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BCKA success on World Stage -
9 fighters from the BCKA once again proved that the BCKA is one of the best Kickboxing Organisations in the country after returning with an impressive haul of 9 medals.
The pool of talent within the BCKA was clear for all to see, the 9 had already proved themselves as the best the country has to offer after qualifying for the Championships, and they went one step further by impressing on a World class level.
It is the biggest medal haul the BCKA has ever managed, and not only does it show how far the organisation has come, but hopefully, is a sign of things to come in the future.
Most notably, Nicola Gemmill not only won herslef a bronze medal in her catergory, but she did it in style, beating the reigning World Champion in the first round, she also managed to win a Silver medal in the team event. Alexander Barrowman also impressed enough to be picked for the team event, and got a Bronze medal for his troubles. Kevin Williams managed Bronze in both the Points and Continuous sections, taking the World Champion all the way in the points semi-final.
BCKA Fighters Ready for World Stage -
An impressive total of 9 fighters from amongst the ranks of the British Chinese Kickboxing Association will be heading to the World Championships in Kickboxing on the 30th of October 2009.
All 9 fighters qualified for their place in the National team by claiming a 3rd place or higher at a National competition held by WKC (World Kickboxing Council) in Manchester.
Alex Barrowman Jnr, Richard Faller, Kevin Williams, Jo Luck, katie Grant, Ryan Winham, Luke Smith, Nichola Gemmill and Sarah Simpson are the fighters that will be travelling to Dublin to represent their country, and the BCKA.
It is a first time on the World stage for the likes of Ryan Winham, Luke Smith, Nichola Gemmill and Richard Faller, who will all be looking to use the Championships as a massive experience.
More seasoned fighters such as Kevin Williams and Alex Barrowman Jnr have fought at a World class level before, and we look forward to seeing what they can produce on the day.
To keep up to date with how everyone is getting on, keep checking back to this website as well as the official WKC page.
www.bckakickboxing.comBCKA Website Goes Mobile -
The official British Chinese Kickboxing Association (BCKA) website is now available from your mobile phone.
If your Mobile phone has internet access, rather than wasting time browsing facebook, you can now visit the all new BCKA Kickboxing website, at www.bckakickboxing.com , where you will find all the latest news on the BCKA England Team, as well as competition news, reports and Pictures.
If you are having trouble accessing the BCKA website from your mobile, do not hesitate to Contact Us.
Story taken from Northants ET*Jo and Katie set to fight for England -
Two members of the Pemberton Chinese Kickboxing Club in Rushden are to fight for England at the WKC World Championships in Dublin next month.
Luck will compete in the light continuous category while Grant lines up in the semi-contact section.
Both girls go to Ireland with high hopes of success after strong performances in the past year.
Grant was only recently defeated by a single point in a contest against one of the sport's current world champions.
Meanwhile Luck has fought four world champions in the past year, beating one of them in only her second contest in the light continuous category.
And the success continued at last week's British Championships in Corby where Luck won gold in the light continuous category at both her own weight heavyweight while Grant took gold in the points section.
Both girls are trained at the Pemberton Centre by Andy Luck and both are also under the guidance of current England BCKA and WKC team manager Alex Barrowman.
Classes are held at the Pemberton Centre on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm until 9pm and are open to fighters aged seven and older.
Another Successful BCKA British Championships -
BCKA's very own British Championships took place on Saturday October 10th this year, and seemed to go down very well with the spectators. Fighters from all over the country travelled to Corby to take part in the competition, which is held annually by Alex Barrowman at the BCKA Headquarters, Lodge Park, Corby.
The Competition included a large number of categories, including Beginners, Intermediate and Seniors, in both Points and Continuous sections. It also boasted a Sets competition, as well as weapons.
There was certainly some top class fighters on show, with all the senior categories getting the crowd on their feet surrounding the mats. Finally congratulations to all for taking part, as well as to those that won themselves a trophy or medal.
Battlezone DVD now available -
The Battlezone "night of kickboxing" official DVD is now available, the DVD will cost £5.00, for more information see Alex Barrowman or Jo Luck.
Includes all fights on the night:
Ryan Winham vs Dean Cruickshank
Sam Lund vs Rob Marr
*Title Fight*
Alexander Barrowman vs Jake Garside
Team Challenge
BCKA Vs NWCKB
Sarah Simpson, Michael Dempsey, Ryan Connor, Adam Grace, Justin Laughton, Brent Penniston, Richie Wooton, Lee Mullineaux, Jo Luck
M. DempseyBCKA Triumph in the 'Battlezone' -
The BCKA Kickboxing team emerged victorious in the Battle between them, and the NWCKB Kickboxing team. It was an extremely entertaining night of kickboxing, and the fights were very close. But BCKA won the eventual match up 5 wins to NWCKB's 2.
In the first of the two challenge matches, Ryan Winham beat Dean Cruickshank, while in the second, Samuel Lund put Rob Marr to the sword.
In the title fight for the UFA Under 18's title, Alex barrowman Jnr beat Jake Garside (Lincoln) in a very close fought match.
Irish Open 2009 results -
The B.C.K.A England team was once again succesful at this years Irish Open (International). Fighters Ryan Connor and Nichola Gemmill came away as Champions, while Declan McCready grabbed a Second, as did Sarah Simpson.
Seasoned B.C.K.A fighters, such as Adam Grace, Kevin Williams, Nick Machant and Sam Lund, all did very well in there fights, and were all unlucky not to progress further than they did, all in extremely tough sections.
For a full report of the action, go to Competitions.
WKA World Championship qualifying -
BCKA took a large team of fighters to WKA's national competition in Manchester, who took a large number of medals home with them.
For a full list of medal winners, and full competition report, see Competitions.
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