability and most of all enjoy it :) I am confident in you all! Osu!!

*taking part

Craig

Had a bad day have we?

This photo was taken when Gavin was an amateur champion and was to highlight the purpose and importance of the amateur circuit.

Gavin has gone on to achieve further success with his training at jittis in thailand and yourself - fantastic!

I NEVER said which gym or school ANY of the fighter on ANY of the pictures were from - not boosting myself/negating other at all. This only benefits the fighters themselves!

Thanks for the best wishes.
David

Roll on Saturday :)

Definately Mr Green!

I have had about 5 hours sleep in the last 5 days.

Pullouts.... we have gone from 6 referees down to three in the last 24 hours!

It's usually the competitors that cause this type of problem!

All sorted now though!

The JOYS of promoting!

Lol!

Our promotional Ring card Girls fo rthe evening

Our promotional Ring card Girls fo rthe evening

Nice tranny

Talk about last minute... the Medals have ONLY JUST arrived!

Lol!

Apparently the machine at the engravers broke down.

Life is never simple!

Still they are superb quality, large, very heavy, and look the biz.

Hope the event goes well Neil and Co,I really enjoyed the AKA events when we were taking part:

Hi Paul,

The event ran very smoothly thanks. Dave put in a lot of hard work in the weeks leading up to this ( as always ), and i think due to this we surpassed last years 2010 Tournament Championships.

You and the firecobra team are definately missed at the amateur events, ( even though your guys usually took all the wins ), and the A.K.A. events that we organised were always very popular ( cracking atmosphere on our Darlington shows ).

There were some great guys on this years show from the Newcastle area, ( from Mark Platts and also from Barry Normans ) - so the North East were still well represented.

Some results n pictures are going up today at www.aka-england.org

2011 - I.K.F. British Championship Final :
+95 Kgs : ( Open Weight ) Super-Heavyweight Division

James Cannnon - Newcastle = 80 Points - CHAMPION!
James Evans - Wirral = 40 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. British Championship Final :
95 Kgs Max : Heavyweight Division

Joe Miller - Warrington = 84 Points - CHAMPION!
Chris Harrison - Leigh = 65 Points

2011 - I.K.F. British Championship Final :
90 Kgs Max : Super-Cruiserweight Division

Paul Duckworth - Warrington = 150 Points - CHAMPION!
Leon Caush - Newcastle = 136 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. British Championship Final :
85 Kgs Max : Cruiserweight Division

Marc Brynn - Warrington = 102 Points - CHAMPION!
Andrew MacFarlane - Newcastle = 65 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. British Championship Final :
75 Kgs Max : Middleweight Division

Ben O'Brien - Warrington = 43 Points.
Simon Gould - Newcastle = 75 Points - CHAMPION!

2011 - I.K.F. British Championship Final:
70 Kgs Max : Super-Welterweight Division

Nick Griffiths - Warrington = 134 Points - CHAMPION!
Peter Coke - Leigh = 130 Points

2011 - I.K.F. British Championship Final :
65 Kgs Max : Welterweight Division

Phil Dale - Warrington = 131 Points - CHAMPION!
David Hope - Urmston = 106 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. British School-Boy Championship Final :
65 Kgs Max : Welterweight Division

Jack Salt - Warrington = 128 Points - CHAMPION!
Charlie Boardman - Leigh = 111 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. British School-Boy Championship Final :
65 Kgs Max : Welterweight Division

Jack Salt - Warrington = 128 Points - CHAMPION!
Charlie Boardman - Leigh = 111 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. English Championship Final
85 Kgs Max : Cruiserweight Division

Pete Zeberdee - Urmston = 96 Points.
Rob Cleworth - Leigh = 106 Points - CHAMPION!

2011 - I.K.F. English Championship Final :
80 Kgs Max : Super-Middleweight Division

Mike Eastup - Warrington = 44 Points.
Aaeron Brignano - Urmston = 73 Points - CHAMPION!

2011 - I.K.F. English Championship Final
75 Kgs Max : Middleweight Division

Ashley Hassall - Warrington = 115 Points - CHAMPION!
Daniel Welch - Manchester = 56 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. English Championship Final :
70 Kgs Max : Super-Welterweight Division

Simon Lyon - Warrington = 75 Points - CHAMPION!
Simon McNeill - Chester = 37 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. LADIES English Championship Final :
65 Kgs Max : Welterweight Division

Rachael Wolfenden - Warrington = 87 Points - CHAMPION!
Katie Brown - Suffolk = 36 Points.

2011 - I.K.F. LADIES English Championship Final :
60 Kgs Max : Lightweight Division

Katie Muttock - Warrington = 82 Points.
Sadie Hollins - Whitefield = 125 Points - CHAMPION!

2011 - I.K.F. LADIES English Championship Final :
55 Kgs Max : Featherweight Division

Sarah Kiss - Leigh = 114 Points - CHAMPION!
Shelly Mathias - Suffolk = 77 Points.

I would like to add a big THANKYOU to all who helped to make this show the success it was.

We CANT do it without the support of our fellow instructors and atheletes who all pull together to create something excellent.

I will also thank my good friend Neil Holden who always works tirelessly on these events too.

Mr Pearson,

It was always a pleasure having you and the awesome fire cobra team at our events - I personally loved coming to your (very well organised) AKA events too.


The AKA amateur circuit really was a great success and our new championship format is a testament to that.

Thank you all once again.

Pics to follow

OSU

Well done on the event guys,Im sure there was some exciting contests:0

There certainly was Mr Pearson!

A whole year had passed since the last A.K.A. championships - and you forget how exciting the format can be for the audience.

The crowd were roaring on several contests, as one athlete lead on the scoreboards, only to be taken over by his opponent, who then in turn pulled it back, only to then fall behind again!!

Exciting, and pretty exhausting too for the teams cornermen, whipping their race horses to the finish line - lol!

Pict from the 2011 Championships
: Jack Salt( Warrington )and Charlie Boardman ( Leigh ).

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Nick Griffiths( Warrington )delivering a knee-Kick to Pete Coke ( Leigh ).

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Paul Duckworth( Warrington )delivering a Head-Kick to Leon Caush ( Newcastle ).

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Charlie Boardman (Leigh) vs Jack Salt(Warrington)

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Charlie Boardman (Leigh) vs Jack Salt(Warrington)

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Peter Coke(Leigh) Landing a left jab to Nick Griffiths(Warrington)

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Rob Cleworth(Leigh)narrowly escaping a head kick from Pete Zeberdee(urmston)

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Rob Cleworth(Leigh)front kick to Pete Zeberdee(urmston)

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Rob Cleworth(Leigh)front kick to Pete Zeberdee(urmston)

Pict from the 2011 Championships:

Rob Cleworth(Leigh) Pete Zeberdee(urmston)

Cool pictures!

Especially Pete Zebedee's head-kick!

I have one very similar - check it!

The full results, plus action photos plus links to more photos are now ready to be viewed.

Check www.aka-england.org

Some fantastic photos on there!

Neil

Hey guys just a quick thankyou from me and the Higher Level team to both Dave, Neil and the rest of the competitors for an entertaining day / evening! there were some cracking bouts on the night and some evenly contested bouts that went down to the wire! Great performances all round!

An extra special congratulations to Aaron Brignano who won both his bouts in his first outing in the ring to become IKF Middleweight Champion not bad for a first timer and plenty more to come :)

Also a huge well done to 17 year old David hope who stepped up in class in his first time in the ring against a more experienced fighter from Warribgton to contest for the British Title as a last min replacement due to a pull out!! I had confidence in Dave to rise to the occasion and he more than did that!! A close fought contest to the last round until Dave lost his way slightly but none the less a cracking performance from both lads!!

Finally congratulations to Pete Zebedee who also entered the ring for the first time in another closely contested bout!! Very close indeed this one and IMO Pete should of took the decision but there's always a next time ;)

All in all great performances by the Higher Level crew well done boys look fwd to the next outing :)

Thanks again Dave and Neil, hope you will both be supporting me at my show in feb for some more Thai Kick action!!! will catch up with you both soon ;)

Congrats on what looked like a great tournament!!! Is this open to anyone or just fighters from England?

Biggs:

The A.K.A. Tournament Championships is 'Open' to U.K. competitors.

The World Classic Tournament Championships is 'Open' to all competitors.

Both are great I.K.F. events.

Biggs:

Details for this event are already available on

www.ikfkickboxing.com

Thanks Neil, I live close to Belfast. Is it mainland or are you including N Ireland in it? Thanks

Biggs:

The next event will be open to Northern Ireland, when we do a U.K. championships, ( this is pencilled in for 24-11-2012 ).

However, I have been asked to run a European Championships ( for the third time ), but the costings are just incredible and as for the time that would be required to be spent on the logistics.

Still you never know. I sent out a sponsorship proposal yesterday, and we will have to wait and see what they say.

Hoepefully - I will get to meet you next November, wether it is a U.K. or European Tournament Championships!

Merry Christmas and Best wishes,

Neil

Thanks Neil. Also let me know when your dvd is ready, I'll take one!!

Please contact the promoter - David Eckersley for the dvd's as my work on this show is now completed, ( I was the event co-ordinator for the A.K.A. and I.K.F. rep ).

I suggest texting David, his number is 0044-77486-612-070.

Thanks,

Neil

I would like to say thank you to David for asking me to take photos for The Leigh Dragons.
It was great to get back to the events after such a long break and yes I think that spark has re-kindled the determination to start training again.
I'm looking forward to training in 2012 and hopefully re-visiting the AKA events as part of the Leigh Dragons Team.
Awesome event guys, many many thanks

Stuart " The Golden Buddha "
Osu !