The WON (The Watford Open Nationals)

The WON (The Watford Open Nationals)

On the 30^th January 2011 we took a team to compete at The Won tournament in Watford. Here are the results:

David Wickenden 2^nd place

Kelly Thaxter 2^nd Place

Laura Fitch 4^th Place

Sean McCarthy 3^rd place x 3

Jacey Cashman 1^st place and 3^rd place.

Well done to James Harris and George Harris who fought well but did not manage to place this time.

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Sports Awards 2010- Dorking Advertiser last date to vote for us!!!

Dorking Advertiser 2010 Sports Awards last chance to vote!

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO VOTE BY COUPON SO GET YOUR DORKING ADVERTISER TODAY OR SEND YOUR TEXT NOW!!! 

Sean McCarthy and Kickboxkarate have been nominated for two awards at the Dorking Advertiser 2010 Sports Awards but we will need your votes. Thank you in advance for your vote.

1st nomination

Sports Personality

Sean McCarthy

Vote Code: 080

Text: SU Sport 080 to 65100

2nd nomination

Team of the year award

Team Kickboxkarate

Vote Code: 097

Text: SU Sport 097 to 65100

VOTE FOR US NOW!

To vote by text:

Text SU sport plus the code of your choice (eg. SU sport 001) to 65100. Texts costs 50p each plus your standard network rate. Votes after the closing date will not be counted but may still be charged.

To Vote by Coupon

Buy a Dorking Advertiser now and send off your coupon to:

Sports Votes,

Ground Floor Suite B,

Regent House,

1-3 Queensway,

Redhill,

RH1 1QT

...Or you can give it to Sean McCarthy directly and he will post it on your behalf.

You have until midnight on February 4th to cast your votes. You can vote for both Team Kickboxkarate and Sean McCarthy as many times as possible.

The last of the coupons will be printed on 27th January 2010 so if you are voting by coupon make sure you get them off ASAP.

Please vote for both Sean McCarthy and Team Kickboxkarate! Get your family, friends, work colleagues, school peers, Facebook, Twitter and as many people as you can to vote.  Votes close on Friday February 4th 2011. 

VOTE NOW!!!!!

Thanks,

Sean McCarthy & Lisa Boardman

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Kickboxkarate at Hell Day 2010

Kickboxkarate at Hell Day 2010
Instructors Sean McCarthy and Jacey Cashman took part in Hell Day 2010. Check out the video of our experience:

What is Hell Day The name says it all.
Many years ago Corey Cain (5x World Champion, World Taekwondo Champion and several times kickboxing champion) organised a training session for serious Martial Artists of a high standard who need something extra than your normal every day training session. He selected people who he considered were true Martial arts practitioners and who loved to fight or train hard. No politics, no hype, just pure, raw hard training ‘til you drop. He called it Hell Day and those that took up the challenge found out why he had named it so. Hell Day has been going since 1997 and it’s great to see the true warriors coming back every year and introducing new people to the unforgettable feeling. Once again it was that time to get together whether you practice Kickboxing, Tae-Kwon-do, Kung Fu of Sport Karate and assess what you are truly made of.

Why is there a need for HELL DAY?It’s simple. When you reach a high standard, you get stale and cannot create any ‘magic’ in your training unless you have somebody of a similar level or even higher level to stimulate you, both physically and mentally. Many of you teach students and cannot spar with them in the manner in which you would like to because your ability is too high for them, therefore you cannot excel. You cannot reach the point of mercy on your own without others of the same mindset around you supporting you.

It is a day of beasting for all those who like to challenge themselves and really find out what they are made of both physically and metally.

Feel free to comment on this Blog. What did you think of the video?

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Sports Awards 2010- Dorking Advertiser vote for us now!!!

Dorking Advertiser 2010 Sports Awards

Sean McCarthy and Kickboxkarate have been nominated for two awards at the Dorking Advertiser 2010 Sports Awards but we will need your votes. Thank you in advance for your vote.

Rather than your usual Football, Rugby and Cricket that hit the headlines in the local paper I feel it is time that martial arts had its turn to get some appreciation as a sport. We have been shortlisted for the Dorking Advertiser Sports Awards. It would be much appreciated if you could vote for us.

1st nomination

Sports Personality

Sean McCarthy

Vote Code: 080

Text: SU Sport 080 to 65100

2nd nomination

Team of the year award

Team Kickboxkarate

Vote Code: 097

Text: SU Sport 097 to 65100

VOTE FOR US NOW!

To vote by text:

Text SU sport plus the code of your choice (eg. SU sport 001) to 65100. Texts costs 50p each plus your standard network rate. Votes after the closing date will not be counted but may still be charged.

To Vote by Coupon

Buy a Dorking Advertiser now and send off your coupon to:

Sports Votes,

Ground Floor Suite B,

Regent House,

1-3 Queensway,

Redhill,

RH1 1QT

...Or you can give it to Sean McCarthy directly and he will post it on your behalf.

You have until midnight on February 4th to cast your votes. You can vote for both Team Kickboxkarate and Sean McCarthy as many times as possible.

The last of the coupons will be printed on 27th January 2010 so if you are voting by coupon make sure you get them off ASAP.

Please vote for both Sean McCarthy and Team Kickboxkarate! Get your family, friends, work colleagues, school peers, Facebook, Twitter and as many people as you can to vote.  Votes close on Friday February 4th 2011. 

VOTE NOW!!!!!

Thanks,

Sean McCarthy & Lisa Boardman

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Dorking Advertiser 2010 Sports Awards

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Dorking Advertiser 2010 Sports Awards

VOTE FOR US NOW!

Kickboxkarate have been nominated for two awards at the Dorking Advertiser 2010 Sports Awards but we will need your votes. Please go out and buy a Dorking Advertiser now and send off your forms or give it to Sean McCarthy directly and he will post it on your behalf. You will soon be able to vote by text more details will follow in next week’s paper. Please vote for both Sean McCarthy and Team of the year! Get your family, friends, work colleagues, school peers, Facebook, Twitter and as many people as you can to vote.  Votes close on Friday February 4^th 2011.  

1^st nomination

Team of the year award

Team Kickboxkarate- running for 4 years team kickboxkarate trains in Dorking and its fighters compete both nationally and internationally. The group have British champions and world champions including Coach Sean McCarthy who is nominated for another award. They also have some youth fighters with international acclaim, including James and George Harris. In total the group won five gold six silver and seven bronze medals nationally, while they have also scooped six gold seven silver and nine bronze international medals. During the four years the group have gone from strength to strength, which is down to their hard work and determination.

2^nd nomination

Sports Personality

Sean McCarthy- After claiming the WAKO World title at the end of 2009, kick boxer Sean McCarthy followed that up with another successful campaign. The Dorking fighter just missed out on a medal at the Athens Challenge before becoming British Champion in February. Sean also went on to win the Dutch Open and claimed a bronze medal with third place at Best Fighter World Cup in Italy in June. He also came second and third in two weight contests at the Belgium open. 2009 may have been a world winning title for Sean McCarthy, but 2010 has just been as impressive for the Kickboxkarate coach.

VOTE NOW!!!!!

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Christmas Party & Awards Night

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Christmas Party & Awards Night

For pictures from the night click on this link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=602272&id=759455253&l=1e87b88e9f

The kickboxkarate Christmas party & awards night was a great success. We had moved the date from Saturday 4^th December to Saturday 15^th January due to the severe snow that had fallen over the week.

Every year we award students for their efforts over the past year at the Christmas party. Here are the results:

Spirit Award 2010
Winner 2010: Chloe Tullett
Nominee 2010: Antony Smith, Harry Huggins, Sam gale, Kym Gamble, Elvis Fuller

Best New comer 2010 Adult
Winner 2010: Nadia Battoui and Keith Behan
Nominee 2010: Laura Hewitt, Dave Loughton, Andrew Heath, David Krill

Best New comer 2010 Kids
Winner 2010: Sidney Cowlin
Nominee 2010: Calum Knapp, Jason Phillips, Mohad Boutaib, Thomas Riley, Robbie Frewer

Fighter of the Year 2010
Winner 2010: Kelly Thaxter
Nominee 2010:Tom Mountley, Wojcheick Pulawski, Daniel Behan, Thomas Behan

Student of the Year Kids 2010
Winner 2010: Daniel Spahn
Nominee 2010: Lois Gamble, Junyun Wan, Casey M-Wilson, Abigail Copeland, Olliver Copeland, Courtney Danbury


Student of the Year Adults 2010
Winner 2010: James Harris
Nominee 2010: Richard Narain, Neil Gamble, Steve mcd,, Toby Wallace, Ella Krill

Special Award for dedication to the club
Richard Harris

Special Mention
Kickboxkarate would like to thank Steve Mcdonald, Richard and Sue Harris, Neil and Kym Gamble, Kelly Thaxter, Lorraine McCarthy, Andy Gale, Lisa Boardman and Laura Fitch. These people have made Kickboxkarate what is today.

After the awards took place we started the annual games competition. The kids started off the games with the highlights being chocolate eating with pads on and musical statues. The adults then started the cracker challenge which involves two teams in a race to eat dry crackers. Great games that provided an excellent atmosphere.

After that Kickboxkarate hit the dance floor right until we got kicked out.

Kickboxkarate would like to say thank you to the staff of the Courtyard Cafe & Bar for letting us use the venue for our end of year party and thank you for the great buffet.

Here are some pictures from the night to see the whole album click on the link at the top of this page.

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Kickboxkarate blog important update

Kickboxkarate Blog important update

Wednesday 12th January update:

The gym has just contacted me and we will be training in the main sports hall tonight and next week on Wednesday 19th jan not in the gym. Any problems give me a call.

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Christmas party & awards night

Don't forget the Christmas Party & Awards Night Date was moved due to the weather before christmas And is now this saturday 15th January! We still have tickets left but only a limited amount visit www.kickboxkarate.com to get your tickets.

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com

Fitness Month 2011 News Blog

Fitness Month 2011 News Blog

Starting Friday 7th January 2011 to Thursday 3rd February 2011!

Come along to join in on the fitness month!The Fitness Month is open to all levels of fitness even if you have not done martial arts at all. You can start at any point during the month come along and see if your fitness improves.

Session Exercise Diary:
Each student will receive an exercise diary each session to complete.

Complete your Programme each week and receive a Fitness month certificate.

Please leave your forms with your instructor after the class.

Fitness month will run over a 4 week period starting from 7^th January 2011 to the 3^rd February 2011.

Session Plan

This is the month plan of what students will take part in.

Each student will have a choice what level they would like to take part in Novice, Intermediate or Advanced.

Week 1

Exercise	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced
Press ups	10	15	20
Sit-ups	10	15	20
Burpees	5	10	15
Squat Trusts	10	15	20
Star jumps	20	30	40
Squats	10	15	20

Week 2

Exercise	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced
Bag work hands only	1 round 1 min	1 round 1.30 min	1 round 2 mins
Rest	1 min	30 secs	No rest
Bag work legs only	1 round 1 min	1 round 1.30 min	1 round 2 mins
Rest	1 min	30 secs	No rest
Bag work hands and legs	1 round 1 min	1 round 1.30 min	1 round 2 mins

Week 3

Exercise	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced
Sparing	Shadow boxing 3 mins	Contact sparing 4 mins Changing partner every 1 min	Contact sparing 5 mins Changing partner every 1 min
Rest	2 mins	1 min	No rest
Horse riding stance	1 min	2 mins	3 mins

Week 4

Exercise	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced
Press ups	5	10	15
Sit-ups	5	10	15
Burpees	5	5	10
Squat Trusts	5	10	15
Star jumps	10	20	30
Squats	5	10	15
Bag work hands only	1 round 30 secs	1 round 1 min	1 round 1.30 mins
Rest	1 min	30 secs	No rest
Bag work legs only	1 round 30 secs	1 round 1 min	1 round 1.30 mins
Rest	1 min	30 secs	No rest
Bag work hands and legs	1 round 30 secs	1 round 1 min	1 round 1.30 mins
Sparing	Shadow boxing 3 mins	Contact sparing 4 mins Changing partner every 1 min	Contact sparing 5 mins Changing partner every 1 min
Rest	2 mins	1 min	No rest
Horse riding stance	1 min	2 mins	3 mins

Contact: Sean McCarthy Mobile: (07941) 838 668 Email: kickboxkarate@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kickboxkarate.com