I started kickboxing 11 years ago because I wanted to be more confident and make new friends. Over the 11 year period, I have grown a lot more confident and made friends.
When I was younger, I couldn’t go into the gym by myself because I was too shy and scared of other people. Now I can walk into the gym, nice and proud without being shy. I haven’t just been more confident in the gym, but I have been more confident in the outside area and talking to different people.
Over my time at HKA, I feel I have become stronger and more mature. I have become the best I can be, but I still know I can be better. An achievement of mine was when I became a Full Contact fighter. I used to do semi-contact, but I took a big step in October 2017 when I had my full contact debut on Fight Night 8. I won on my debut but since then I have had some tricky fights. I have lost some and won some but the ones that I have lost, I have overcome and come back stronger for the fights ahead.
I go kickboxing because I really enjoy it and I love teaching other people to make them better and to help them achieve their full potential. Over my time at HKA, I have done 2 first aid courses and I am a level 2 coach. Also, another point I have chosen to add is that I am now a brown belt in the grading system, and I have worked my socks off to get to where I am today. I am very privileged to be a brown belt because I know I didn’t just get handed it, I know that I have worked very hard for it and that is how I like to get things.
I have learnt that you don’t get handed things in life and you must work hard for them. I wouldn’t have learned all the things I have learnt and got to be the person I am today without the help of carl and jenny.
Age= 16
Achievements= level 2 coach, full-contact fighter, grade to brown belt, ICO southern area champion, WKO 5 nations champion, IKF Open champion, first aid trained
Kickboxing for 11 years