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Sunday 19^th February saw the 1^st Lordswood Open of the year. Considering the event was on the same day as the WAKO British Championships, we had an excellent turnout by a number of clubs. It was a near capacity event with some cracking fights that were close to call. A big thank you to all the clubs in attendance:

• Antonio Santorelli’s Black Belt Academy (ASBBA)
• Dines Green Freestlye (DGF)
• Kiel Tidman’s Black Belt Academy (KTBBA)
• Oldbury School of Black Belts (OSBB)
• Tamworth Kicboxing Academy (TKA)
• Copps Cobras Wales (WMA)
• Phoenix Kick Boxing Nottingham (Phoenix)
• Target Martial Arts (Target)
• WOMMA Wales (WFKO)
• Solihull Combat (Gilmores)
• Codsall Lau Gar (CLG)
• Gorilla Freestyle Stoke (Gorilla)
• British Sports Martial Arts (BSMA)
• Ultimate Martial Arts Centre (UMAC)
• Solihull School of Kickboxing (SOKK)
• Kobushi Shokukai Karate Association (KSKA)

 The results:

Semi Contact:

4-6 year olds

1. Harley Johnson (TKA)
2. Kamer Orhan (ASBBA)
3. Myles Price (DGF)

Under 4ft 2 Beginners

1.  Jack Ross (TKA)
2. Connor King (TKA)
3. River Baker (Phoenix)

 Under 4ft 6 Beginners

1. Blake Gadd (WFKO)
2. Nathaniel Rabette (TKA)
3. Morgan Seals (TKA)

 Under 4ft 6 Advanced

1. Blake Gadd (WFKO)
2. Pierce Shaw (Phoenix)
3. Whitney Stevens (DGF)

 Under 4ft 10 Beginners

1. Blake Gadd (WFKO)
2. Jack Dawson-Sullivan (Gilmores)
3. Cian Day (WFKO)

Under 4ft 10 Boys Advanced

1. Caden Copp (WMA)
2. Thomas Devenny (ASBBA)
3. Ethan Harris (?)

 Under 4ft 10 Girls Advanced

1. Rosie Emmerson (WFKO)
2. Tsiyan  Ashifa (Target)

 Under 5ft 2 Boys Advanced

1. Zac Smith (OSBB)
2. Arun Sharma (Gilmores)
3. Nathan Gillespie (Gilmores)

 Under 5ft 2 Girls Beginners

1. Lucie Orton (TKA)
2. Adile Orhan (ASBBA)

 Under 5ft 2 Girls Advanced

1. Liberty Smith (OSBB)
2. Rosie Emmerson (WFKO)

 Over 5ft 2 Boys Beginners

1. Armando Nurke (KTBBA)
2. Ben Johnson (OSBB)
3. Shivum Desai (Gillmores)

 Over 5ft 2 Boys Advanced

1. Daniel Lowe (OSBB)
2. Shane Elley (ASBBA)
3. Liam Rees (WMA)

 Over 5ft 2 Girls Beginners

1. Chantelle Kavannagh (ASBBA)
2. Sophie Lawrie (Gilmores)
3. Sarriyah Codling (Gilmores)

 Over 5ft 2 Girls Advanced

1. Kasey Sampson (BSMA)
2. Demi McFarlane (UMAC)
3. Emily Moran (SSOK)

 Men’s Beginners

1. Jake Bonham (Gorilla)
2. Matthew Calvert (Gorilla)
3. Kevin Davenport (ASBBA)

 Men’s Advanced

1. Caie Copp (WMA)
2. Ryan Mason (WMA)
3. Daniel Howes (KTBA)

 Ladies Beginner

1. Emma Gadd  (WFKO)
2. Jeni Saville (TKA)
3. Liz Slater (TKA)

 Ladies Advanced

1.  Angela Blakeman (TKA)
2. Nicole Aylott (Phoenix)
3. Samantha Moore (CLG)

 Light Continuous

 4 to 6 year olds

1. Harley Johnson (TKA)
2. Sam Dilloway (TKA)
3. Alfie Tromans (ASBBA)

 Under 4ft 6 Boys

1. Blake Gadd (WFKO)
2. Pierce Shaw (Phoenix)
3. Kian Davenport (ASBBA)

 Under 4ft 10 Boys

1. Caden Copp (WMA)
2. Ryan Gough (OSBB)
3. Jack Dilloway (TKA)

 Under 5ft 2 Boys

1. Zac Smith (OSBB)
2. Lewis Higgs (DGF)
3. Cian Day (WFKO)

 Under 5ft 2 Girls Beginners

1. Chantelle Kavannagh (ASBBA)
2. Liberty Smith (OSBB)
3. Rosie Emmerson (WFKO)

 Over 5ft 2 Boys

1. Liam Rees (WMA)
2. Tegan Holehouse (Phoenix)

 Over 5ft 2 Girls

1. Demi McFarlane (UMAC)
2. Emily Moran (SSOK)

 Mens -75kgs

1. Caie Copp (WMA)
2. Ryan Mason (WMA)
3. Ryan Davis (OSBB)

 Mens +75kgs

1. Alex Kingsley Smith (Phoenix)
2. Ryan Ellis (ASBBA)
3. Jake Bonham (Gorilla)

 Ladies -65kg

1. Amy Alger (WFKO)
2. Angela Blakeman (TKA)

We now have mma classes on Saturdays at 10am. The 1st class was a great success and you all have started to learn the aspect of ground figting. These classes will continue to be taught by Mick Broster, a highly respected grappling coach in the country. In these classes you shall be learning techniques that are demonstrated on shows such as the UFC, BAMMA and other larger shows that you may have seen on TV. There will be wrestling drills, striking, takedowns, throws and submissions. So come down, classes only cost £5 per session and for July only, they are totally free.

Another gruelling Black belt Grading examination. on June 4th, Tina Gosai attempted her Black belt Grading. After years of training, the day of reckoning was upon her - A 6 hour test of mind, body and soul. Through dedication, Tina and her grading partner (Rie Woolaway) spent hours during and after class going through each belt making sure that each element was mastered and down to a fine art. The run up to her Black Belt Grading saw Tina take on extra fitness classes, private classes and even personal exercise/dietary program to make sure her body was ready. After having numurous operations to deal with compartment syndrom, Tina battled on and even during the examination, her calves tightened up drastically causing her anguish. She now bears the bruises on her calves to prove it along with a torn hamstring (that she did 2 weeks beforehand).

An excellent tournament with the best fighters in the country. ASBBA took 2 members of its fight squad to the championships. The event was over 2 days and had 6 areas and 1 boxing ring to accommodate all the competitors. The results unfortunately didn't go our way but Shane and Adam did themselves proud against tough opposition. Each fight comprised of 2 x 11/2 minute rounds. Some good points to work on for the next competition. If you are looking to get into the tournament circuit then don't forget to get yourselves to sparring on Wednesdays (semi contact) and Saturdays (light continuous). We are also running a sparring workshop for all ASBBA and Dines Green Freestyle students on March 20th.