Marlon the age kids can compete as an AMATEUR Boxer is 11.

Re Baby Fight Club - THAT IS SO FAR OF THE MARK on this thread!

If they had followed Charlie Pearson around and understood that this kid has been winning Light Continuous titles but also able to transfer his skills and have the inteligence to know when he is winning and does not need to inflict uneccessary punishment on his opponents is beyond his years.

ABA / JFCC - The standing 8 count is used to protect the boxers in Amateur Boxing & KICKBOXING. The referee will not hesitate to give a boxer a count. When in a mixed rule bout there is no count and this does not allow the competitor or the referee the time to recover or asses whether this fighter is hurt or not. Irrespective in JFCC / ABA events the referee will administer a count if a head gets knocked back or boxer is being out classed. The reality is too often I see children who cant compete have to endure the punishment being dished out for a whole 3 rounds. Standing 8 count is a key safety feature!

Safety is paramount at the JFCC and I would add that our events will be the safest events in Junior Kickboxing with only one exception and that is the BLCC circuit which is great for developing ring experience and confidence. I have been around in Kickboxing for many years and my background is Full Contact. We have as a club some of if not the best juniors on the circuit who have won ISKA, WKA, IKF, Golden Belt, EFK, BLCC, ICO Titles from National to World level.

The circuit for juniors has moved on in leaps and bounds and what we wanted to do was add to what we believed was already out there. Light Continuous in the ring is a great start. But through pre fight medicals, proper fight records and intelligent matching with weight and age we can introduce Full Contact. Which can offer something extra which will ultimately protect and support the future of Full Contact in the UK & World wide. Kickboxing will NOT get tarnished by the JFCC. In fact our aim is to SHARE GOOD PRACTICE AND ENSURE SAFETY & DEVELOPMENT IN THE SPORT OF FULL CONTACT.

Our Champions have been and will always fight on the circuit and not be tied to a association. However we will only work with associations who do things the right way and can provide good officials, consistancy and no variation in the rules (no negotiating on the day), good competition (not interested in picking up titles if there is no real competition).

All our fighters are happy to accept challenges and it makes me laugh when I see people claiming there is not enough happening for kids. Well I disagree I think there is plenty but not neccessarily plenty of quality events.

However in saying that we have supported the BLCC from the start and will continue to do so. The recent ICO event was also well run like previous ISKA opens.

We debated what the correct age was to start from. After our recent event I am in no doubt what so ever there are children aged 7 to 9 who can compete safely under our rules. Some highlights will be on our web site in the next few days.

If anyone is not sure come along to the The Martial Arts Show at the NEC and see some of these kids in action and judge for yourself.

For me its the safest and most exciting developement in the sport of Kickboxing.
Competition breeds improvement. What we are intending to do is take a team to a REAL World event where children have an abundance of competition. All juniors involved in any JFCC event have my absolute assurance that we are only trying to provide the very best in competition.

Cheers