Category: Kickboxing

Afternoon training event and grading 16th August

Steve is in Talks with Mike Rowling, from South West Kickboxing about the return of the 2 clubs meeting up for a joint training and grading day. More details are to follow but here’s a little back ground into the clubs events.

Both 4th Dan Steve Lilley and 2nd Dan Mike Rowling both trained together under 9th Dan Master Gary Harrison, for a number of years before leaving his organisation and both the South West Kickboxing Academy and Martial Arts and South West Kickboxing were formed in the years from 2008. Both clubs have met and run joint sessions in the past in Tavistock, but this year the plan is to get back into hosting a joint session and this time visiting the home of South West Kickboxing Bridport way.

Steve is really excited about going up to visit South West Kickboxing and looking forward to seeing what Mike has built. We have been talking for a few years about making it a more regular session and alternating venues, which is something we will be discussing going forwards.

More details to follow.

May Student of the Month

May Student of the Month

Congratulations to Josh Pollard on winning March’s Student of the Month.

 

Josh is new to Kickboxing and only been training a few weeks. Josh’s commitment to training and trying to learn and pick up the art has impressed head coach Steve a lot. Where hoping Josh progresses on to achieve great things like his older brother Nathan.

Sparring Day in Ispwich

Ispwich 12th July

We have been invited to a 12-5pm sparring day up in Ispwich by another MAAS club. It’s a mixed junior and adult day. You don’t have to spar all day. But could be a great day organised by Andy Thompson of the Apollo club in Ispwich.

I’m currently considering going up for the event if anyone is interested.

21st June MAAS Fight day

 

Steve and Andy will be attending the MAAS fight day in Surrey on the 21st June. Both will be progressing their fight careers toward title fights. Steve will also be progressing his blossoming Judging and refereeing career.

Steve will also be involved with the evening show and will possibly stepping in the ring during the evening show as a stand in if any fighters drop out on the day.

March Student of the Month

Congratulations to Nathen Pollard on winning March’s Student of the Month. There was no April Student of the month due to us only having 2 sessions. Nathen has returned to kickboxing after a break and has shown great commitment and improvements in his training. You need to watch out when training with Nathen as he can now even kick my head height.

Steve Lilley’s BKBU Progress

Head coach 4th Dan Steve Lilley continues his progress towards becoming the BKBU heavy weight Semi-Contact champion. The SWKA are also in talks with Plymouth Judo club about running a Martial Arts day at Tavistock college, as a chance for people to come and try different arts and show case their skills.

Linked this we are also considering having some exhibition bouts based around one art or different arts showing their weaknesses and strengths which will be great fun. If you’d like to be a part of this let me know. There’s also talk of it being a charity event and we may have some well know National Martial Artists attend if we’re lucky.

MAAS Fight day, MAAS gathering

On Saturday 29th November Steve and Cameron both travelled to the MAAS championships at the Guildford Spectrum, as usual Steve helped with refereeing and judging at this national day event. Cameron entered the hollow square for the first time against another novice from White lotus Martial Arts in Gloucester. Cameron put on a fantastic performance looking like a natural with years of ring experience, with the way he controlled his opponent, resulting in a very comfortable and unanimous win. Head coach Steve Lilley said” Cameron’s fright was one of the best bouts on the day and one of the very best performances I’ve seen from a complete novice. The way he took contact only when he wanted it and got his opponent to place his hand where Cameron wanted his opponent to be so he could score easy points. I’m very much looking forward to see what Cameron can achieve in the ring in 2015.”

 

Steve also stayed for the evening show and instead of judging on the card at short notice he found himself competing on the Satellite promotions evening card. Steve hasn’t been involved in a amateur fight night event as a fighter before. 4th Dan Steve teamed up with Master Jim Cockram to take on 10th Dan Grandmaster Soke Brain Dossett, in a charity boxing match. Brian Dossett took to the ring for charity still recovering from 2 lots of major surgery in the last 8 weeks. Brain Dossett was also inducted into the International Ju Jitus Hall of Fame straight after the bout becoming one of only 9 people in the world to ever have achieved this feat.