What is Kickboxing
Kickboxing originated in the mid-seventies in America under the guidance of the PKA (Professional Karate Association). It was initiated as a result of the frustration felt by many martial artists with the Karate tournament circuit.
Kickboxing came to the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and has established itself as a demanding and exciting sport. It is an eclectic martial art that has combined the hand techniques of the boxer along with the kicks of many different martial arts from the orient.
Initially known as Full Contact Karate with most of the original champions coming from a Karate background;
Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, Joe Lewes, Benny "The Jet" Ugidez, and our own undefeated British Champion Chris Kent, it increasingly came to be known as Kickboxing.
This was due to the criticism from many traditionalists that the fighting seen in the ring was a mixture of styles and disciplines that could not and should not be referred to as Karate.
KICKS has been at the forefront of British Kickboxing for 20 years. Chris Kent, the founder of Kicks, set the first club up in 1982, and was the first British PKA Champion retiring undefeated after three years of competition and rated 6 th in the world at this time.
In 2000 Chris Kent was awarded his 6 th Degree by the ISKA for his participation, teaching and promotion of Kickboxing in the UK and Europe. His clubs have gone from strength to strength and his fighters have toured world wide and been televised on Sky and Eurosport. He has an impressive stable of teachers and fighters; including former Super Welter Weight Intercontinental Champion Tom Montgomery, former Welter Weight World Champion Nick Clark , former Super Welter Weight ISKA World Champion Jim Caldecourt and Tiffany Williams as current Amateur World Flyweight Champion.
Kicks was one of the first clubs to develop a grading syllabus and we offer a variety of classes to accommodate those from Beginners to Black Belt . Our classes are taught in a safe and structured way and meet the needs of both those who want to compete and those who want to train in order to improve their strength, suppleness and general levels of fitness.
In addition to our general classes we are also able to offer Women's Only Classes and lessons on a one to one basis.
Below is the list of the titles won by KICKS kickboxers over the years:
KICKBOXING CHAMPIONS
| 1979 - 1982 Chris Kent PKA British Pro Lt.Wgt |
1984 Phil Von Lathem - PKA British Pro Wel. Wgt
1986 Roger Silsby - European Pro Mid.Wgt
1991 Tom Montgomery - BIKMA Brit. Pro Sup.Wel.Wgt
1992 Nick Clark - ISKA Brit. Pro Wel.Wgt - KICK Brit. Pro Sup.Wel.Wgt
1992 Jim Caldecourt - ISKA S. Area Amt. M.Wgt
1992 Tom Montgomery - ISKA Brit. Pro Sup.Wel.Wgt
1992 Antony Hogbin - ISKA Brit. Amt. Wel.Wgt
1993 Mick Hurst - ISKA Eng. Amt. Lt.Wgt
1993 Jim Caldecourt - ISKA Eng. Amt. Lt.Mid.Wgt.
1993 Jim Caldecourt - ISKA Brit. Amt. Lt.M.Wgt
1993 Robbie Langford - ISKA Brit. Amt. Mid.Wgt
1993 Robbie Langford - ISKA Intern. Amt. Mid. Wgt
1993 Robbie Langford - ISKA World Amt. Lt.M. Wgt
1993 Antony Hogbin - ISKA World Amt. Sup.Wel.Wgt
1993 Greg Firth - ISKA Engl. Amt. Feath.Wgt
1994 Antony Hogbin - ISKA World Amt. Sup.Wel.Wgt
1995 Jim Caldecourt - ISKA World Amt. Lt Mid.Wgt
1996 Nick Clark - ISKA Engl. Pro. Wel.Wgt
1996 Tom Montgomery - ISKA Inter. Pro. Sup.Wel.Wgt
1996 Terry Newton - WKOSA Pro. Mid.Wg
1998 Si Thompsett - ISKA Brit. Am Wel.Wgt
1998 Si Thompsett - WKO Eng. Pro. Wel.Wgt
1998 Steve Chessell - WKUMA Brit. Pro Lgt.Wel.Wgt
1998 Terry Newton - WKA Int. Pro. Mid.Wgt
1998 Jim Caldecourt - WKUMA Int. Pro. Sup.Wel.Wgt
1998 Jim Caldecourt - WKUMA Euro.Pro. Lgt.Mid.Wgt
1998 Antony Hogbin - ISKA Eng. Pro. Sup.Wel.Wgt
1998 Nick Clark - WKUMA World Pro. Wel.Wgt
1999 Si Thompsett - ISKA S.Area Pro. Wel.Wgt
2000 Antony Winters - BIKMA S.Area Amt. Lgt.Wgt
2000 Si Thompsett - WKUMA Brit. Pro. Lgt.Mid.Wgt
2000 Jim Caldecourt - WKA Brit. Pro. Mid.Wgt
2000 Jim Caldecourt - WKUMA World Pro Lgt.Mid.Wgt
2001 Jim Caldecourt - ISKA World Pro Sup.Wel.Wgt
2001 Si Thompsett - WKUMA Brit. Pro. Lgt.Mid.Wgt
2001 Tiffany Williams - BIKMA Eng. Amt. Fly.Wgt
2002 Tiffany Williams - WKMA Brit. Amt. Fly Wgt
2002 Tiffany Williams - WKA World Championships:Silver Medallist
2002 Tiffany Williams - IKF Euro. Amt.Straw Wgt
2002 Tiffany Williams - BIKMA Brit. Semi - Contact
2003 Zac Etheridge - BIKMA Brit. Semi - Contact (Mdle Wgt)
2003 Tiffany Williams - Global Eng. Bantam Wgt
2003 Tiffany Williams - BIKMA Euro Amt Fly Wgt
2004 Tiffany Williams - BIKMA World Amt Fly Wgt
2004 Tiffany Williams - BIKMA Brit Semi Contact (Under 56 kgs)
2004 Tiffany Williams - WKU Pro/Am Brit Bantam Wgt
2005 Tiffany Williams WKU PRO/AM British Bantam Wgt Title
2005 Tiffany Williams BIKMA European Amt Fly Wgt Title
2005 Sam Davies - BIKMA Eng Open Semi Contact Heavy Wgt
2005 Gez Wilson - BIKMA Eng Open Semi Contact Lgt Wgt
2008 Tiffany Williams - Golden Belt Pro European Flyweight Champion
2008 Peter Muffett - BIKMA British Semi-Contact Champion (Under 70kgs)
