Jake Willard (in the white trousers) raised the bar again at the Casino Rooms in Rochester at the weekend in only his second full-contact fight. Jake was matched against Sonny Grieves from the world-class gym, Mick Crossland’s Combat Academy. Both lads had had time off due to injuries and both were clearly wanting to win. […]
I’m very proud of our Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA) team in their performances at the Casino Rooms in Rochester at the weekend writes Carl Denne. First up was Sanjay Rajan competing in only his second fight. The Casino Rooms is a night club and represents a massive step up for a youngster at this stage […]
He’s only just 16 but Billy Joe Fitzgerald is already marking his mark in the world of full contact kickboxing. On Saturday night, in just his second full contact fight and matched against a strong and very able opponent Billy Joe notched up his second decisive win. His opponent was Jack Johnson from TKO and […]
Head Coach at Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA), Carl Denne, has pronounced himself ‘so proud’ of his fight team that took part in Battle of Kent at the weekend. Staged at the Lordswood Leisure centre there were more than 90 fights in three rings, “when we arrived I knew it was going to be a busy […]
Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA) was out at the TKO light contact event in Maidstoneon Sunday where a number of members of the HKA team were competing in their first ever fights. HKA’s Chief Instructor Carl Denne gives us a detailed run down on the action from the day, Carl says: “We were out with a […]
Fighters from Hastings Kickboxing Academy walked in to the ‘Kombat Zone’ at the Casino Rooms in Rochester last night and they came away with victories under their belts. Nick Lelliott was in a rematch against Matt Geere, the man he’d beaten in Hastings last autumn, and not only did Nick win his fight by a […]
Hastings Kickboxing Academy attended a light contact show at TKO last weekend writes Carl Denne. Although we have a big team we could only match Riley Davis and Abigail Jordan. ‘Super’ Riley was up first and was awesome. He was controlled, listened and gave a perfect little performance wining not just his second fight but […]
Hastings Kickboxing Academy has a new English Champion in its ranks. Billy Joe Fitzgerald fought in his first IKF open tournament in Gillingham, Kent where after a tough day of competition he secured his title in style. HKA chief instructor Carl Denne said: “In one of the busier weight categories Billy Joe won his way through […]
Chief instructor at Hastings Kickboxing Academy, Carl Denne is looking forward to the next few years as he watches his students grow and develop. “We really are starting to get some amazing young talent in the gym and really looking forward to the next few years as they develop and expand theirs skills as kickboxers,” […]
