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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)

How refreshing it was to take the fight squad to a small comp with top world class fighters present. Yes the results didn't go all our way however all our fighters learnt great things from those more experienced fighters around them. With more practice, dedication, attitude and determination to succeed, then im sure that the fight squad will achieve great things. All said and done, i must conratulate Chantelle on her Silver in points, Sam on his Bronze in points and Ryan for his Bronze in Light Contact. Considering Ryan was heavily dazed in his first round fight, he managed to pull his way through to the win. He came up short in his semi final bout but bounced back to win his final fight for bronze. The rest of the team also did well, Will, Thomas, Brandon and Michelle.

After a gruelling 6 hours examination, for those that were not on hand to witness the event, then you can now see some of the pictures in our gallery. As you can see the grit and determination on her face shows only the physical pain and determination. The mental side of any black belt grading could never be captured on camera as different people handle it in different ways. Either way, Tina's focus and discipline resulted in her achieving her black belt but paid the price physically by being out of action for a couple of weeks through injury.

Saturday 18th June saw Josh celebrate his 6th Birthday with an ASBBA Martial Arts Birthday Party. A 2 hour fun fest left all the party go-ers totally shattered. Many games were played throughout the period and everyone thouroughly enjoyed themselves. You can view pictures of Josh's Birthday Party in our gallery. You can book a Martial Arts Birthday Party by seeing or calling Anotnio. You don't need to be a member of the club to enjoy an ASBBA Martial Arts Birthday Party.
 

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).

Sunday 15th May, saw us take a small team to Leicester at the Totally Korean 2 competition. Our squad was small on the day but the results were huge. Kian, the newest member to the squad, made his debut on the circuit (excluding asbba held competitions) and had no-one to fight for his age group so he stepped up to take on the 7 year olds. Unfased to the situation he executed a perfect fight strategy to gain 1st place in his category. Next up saw Thomas taking up some 'leggy' fighters. Worked well under pressure, utilising the mat and countering all the kicks that were being thrown at him to win his section. Shane then got moved up a category as well as he was taller than the others in his age group. Fighting guys older than him, shane accepted the challenge and listened to instruction as well as reacting well to shots being called mid fight. A great improvement in attacking especially with that speedy back fist of his. That made 3 fights, 3 wins for team asbba. Final fight saw tina being persuaded at last minute to attend the comp. In a gutsy performance, tina came up short in the final to come 2nd. However lots of positives from her performance were taken and a great increase in her speed and confidence. A good competition with great performances by all. Well done team asbba.

Finally after months of planning, ASBBA have a brand new website. Exciting plans ahead so please click back to this page to find out the latest news happening in and around ASBBA. Hear about the events as they happen in our events calendar as well as how you can help the club in raising vital funds for equipment by shopping on line or bringing in your empty ink cartridges to the club.