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Champion Kickboxers Against Bullying -
Kickboxing Champions Past and Present from the Desborough Kickboxing club are now supporting 'Anti-Bullying'.
With Kickboxing being such a great way to combat bullying, 'Champion Kickboxers Against Bullying' decided that raising awareness of Bullying through Kickboxing was good idea.
Find out more, or show your support, by going to the 'Anti-Bullying' section on this website.
Richard, William, Parys, LukeRichard & Luke ready for World Stage -
On Friday October the 30th, Desborough's two Instructors will be swapping the wonders of the Leisure Centre in Desborough, with the high life of a four star hotel in Dublin.
The two England fighters qualified for a place in the WKC National squad, and both found sponsors in the form of GSS Architecture (Richard Faller) and The Serina Restaurant (Luke Smith).
For Faller, aged only 20, reaching the World Finals is a fantastic achievement, transferring to the sport only a matter of years ago from Ju Jitsu, Faller was a natural winner from the very start, and very soon established himself as a major talent within his weight section, claiming several national accolades. Fellow England fighter Smith said "Richard has certainly got what it takes to compete at the highest level, he used to succeed on pure determination, but looking at him now, he backs it up with stacks of technical ability too".
A different story however explains the rise of 17 year old Luke Smith, having been a committed kickboxer from a very young age, he was a national champion aged only 12 and is only now trying his hand on the world stage. Luke said "I'm really looking forward to fighting, it's a great oppurtunity for me, as well as Richard" Luke went on to say that "Me and Richard (Faller) are both still very young, and we're going over there with nothing to lose, and everything to gain, so we're really looking forward to the occasion."
Current British Champion Barry Kang also had his say on the pair, he explained "aged 17 Luke has taken a huge step by instructing but has vast amounts of experience and with his enthusiasm, he delivers sessions well. Luke has competed at the highest level and his advanced skills and desire to succeed is one to be envied. He has won many tournaments and has an excellent attitude towards training and instructing."
He continued "Richard is a dedicated Martial Artist who has a desire to learn and always improve. When training he gives 100% and this is demonstrated when competing, he is getting better and more experienced every time he steps on the mat. His coaching style is excellent and his techniques are perfect, whic makes him a perfect role model to teach and show others how to carry out techniques."
Both Richard and Luke will travel to Dublin with high hopes of a Major success, but it looks like it's only the beginning for two very promising young athletes.
Former British Champion O.FallerOllie gets back Involved -
Students at Desborough BCKA Kickboxing were handed a pleasant suprise two weeks ago when they were treated to even more expert advice and coaching than they already receive from England fighters Luke Smith and Richard Faller.
Former British Champion Oliver Faller has been offering a helping hand with coaching, as part of a Sports Leadership award, generally helping the students at the club, although never an England International, Ollie is already a former British Champion, and one of the best young talents in the country.
Desborough instuctor Luke Smith said "It's great to have Ollie down here helping us, he's a great athlete, and has lots of experience in the fighting game, he really is an assett."
Ollie himself said "The Desborough club really does go from strength to strength, and with the teaching team that's currently in place, I can only see it getting better."
British Championships 2009 -
The Desborough club managed to take a good number of fighters along to this years championships, as well as a large following, some top performances from the likes of Clayton Holland, Nala Frost, Paris, The Loake Machines, and Stephen McCready also made sure that the Desborough club was well represented on the mats.
England fighters and Desborough Instructors Richard Faller and Luke Smith also performed well in what seemed to be the days main event and strongest category, the Mens, Senior, Under 70kg.
BCKA Nationals 2009 -
This years BCKA National competition will be taking place on Saturday October 10th. For more information on the competition, see www.bckakickboxing.com.
Desborough will be represented by up and coming duo Richard and William Loake, as well as young fighters Stephen McCready, Conor Smith, Paris, and Nala Frost. William will be looking to improve on the Third place he won last year, will Nala is looking to improve on a second place. It will be the first competition for Stephen, Paris and Conor.
Meanwhile, England fighters Richard Faller and Luke Smith will also be fighting at the competition.
Desborough Kickboxing at Carnival -
On saturday June 27th, members of the Desborough BCKA club walked the streets as part of the Desborough carnival parade. Headed by World Championship hopefuls Luke Smith and Richard Faller, the Desborough BCKA members were also joined by two time WKA international and National Champion Sam Lund. Desborough's head coach Richard Faller said "It was pleasing to see the turn out on saturday, and hopefully we will get a good reaction from the leaflets we gave out" he went on to say "We've raised the profile of the club, and the BCKA, not enough people knew we even existed, so i am very happy, maybe next year we'll look at putting a float on"
Visit New official BCKA site -
The British Chinese Kickboxing Association has got an all new and improved website, found at www.Bckakickboxing.com, the new site has all the latest BCKA news, England Team updates, competition dates and reports, hall of fame, top fighter profiles, and much more.
To keep completely up to date on whats happening in the BCKA, visit the new official website.
Changes in teaching at Desborough -
Desborough BCKA now have a new senior Kickboxing instructor in Richard "Pilch" Faller. He takes over from former international coach Sam Lund, who moves on to concentrate on his Fighting career, which he started on 25th of April, winning a challenge fight with Rob Marr at "BatlleZone".
From now on, the Desborough classes will be lead by Richard Faller, and England fighter Luke Smith will stay on as the Assistant Instructor.
1,2,3...
Three fighters from Desborough travelled to the WKA Nationals (World Championship Qualifiers) in Manchester on Sunday 8th Feb, and Three fighters from Desborough qualified for the World Championships 2009.
All three fighters travelled to Manchester with the BCKA England Team, and all three managed to finish 3rd or above and consequently qualified for the World Championships 2009, Spain.
Luke Smith was the first to fight, in the Youths (under 18's) under 60kg section. He had to dig deep in the quarter-finals and eventually won his fight in extra-time, however in the semi-finals Luke was soundly beaten, after seemingly given his opponent too much time and respect.
Next was the turn of Desborough's chief Instructor Sam Lund, who shown he has still got what it takes to compete at world level, by reaching the semi-finals, and being very unlucky not to reach the final, after a contentious refereeing decision.
Last but certainly not least, Richard Faller, in only his second tournament outside of corby, won a highly impressive silver medal. Richard put in the performance of his life in the semi-finals to reach the finals, and claim himself a place at 2009's WKA World Championships.
Luke SmithDesborough Double Act -
Two of the Desborough kickboxing teaching team travelled to Boston on the 25th of January to represent the BCKA at the first championships of 2009, with only a matter of weeks until the Irish Open, both Luke and Richard were looking to put in a good performance in readiness of the upcoming European Championships.
Both Luke and Richard found themselves in the mens under 64kg section, and neither of them dissapointed, reaching the final and facing each other for a 1st and 2nd for the Desborough fighters. The England starlets were both looking to impress, and in a very close fought match up, Richard came out on top with 4 points to Luke's 3.
Seasoned England fighter Luke Smith said "I was very happy to see Richard take 1st place, if i would want anyone to beat me, it would be him." He went on to say "It is just what he needed before the big tournament in Ireland, hopefully it will give him confidence to push on from."
BCKA Presentation night -
The Annual BCKA presentation night tickets are now on sale, the presentation night will be held in December, in Corby.
Go along to see who wins the "Martial Artist Of the Year" award, the"Performance of the year" award, and the "Instructor of the year" award. Also each club gives out "Merit" awards to those that have trained hard. The night is also your chance to meet the BCKA England Squad, who will all be there collecting International fighting certificates.
To order your ticktets see your instructor.
Sam Lund and Adam GraceBCKA Finish joint winners -
BCKA's elite travelled up to Manchester to compete in the Final Countdown Team Challange, all BCKA fighters done themselves proud and fought very well.
Desborough's instructor Sam Lund was very unlucky to not win his fight, eh fought extremely well, not only did he put his opponent on the floor, he also landed t extremely cleam head-kicks.
Overall the BCKA finished in Joint first place, but will feel aggrieved at not leaving in First, with several dubious refereeing decisions going against them. The full competition report will soon be published in the [Competitions] section of the website.
*Also, the next England Training session will be on the 25th of October, at Lodge Park Sports centre, Corby, starting at 1pm, all BCKA England squad members must attend training.
"Watch and Learn" says Luke Smith"Watch and Learn" -
As the Final Countdown team challenge draws closer, Desborough Assistant Coach Luke Smith has urged kickboxing students to take a leaf out of head coach Sam Lund's book.
Luke said "All our student's really need to take a good look at one of the countries top fighters, standing right in front of them each time they train" he went on to comment on how hard sam trains, and that students should follow his example.
"Sam trains nearly every single day in the week, and he trains hard, if you want to succeed in the sport, it is all about hard work, and commitment"
Luke also commented on how many good prospects there were at the Desborough, he said "We have got the likes of Richard and Oliver Faller training with us, we've got young fighters such as Richard Loake, Conor Smith, William Loake and Nala Frost" Luke continued - "If they all put in the hard work and commitment, i'm sure they could all follow in Sam's footsteps".
England's Sam LundFinal Countdown Team Challenge -
The second installment of the Final Countdown team challenge is nearly among us. Desborough head coach Sam Lund has once again been picked to fight with BCKA's elite. Last year's contest was a close one, but a contest that would have been won by th BCKA, but for some contentious refereeing decisions.
The night of fighting is at the Manchester sports arena, close to the Trafford center in Manchester, the contest is on Saturday October 18th, battle commences at 7.30pm, to get yourself a ticket, see yout instructors.
Next England Squad training Announced -
The next England team training will be held on the 9th of August, of you are a member of the England team, your presence is vital, as it is not long before the Irish Open, and you need to get to every possible squad session.
Training will begin at 1pm at BCKA Headquarters (Lodge Park sports centre, Corby)
- "Proving a point"Richard happy to "Prove a Point" -
Richard Faller has said that he feels that he "proved a point" in the recent BCKA Nationals. Richard won himself two third places, in both the the semi-contact and continuous catrergories.
Richard fought extremely well, as was unlucky not to do even better, these were the first trophies that he won, and they were long overdue. Richard said - "I'm very pleased with how much i've improved over the past year and I look forward to seeing the improvement a year from now."
To add to Richards recent success, he also earned himself a call up to BCKA England team.
The Desborough FightersBCKA National Championships -
Desborough Kickboxing club was very well represented at this years national competition, and the fighters managed to put together some very impressive performances, with the club eventually coming away with an extremely impressive tally of seven trophies.
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