I see the real me, the heart and soul my life has handed down to me. The blood, sweat and tears that have made me who I am. I am a man striving for more. I sometimes wonder if I can shoulder the crushing burden of my own expectations. I too feel fear, it is mingled with doubt, but behind these two imposters burns a fire white hot with determination. This fire will burn, I won’t let it die. I may be unsure of what the future holds, but that will not turn me away.

Round after round my fury grows intense and keeps my fear locked away. Distractions stay outside, I stay inside this place as my will commands my body. Confidence is my shadow that keeps the Spectre of defeat at bay. Performance is my ally, power and skill are my tools, and victory is my task.

As I spend my life time’s worth of toil, I have become what I am meant to be. The man that tries to take this from me will fail and bleed in misery.

Imran is back and fighting this strong Thai who has had 100 fights. Always fantastic to watch and the flights are coming in at £90 return, well worth the money.

A fantastic line up for Sheffield, Thomas fighting Liam Robinson, exciting novice Lewis Hill returns to the ring, undefeated novice Jillian Corbett and World Champion Helene Garnett. Helene was due to fight in May in Holland against Jermaine but unfortunately the fight fell through and hopefully she will be able to get matched in Sheffield.

Imran returns to the ring against veteran UK fighter Kieran Keddle. This promises to be a great fight and a must see.

Ailsa is one of our old students who fought in 2000 and then left to have her lovely son Ali. She only came back to train last year and decided she wanted to have 1 more fight. She has trained hard and has found it very hard at times especially being a single mum but she has shown great determination and spirit and we all wish her the very best.

We would like to say that Farhad Ali, the Promoter is NOT responsible for this and over the last 48 hours he has been trying his best to re-match Ailsa and we would like to thank him for this.

Ailsa has trained so hard for this fight and has had to make considerable sacrifices we hope we can find an opponent for her for another show in the near future.

Ailsa Gill – Saturday 27th February – Queens Road Roller Blading Rink – tickets are on sale from reception.

Ailsa is one of our old students who fought in 2000 and then left to have her lovely son Ali. She only came back to train last year and decided she wanted to have 1 more fight. She has trained hard and has found it very hard at times especially being a single mum but she has shown great determination and spirit and we all wish her the very best.

Imran Khan - Saturday 27th March – MEN Arena Manchester – tickets will be on sale from reception or call 07801273124.

Imran returns to the ring against veteran UK fighter Kieran Keddle. This promises to be a great fight and a must see.

Thomas McCormick, Helene Garnett, Lewis Hill, Jillian Corbett - Sunday 18th April – Octagon Sheffield

A fantastic line up for Sheffield, Thomas fighting Liam Robinson, exciting novice Lewis Hill returns to the ring, undefeated novice Jillian Corbett and World Champion Helene Garnett. Helene was due to fight in May in Holland against Jermaine but unfortunately the fight fell through and hopefully she will be able to get matched in Sheffield.

Imran Khan vs Lertoranee Pertvihan (Thailand) - Saturday 24th April – Jersey – anyone wishing to go please call Trix 07743596420 asap.

Imran is back and fighting this strong Thai who has had 100 fights. Always fantastic to watch and the flights are coming in at £90 return, well worth the money.

James trained really hard for this fight and struggled at times with his weight but with perseverance and determination weighed in OK and felt strong and fit, although very nervous. From the start James dominated the fight landing solid punches, kicks and knees throughout the round not allowing George to get started although at times George came forward and looked dangerous with heavy punches. James looked composed and in control and took his time choosing his targets well and easily won the first round. The second round saw James very confident and from the bell unleashed a number of combinations with strong knee and kicks to the body forcing an eight count early on. George got up at eight but James saw victory in sight and continued the attacks forcing the referee to the stop the contest and award James a win by TKO. A top class performance and worthy of his new fighting name The Simok Horse. WRSA English Champion James Ogden.

Sunday 21st March 2010 10am – 1pm.

What to expect.

The seminar will begin at 10am sharp, please don’t be late ( gym will be open from 9am to come in and get changed ). After a brief intro we’ll be straight into the course. Following a quick warm-up and stretch, the first part of the seminar will concentrate on clinchwork, exploring different types of clinches and their uses. You will learn some of the stomach-churning knee attacks and clever Thai neck-wrestling tricks, how to defend properly and effectively, which attacks to expect and when and how to read your opponent’s intention. We will examine the specific targets a Thai-Boxer will exploit to inflict damage to an opponent and how to develop tremendous power in the knee strike through extensive padwork and some heavy bagwork.

After a short break, the second part of this seminar will re-commence with a warning about the serious risks of potential injury. We’ll use partner work almost exclusively to practice a variety of methods used to knee an opponent to the head and face. Along with padwork, we’ll look at attacks and counter-attacks all culminating in repeated and successful knees to the head. You will learn how to deliver a devastating knee using timing and when to deliver the knee for maximum damage.

Places are limited so if you’re interested and want further information please contact Mick on 07801273124 or mick@wickercamp.co.uk