Chanoy Seminar at MTKBC Oct 09
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Ox Kickboxing took part in a seminar with the legendry Muay Thai fighter/trainer Chanoy at Phil Glovers gym in Maltby.
Paul Oxtoby, Carl Whittaker, Kyle Wood and Peggy Knox took part in the 2 hour seminar covering all aspects of Muay Thai.
A big thank you to Phil Glover for the invite.
See Chanoy in action against another Muay Thai legend Ramon Dekkers on Youtube here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH4mlfpi26w
Ox Taekwondo Visit Skelmersdale Taekwondo Centre
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Ox Taekwondo members Paul Oxtoby 5th Dan (Instructor), Peggy Knox 4th Dan and Alex Furniss 3rd Dan visited Master Nigel Hudson 6th Dan at his dojang in Skelmersdale.
Master Hudson is the UKTDC Chairman, a highly respected WTF Poomsae referee and has recently completed the Instructors course at Kukkiwon.
Ox Taekwondo members took part in a lesson which included every pattern from white belt to 5th Dan with all the latest updates from Kukkiwon.
Ox Taekwondo would like to thank Master Nigel Hudson for his hospitality and for a fantastic training session.
BTA Dan Grading September 09
Congratulations to Ox Martial Arts students who passed their Dan promotions under Grandmaster Tony Quigley 7th Dan.
Alex Furniss 3rd Dan
Joseph Wait 2nd Dan
Andrew Moore 2nd Dan
Sarah Furniss 1st Dan
Rebecca Turner 1st Dan
Ellie Saxton 1st Dan
Thank You to Peggy Knox 4th Dan for supporting the Candidates on the day.
Thurcroft Centenary Award for Ox Martial Arts
Ox Martial Arts Club was presented with an award for its contribution to the local community.
Paul Oxtoby accepted the award from Centenary group organiser Connie Shepherd.
Hwarang-Do TKD 1-1 and Poomse Event Jun 09
Congratulations to all who competed at the Hwarang-do 1-1 and Poomse event.
Peggy Knox Gold Poomse
Alex Furniss Gold Poomse
Ellie Saxton Gold Poomse
Charlotte Wharton Silver Poomse
Joseph Wait Gold Sparring
Bronze Poomse
Andrew Moore Silver Poomse
Cory Differ Gold Sparring
Jay Differ Gold Sparring
A special mention to 5 year old Sam Wheatly in his first fight Gold!
Ox Martial Arts End of Year Presentations
Kickboxing Club 2008
Taekwondo Club 2008
Most Promising Student 2008 Kickboxing Craig Brookes Taekwondo Jake Whitworth
Liam Best Fighter 2008 Kickboxing
Kyle Wood Student of the year Kickboxing 2008
Peggy Knox Best Attendance and Poomse 2008
Cory Differ Best Fighter and Student of the Year Taekwondo 2008
Well Done to you All!
SDF Winter Seminar 2008
14th December 2008, club instructor Paul Oxtoby attended a 5 hour seminar with SDF Head Dave Turton 8th Dan and Karl Blackwell 6th Dan at Doncaster.
Many clubs from around the country attended this superb seminar which included some great impact techniques and street based grappling.
Dave took the first part of the seminar which included tai sabaki and techniques that induce instant pain, the second half was taken by Karl Blackwell who has been a working doorman and bodyguard for 15 years. Karl worked on grappling and control and restraint techniques which were very effective.
Paul would like to thank Dave and Karl for a great seminar and also his training partner for the day Ian Harrison 3rd Dan from Dragon Freestyle.
Halloween Party 1st November 2008
Coloured Belt Grading -October 2008
Taekwondo
Luke Robins 7th Kup Yellow/Green
Lauren Webster 7th Kup Yellow/Green
Emma Phillips 6th Kup Green
Rebecca Durn 6th Kup Green
Charlotte Wharton 5th Kup Green/Blue
Rebecca Turner 1st Kup Red/Black
Kickboxing
Elizabeth Widdowson 7th grade Red
Callum Gore 7th grade Red
Daniel Kelk 6th grade Yellow
Liam Oxtoby 4th grade Green
Kyle Wood 2nd grade Blue
Peggy Knox 1st dan Black Belt
Kenny Furniss 1st dan Black Belt
Best Graded
Luke Robins Taekwondo
Kyle Wood Kickboxing
Dan Grading September 2008
Andrew Moore with Grandmaster Tony Quigley Andrew back at the club.
Well done to Andrew Moore on passing his 1st Dan Black Belt with an excellent performance.
Revolutions Tournaments 1-1 September 2008
Well done to Cory, Liam and Jay after 3 hard fights at the 1-1 at Andy Crittendens.
MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE ACTOR VISITS OX MARTIAL ARTS
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Paul Oxtoby & Chris Jones
Chris Jones martial arts actor/stuntman came to a Kickboxing session at Ox Martial Arts.
Chris has appeared in many action films and TV programmes and runs a full time martial arts academy in Knaresborough.
Check out his site at
HWARANG-DO INVITATIONAL WTF STYLE 1-1 COMPETITION
Sunday 20th April 2008
Back: Peggy, Cory, Jay, Joe, Alex. Centre: Rebecca, Charlotte, Cameron H. Front: Cameron M
Ox Martial Arts entered the Hwarang-do invitational tournament at Dearne Valley leisure centre with clubs from all around the area including:
Hosinsul TKD, Hwarang-do, Sonbae TKD, Diamond TKD, PR TKD, Mountain TKD, Carneys TKD.
Sparring Competitors:
Cameron M - Silver a great 'first' ever fight it takes a lot of courage to get on the mat you did well.
Rebecca - Gold took the fight at last minute to help the competition organisers and fought really great in her 'first' fight.
Cameron H- Gold what an amazing fight after a clash of knees in the 1st round went on to score plenty of head shots in the 2nd round well done.
Joe- Gold a hard fight against a strong opponent well done.
Jay - Gold timing was spot on with lots of solid shots well done hope the foot gets better soon!
Cory - Gold an excellent fight 'fight of the day' was mentioned by many people including the organisers.
Peggy Gold after a 7 year break from sparring competitions you came back strong, accurate and technical.
Patterns Competitors:
Rebecca - Silver well done at your first pattern competition.
Charlotte - Silver well done at your first pattern competition.
Joe- Silver well done in a hard category with plenty of competitors.
Alex - Bronze well done the youngest in a very large technical group.
Peggy - Gold well done having to perform an extra pattern in a tie break final.
A BIG THANK YOU TO Hwarang-do Taekwondo for the invite, Shell for coaching and Dougi, Peggy & Sarah for corner judging.
BLACK BELT GRADING MARCH 08
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Congratulations - Thurcroft Welfare Hall
Congratulations to Joseph Wait & Reece Differ on passing there 1st dan black belts at the recent Dan grading with Grandmaster Tony Quigley.
MUAY THAI SEMINAR WITH CHANOY
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Ox Martial Arts Instructor Paul Oxtoby attended a Muay Thai seminar with legendry Thai fighter/trainer Chanoy.
The seminar was hosted by Phil Glover at his gym in Maltby, a big thanks to Phil for the invite and Chanoy for the excellent seminar.
The seminar covered kicks, knees, clinch work and Chanoys speciality elbow techniques.
Pictured L-R Phil Glover, Chanoy and Paul Oxtoby.
KUKKIWON PRESENTATION
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Ox Martial Arts students received their Kukkiwon dan certificates from the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Korea.
The Kukkiwon certificate is considered the most prestigious Taekwondo certificate in the world and is internationally recognised.
Pictured L-R Jay Differ, Alex Furniss and Cory Differ.
North Of England Championships
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Results:
Jay Differ Gold -50kg Advanced
Cory Differ Silver -50kgs Advanced
Alex Furniss Gold - Child Dan Grade Patterns
Peggy Knox Silver- Adults Dan Grade Patterns
A big well done to Holly Furniss 4th place in her first competition, and Liam with a great match losing just 6-8 .
Ox Martial Arts Club Outing -Wrestling
OxMartialarts Club went to support 'Rainz' the former British Heavyweight Wresting Champion at a local wrestling event.
'Rainz' is a Kukkiwon registered blackbelt and former International silver medallist at Taekwondo.
His Brother and Nephew are members of OxMartialArts Kickboxing Club.
The event was a great day out for all the family.
Click to see Rainz in Action at a previous bout in Creswell.