News 2012
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Combat Academy BJJ / Grappling
Medal Table 2012
A table showing all Combat Academy medals won in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Grappling events in 2012 can be seen >here
We took a total of 48 gold medals 56 silver medals and 54 bronze medals.
The Combat Academy can boast 7 British Champions, 8 Welsh Champions, 1 English Champion and 1 Irish Champion.
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Combat Academy 2012 Annual Awards
The Combat Academy held their Annual Awards at Saxtys on Sunday 16th December 2012.
The award for The Most Promising Newcomer 2012 went to karate junior student Ben Lewis. Ben fought at The Hereford Karate Open, ECKA semi-contact nationals, and he was the only junior grade to compete at The Milton Keynes Open. Ben trains hard and has a good record of attendance.
A Merit Award was presented to Ben Oliver for his help in running the junior BJJ classes. Always ready to help the younger, less experienced members, Ben also ensures that the class is warmed-up and ready for the lessons to start.
The award for Karate Student of the Year went to Paul Lewis. Paul only started training this year, he fought in The Hereford Karate Open after about 3-4weeks training taking the gold medal. He achieved 3rd place at The ECKA National, and gold & bronze at Milton Keynes. He has a great record of attendance and always gives 100% effort.
BJJ Student of the Year was awarded to Mark Thomas. Mark has an excellent record of attendance and has competed at events throughout the country, taking medals at Spartan Grapple Challenge, The Hereford Open, The English Open and British NoGi Open.
Unable to separate the top two contenders for the award of Junior BJJ Student of the Year, it was decided that Mitch Young and Jackson Quinn would have a joint award.
Mitch trains hard and has taken silver medals at The Abu Dhabi Pro Trials, Hereford Open 12, British Open and The NJJC grappling championships, and a bronze medal at the English Open. His competitive year ended with a gold medal at The British NoGi Open.
Jackson Quinn is one of The Academy's most regular trainers. His dedication to training has been rewarded with silver medals at The Hereford Open 12, English Open and British NoGi Open. He has also taken a bronze medal at The Hereford Open 14 and the gold medal at The NJJC grappling championships.
The Overall Student of the Year for 2012 was awarded to Ryan Hill for the second year running. Ryan has the best record of attendance at the academy, and has competed in Semi Contact, Light Continuous, Freeform, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and NoGi. He always puts in the effort and is always willing to help the lower grades.
The Fighters Fighter of the Year award is voted for by the members. Following an outstanding year Paul Lewis received the vote from his fellow students for this award to add to the award for Karate student of the year.
Following the recent loss of one of our team, it was decided that an annual award would be added to the proceedings in order to remember and honour the name of Carl Keates-Corner.
The Carl Keates-Corner Award will be presented to the student that trains and competes in the same way that Carl did. Quite simply they must train hard and fight harder.
This year the award was presented to Alexander Grikinis (Sasha). Sasha and Carl used to have some epic battles on the mat, and we could think of no one who deserves the award more.
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Hereford BJJ Open 15: Results
Many thanks to everyone who made this event possible.
To the referees who all did a sterling job.
Donal Carmody
Kev Capel
Kev Cox
Pippa Granger
Rob Taylor
Paddy Carmody
Stephen Martin
A HUGE thank you to my Combat Academy team of helpers, not only the adults who train at the club, but also some of the parents and even one of the juniors who helped out. Without you the event would not happen.
Thank you to all of the competitors (our customers) who come back time and time again to support our events, and to all the first timers, we hope you all enjoyed the day and look forward to seeing you again.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Tatami Fightwear
Meerkatsu (Seymour Yang)
Connection Rio
Online entry for our next events in February and March will go live this week.
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NoGi British Open Championships
A huge congratulations to The Combat Academy team who competed at The NoGi British Open Championships (Sunday 25th November).
Girls Age 6-9 Under 30Kg
1 Skye Mcmillan GB Braulio Estima
2 Ruqaya Zara GB Braulio Estima
3 Aaliyah Zara GB Braulio Estima
Girls Age 10-12 Under 55Kg
1 Veronica Pace GB Bath
2 Bethany King GB Braulio Estima
Boys Age 6-7 Under 24Kg
1 Ali Bougoffa
2 Jaidon Asesimba CSA/CIA Paulista
3 Jacob Hart GB Braulio Estima
4 Jedd Quinn GB Braulio Estima
Boys Age 7-9 Under 30Kg
1 Tommy Simkin GB Braulio Estima
2 Jackson Quinn GB Braulio Estima
3 Zain Hayat CSA/CIA Paulista
4 Cameron Hibbert CSA/CIA Paulista
Boys Age 12-14 Under 46Kg
1 George Reader Derby Academy
2 Oliver Sentence GB Braulio Estima
3 Ryan Hill GB Braulio Estima
4 Jack Sarwa CIA Paulista International UK
Boys Age 12 Under 55Kg
1 Mitchel Young GB Braulio Estima
2 Ollie Sarwa CIA Paulista International UK
Boys Age 13-15 Under 65Kg
1 Ellis Baggott GB Walsall
2 Matthew Jackson Reynolds Grindhouse MMA
3 Lewis Spink GB Braulio Estima
Juvenile White Under 70Kg
1 Hardeep Rai Carlson Gracie Revolution Team
2 Daniel Sawinski Babos MMA Team
3 Connor Evans GB Braulio Estima
4 Hamza Shah Tao Centre
Juvenile White Plus 80Kg
1 Trent Gainey Team Force
2 Tom Bracher Rob Stevens
3 Kurtis Chisholm GB Braulio Estima
Juvenile Absolute
1 Hardeep Rai Carlson Gracie
2 Jake Hadley GB Braulio Estima
3 Connor Evans GB Braulio Estima
3 Kurtis Chisholme GB Braulio Estima
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English Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships
A huge congratulations to The Combat Academy team who competed at The English BJJ Open Championships (Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November).
The team of nine fighters returned with 5 medals.
Blue Belt - Adult - Under 100.5kg 
First Fabio Ferrari Tsunami Gym
Second Paris Tattersall Vitor Shaolin BJJ
Third Conor Eaton-Smith Combat Academy
Blue Belt - Masters - Under 88.3kg
First Daddy Kabuiku Icon Jiu Jitsu
Second Charlie Cooper RGA
Third Mark Thomas Combat Academy
Purple Belt - Seniors - Under 88.3kg
First Laurie Dodson Carlson Gracie
Second Robert Salmon BJJ School
Third Patrick Baker Combat Academy
Purple Belt - Ladies - Under 64kg
First Rebecca Hill GB Nottingham
Third Emma Baker Combat Academy
Full results can be found >here
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Christmas Training Times
December
Monday 24th Closed.
Tuesday 25th Closed.
Wednesday 26th Closed.
Thursday 27th All lessons on as normal.
Friday 28th All lessons on as normal.
Saturday 29th Open Mat as normal.
Monday 31st Closed.
January
Tuesday 1st Closed.
Wednesday 2nd Closed.
Thursday 3rd All lessons on as normal.
Friday 4th All lessons on as normal.
Saturday 5th Open Mat as normal.
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English Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships
A huge congratulations to The Combat Academy kids and juvenile team who competed at The English BJJ Open Championships (Sunday 4th November).
The team left Hereford at 5:00 on Sunday morning and completed a 400 mile round trip to The Dartford Judo Centre.
The team of eight fighters returned with 5 medals and 3 fourth places.
22kg White/ Yellow
First Asesimba, Jaidon Cia Paulista
Second Smith, Miami Tokon Academy
Third Mcmillan, Josh Combat Academy
32kg Yellow/ Orange
First Watts, Body BJJ School
Second Quinn, Jackson Combat Academy
Third Pastor, Levi BJJ School
50kg Orange/ Green
First Sarwa, Oliver Cia Paulista
Second Simpson-Miles, Mahlei BJJ School
Third Young, Mitchell Combat Academy
28kg Female
First Mcmillan, Skye Combat Academy
Second Taylor, Sophie Combat Academy
Third Raphael, Harriet BJJ School
Also well done to Ross Cullum , Ryan Hill and Jack Greening who all finished just outside the medals in 4th place.
The Combat Academy team also came 5th in the team results.
Full results can be found >here
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Belt Promotion
A Huge congratulations to Combat Academy / Tillery Combat fighter Jack 'Tank' Shore on his promotion to Blue Belt (03.10.2012).
Jack is one of the most active fighters from The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat team. His competition record includes:
Juvenile
Welsh Open BJJ Juvenile Bronze Medallist 2011.
Welsh Open BJJ Juvenile Gold Medallist 2012.
British Open BJJ No Gi Juvenile Gold Medallist 2010.
British Open BJJ No Gi Juvenile Gold Medallist 2011.
British Open BJJ Juvenile Gold Medalist 2011.
1 x Hereford Open BJJ Juvenile Bronze medalist.
1 x Hereford Open BJJ Juvenile Silver medallist.
5 x Hereford Open BJJ Juvenile Gold medallist.
Adult
Hereford Open BJJ Bronze medallist (5 fights 4 wins / 1 loss by advantage) 2012.
Hereford Open BJJ Gold medallist (5 fights 4 subs / 1 points = 22-7) 2012.
Welsh Open No Gi Bronze medallis 2012 (4 fights 3 wins / 1 loss).
MMA
1-0 won his debut in the cage via triangle in 1min 17 sec first round.
Next fight on Pain Pit Fight Night 5 Nov 17th.
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Belt Promotion
A Huge congratulations to Combat Academy fighter Carl Keates-Corner on his promotion to Blue Belt (02.10.2012).
Since The Combat Academy was formed over ten years ago, Carl is only the 28th member to have been promoted to Blue Belt.
Over the last few years Carl has been a regular medallist at The Hereford Open with two gold, two silver and one bronze medal.
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English Open and British Open
Registration is now open for the following events:
English Open - Kids / Juveniles
Sunday 4th November
Dartford Judo Centre
English Open - Adult / Master / Senior
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th November
Dartford Judo Centre
British Open NoGi
Sunday 25th November
National Judo Centre
Walsall
Click here for Junior / Juvenile registration
Click here for Adult / Master / Senior registration
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ECKA Milton Keynes Karate Open
A massive congratulations to everyone that fought at the Milton Keynes Open (29.09.12). Six fighter returned with 10 medals.
Leanna Masters: Bronze Semi Contact and Silver Light Continuous,
Jurijs Kudrjavcevs Gold Semi Contact and Bronze Light Continuous,
Ryan Hill Silver Semi Contact,
Paul Lewis Gold Semi Contact and Bronze Light Continuous
Emma Baker Gold Semi Contact, Silver Light Continuous and Bronze Freeform.
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Hereford Open 14
Combat Academy Team Results
Women -60kgs
2nd Kaitlyn Jeffries Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
-64 kg Super Feather Adult
2nd Mike Jones Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
-70 kg Feather Adult
1st Joe Orrey Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
-82.3 kg Middle Adult
1st Owain Parry Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
-88.3 kg Medium Heavy Adult
2nd Ashley Beaumont Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
-94.3 kg Heavy Adult
3rd Carl Corner Combat Academy
Junior Girls -30 kg
1st Skye Mcmillan Combat Academy
2nd Sophie Kemp Combat Academy
Junior Girls -38 kg
2nd Sophia Whent Combat Academy
Junior -21 / -24 kg
2nd Josh Mcmillan Combat Academy
3rd Alex Quinn Combat Academy
Junior -30 kg
3rd Jackson Quinn Combat Academy
Junior -46 kg
2nd Ryan Hill Combat Academy
3rd Ben Oliver Combat Academy
Junior -55 kg
1st Joel Clark Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Junior -65 kg
2nd Lewis Derrick Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Junior +65 kg
1st Owen Thomas Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Juvenile -65 kg
2nd Michael Jones Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Click >here for the full results.
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Welsh Open NoGi Results
Congratulations to the Combat Academy team on a great performance at The Welsh Open No Gi Championships held in Cardiff (09.09.12).
PURPLE -85.5
1. Jamie Hughes - Celtic Pride/Pedro Bessa
2. Chris Jones - Exeter BJJ/Team Raphael Dos Santos
3. Steve Jayne - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
BLUE +97.5
1. Wayne Samways - Chris Rees Academy
2. Steve Borde - Chris Rees Academy
3. Jamie Law - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
BLUE -73.5
1. Peter Youds - The MMA Academy
2. Alex Jones - Chris Rees Academy
3. Kris Edwards - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
WHITE FEMALE ABSOLUTE
1. Donna Scott - Hybrid MMA/Beefy BJJ
2. Kaitlyn Jeffries - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
3. Caroline O'Hagan - Dave's Gym
WHITE -85.5
1. Ashley Beaumont - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
2. Jordan Marshall - Chris Rees Academy
2. Rhys Lewis - Chris Rees Academy
WHITE -79.5
1. Jamie Jones - Chris Rees Academy
2. Darren Gould - Chris Rees Academy
3. Jack Shore - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
WHITE -61.5
1. Paul Evans - Newport MMA
2. Mike Evans - Chris Rees Academy
3. Michael Jones - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
JUVENILE GIRLS -60
1. Ashley Bendle - Chris Rees Academy
2. Kaitlyn Jeffries - The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
JUVENILE BOYS -60/-65
1. Ben Robson - Chris Rees Academy
2. Rob McNee - The MMA Academy
3. Jack Greening - The Combat Academy
TEAM ADULT
1. Chris Rees Academy - 100
2. KGB - 28
3. The Combat Academy/Tillery Combat - 20
4. The MMA Academy - 18
5. Hybrid MMA/Beefy BJJ - 16
6. Exeter BJJ/Team Raphael Dos Santos - 14
7. Celtic Pride/Pedro Bessa - 12
=. Dennis Fight Team - 12
9. Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Ireland - 9
=. Boomtown FC - 9
=. Urban Sports Fitness - 9
=. Newport MMA/Pedro Bessa - 9
=. Mill Hill BJJ - 9
14. Gracie Barra Braulio Estima - 3
=. Roger Gracie Academy Bucks - 3
=. Carlson Gracie Revolution Team - 3
=. Project Mayhem - 3
=. Dogs Of War - 3
19. Dave's Gym - 2
20. Pedro Bessa - 1
TEAM JUVENILE
1. Chris Rees Academy - 18
2. Carlson Gracie Revolution Team - 15
3. The MMA Academy - 12
4. The Combat Academy - 4
5. Dave's Gym - 1
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Belt Promotion
A massive congratulations to Ian Glasper on being promoted to Blue Belt (31.07.2012).
Ian is a regular competitor at The Hereford Open, often stepping up to fight the adults if there is not a senior category and sometimes beating the youngsters.
Ian took the Bronze medal at The Hereford Open (4) and more recently took the Gold Medal at The Hereford Open (June 2012) in the White Belt -70 kg Feather Senior category.
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Bristol Open BJJ
Congratulations to Jeremy Kemp on his gold medal at The Bristol Open (05.08.2012).
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Hereford Open Academy Medallists
Congratulations to the following Combat Academy fighters on their medals at The Hereford Open (June 24th).
Brown Belt Senior Medium Heavy
2nd Richard Shore Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White Belt -64 kg Super Feather Adult
1st Lee Russel The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White Belt -70 kg Feather Adult
2nd Martin Evans The Combat Academy / Tillery Comba
3rd Joe Orey The Combat Academy / Tillery Comba
White Belt -70 kg Feather Senior
1st Ian Glasper The Combat Academy
White Belt -76 kg Light Adult
1st Jack Shore The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White Belt -76 kg Light Senior
2nd Darren Davies The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White Belt -82.3 kg Middle Adult
2nd Leon Rosser The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White Belt -88.3 kg Medium Heavy Adult
2nd Dan Morris The Combat Academy
White Belt -88.3 kg Medium Heavy Senior
3rd Matt Penny The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White Belt -94.3 kg Heavy Adult
2nd Carl Corner The Combat Academy
White Belt -100.5 kg Super Heavy Adult
3rd Martin Wilks The Combat Academy
Blue Belt -70 kg Feather Adult
1st Kris Edwards The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
2nd Jeremy Kemp The Combat Academy
Blue Belt -88.3 kg Medium Heavy Adult
2nd Mark Thomas The Combat Academy
Blue Belt -94.3 kg Heavy Adult
2nd Merv Harries The Combat Academy
Blue Belt -100.5 kg Super Heavy Adult
2nd Daniel Buckley The Combat Academy
Purple Belt -88.3 kg Medium Heavy Senior
3rd Darrell James The Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
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NJJC Grappling Competition
A massive congratulations to members of The Combat Academy team that competed in the National Ju Jutsu Council grappling competition held in Worcester on June 24th 2012.
Josh McMillan won two fights to take the Gold in the under 20kg.
The lightest competitor in the category, Jedd Quinn lost to the eventual gold medallist before winning the bronze medal fight in the under 25kg category.
Skye McMillan defeated both of her opponents to take the gold medal in the under 30kg category.
Club-mates Ryan Hill, Mitch Young and Ben Oliver were all in the under 45kg category, and all recorded wins in the first round. Ben and Ryan then faced each other with Ben taking the win. Mitch and Ben both defeated their semi-final opponents before facing each other in the final with Ben taking the win.
Ryan came through the repechage to take the bronze medal.
Competing in the biggest category of the the day, Jackson Quinn defeated three opponents to take the gold medal in the boys under 30kg category.
With no one to fight in the under 50 kg category, Ross Cullum stepping up a weight to fight in the under 55kgs where after losing to the eventual gold medallist, he won the bronze medal fight.
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Belt Promotions
Richard 'Shakey' Shore Brown Belt
On Wednesday 13th June Tillery Combat's chief instructor Richard Shore, became the first person to be awarded his Brown Belt by The Combat Academy chief instructor Dave Coles.
Richard has been studying various martial arts for over 11 years and has an extensive competition record dating back to 2002.
Since achieving his BJJ Purple Belt Richard has won The BJJ British Open in both the Gi and No Gi, is a 3 time Hereford Open champion and The Welsh Open Bronze medallist.
In addition to his personal achievements, Richard also works tirelessly as the chief coach at Tillery Combat. In recent years he has produced numerous British BJJ Champions and regular medallists at events throughout the country.
Darrel James Purple Belt
Darrell has been one of Tillery Combats most prolific competitors over the past 5 years competing at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, grappling, sport ju jutsu, amateur, semi professional and professional rules MMA.
Darrel was the Welsh Open champion at blue belt in 2011 and 2012. He was also the Hereford Open Champion in 2012. At no gi Darrell has won silver medals at the Fila Grappling and Grip Grappling events.
Steve Jayne Purple Belt
Steve has been grappling for over 10 years studying Judo, Traditional Jujutsu and BJJ. He has been studying BJJ for past five years. As a white belt he won the Hereford Open, Welsh Open and British Open BJJ events.
Since becoming a blue belt Steve has continued to compete on a regular basis winning gold and silver medals at The Hereford Open, bronze in the Welsh Open, and silver at the British Open.
Kyle Prosser Blue Belt
Kyle has been training at Tillery Combat for 3 years. Competing in the -76 kg light-weight category he is a regular medallist at The Hereford Open, often having 5-7 fights for his place on the rostrum. Kyle was also the 2012 Welsh Open silver medallist.
An active MMA fighter, Kyle has a semi professional MMA record of 6-2 and is the Samurai Fight Night Lightweight Semi Professional Champion.
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Karate Black Belt
A massive congratulations to Tyler Davies on earning his ECKA black belt (16.06.2012)
Tyler already holds a Black Belt in Wado Ryu Karate, Junior Green Belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Ju Jutsu Kumite, and is an adult 4 stripe White Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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Hereford Open Karate Results
10th June 2012
Boys & girls -4ft novice – yellow belt
1. Harry Bevan - ECKA Tipton Tigers
2. Ben Lewis - ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
Boys & girls -4ft 4 novice – green belt
1. Harry Muckley – ECKA Tipton Tigers
2. Robert O’Keefe – ECKA Tipton Tigers
3. Robbie Edwards – Leominster PKA
Boys & girls -4ft 8 novice – green belt
1. Leo Edwards – Ledbury PKA
2. Adam Darnell – ECKA Bletchley Dragons
3. Bruno Keyworth – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Boys -4ft 8 purple belt – black belt
1. Jack Dodds – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
2. Jack Allinson – Oxford School of Martial Arts
3. Jack Dark – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Boys -5ft novice – green belt
1. Joshua Jones – Hereford GTI
2. A. Hussein – Hereford PKA
Boys -5ft purple belt – black belt
1. Henry Stockwell – ECKA Bletchley Dragons
2. Daniel Oosthuizen – Oxford School of Martial Arts
3. Ben Murray – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Girls -5ft purple belt – black belt
1. Lianna Masters – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
2. Charlotte Stevens – Oxford School of Martial Arts
3. Nyama Keyworth – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Girls -5ft 6 novice – green belt
1. Amber Jordan – ECKA Bletchley Dragons
2. Aimee Higgs – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
Boys -5ft 4 purple belt – black belt
1. Ryan Hill – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
2. Andrew Bond – Oxford School of Martial Arts
3. Jason Court – ECKA Coventry
Girls -5ft 6 purple belt – black belt
1. Paris Jackson – ECKA Coventry
2. Poppy Dodds – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
3. Lucy Grabe-Watson – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Boys +5ft 4 novice – green belt
1. Matthew Whitehouse – ECKA Tipton Tigers
2. Joseph Waldron – Hereford GTI
3. Connor Jordan – ECKA Bletchley Dragons
Boys +5ft 4 purple belt – black belt
1. Tyrell Cummins – ECKA Coventry
2. Jagroop Chahal – ECKA Coventry
3. Adam Lewis – Leominster PKA
Cadets purple – black belt open weight
1. Tyler Davies – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
2. Chris Milward – Leominster PKA
3. Lewis Dark – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Ladies Open
1. Danni Gedling – ECKA Tipton Tigers
2. Paula Darnell – ECKA Bletchley Dragons
3. Mary Stevens – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Mens novice – purple belt -75kgs
1. Franz Nowak – Leominster PKA
2. Mark Price – Leominster PKA
3. Clayton Davies – Hereford PKA
Mens novice +80kgs
1. Paul Lewis – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
2. Steve Roberts – Oxford School of Martial Arts
Mens purple – black belt +75kgs
1. Dion Barrett – ECKA Coventry
2. Derek Small – ECKA Hereford Combat Academy
3. Richard Roberts – Hereford PKA
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Belt Promotions
Congratulations to the following Combat Academy members on their promotions (22 May 2012).
Only 5 members of The Combat Academy have previously been awarded their Purple Belt. Dean Bradbury has been added to this exclusive list.
Dean Bradbury is recently back to training after a layoff due to injury. Dean is another dedicated student and avid competitor. Dean's major achievement at blue belt was a bronze medal in the 2010 IBJJF European Championships. Other highlights at blue belt include;
2012 Welsh Open Champion
2012 Welsh Open Silver (absolute)
Hereford Open 11 Bronze
2011 BJJ British Open Champion
U.M.A. Open 'No Gi' Groundfighting Championships Bronze
2010 British Open BJJ Silver
2010 Welsh Open Champion
2009 Kent Open Gold
Liam Doverman and Aleksandr Grikinis have been promoted to blue belt.
Liam Doverman
Fighting in the generally stacked -76 kg category, Liam typically faces 5-7 fights for a medal. He has fought at events throughout the country with the following results;
2011 English Open Silver
2012 Welsh Open Champion
Hereford Open 11 Silver
Hereford Open 10 Silver
2011 European Martial Arts Games Champion (Sports Ju Jutsu)
UMA British Open IIII Groundfighting Championships Silver & Bronze
NJJC Grappling Grand Slam Champion (Sports Ju Jutsu)
Aleksandr Grikinis (Sasha)
Sasha only has one gear when training, flat out. He trains hard and fights harder. The
2012 BJJ British Open Champion, other competition highlights include; Hereford Open 5 Champion + Bronze Absolute, Hereford Open 8 Bronze; Hereford Open 9 Silver.
The following stripes were also awarded;
Pat Baker to 3 stripe purple belt
Emma Baker to 1 stripe purple
Jeremy Kemp to 1 stripe blue belt.
Ian Glasper to 4 stripe white belt
Carl Corner to 4 stripe white belt.
Martin Wilkes to 2 stripe white belt.
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Five British Champions at The BJJ British Open
Huge congratulations to The Combat Academy team for an awesome performance at The BJJ British Open held at the NEC Birmingham (19/20 May 2012).
Skye McMillan British Champion girls u27kg
Ben Oliver British Champion boys u50kg
Aleksandr Grikinis British Champion White Belt Masters Heavy
Martin Wilkes British Champion White Belt Masters Super Heavy
Jeremy Kemp British Champion Blue Master Feather
Mitch Young Silver boys u45kg
Martin Evans Bronze Medal White Belt Master Feather
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Promotions
Congratulations to the following Combat Academy / Tillery Combat members on their promotions following a seminar at Tillery Combat with Dave Coles:
Darrell James Blue 4 Stripe
Steve Jayne Blue 4 Stripe
Jack Evans White 3 Stripe
Mike Jones White 3 Stripe
Darren Davies White 3 Stripe
Gareth Williams White 2 Stripe
Ashley Beaumont White 2 Stripe
Connor Evans White 1 Stripe
Juniors
Owen Thomas Orange 2 stripe
Kaitlyn Jefferies Yellow 2 stripe
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ECKA Karate Grading
Huge Congratulations to all the Karate members who passed their grading under ECKA Chief Instructor Dev Barrett.
Lianna Masters Brown Belt B
Danny Watkins Brown Belt B-
Jurijs Kudrjauceus Brown Belt B -
Ryan Edwards Green Belt C+
Jasmine Hoult Orange Belt B+
Josh Small Orange Belt B
Mani Gummerson Orange Belt B
Erin Edwards Orange Belt B
Izzy Johnson Orange Belt B-
Abigail Tomkins Orange Belt C+
Louis Griffiths Orange Belt C+
Jay Furnell Orange Belt C+
Joseph Hoult Orange Belt C+
Daniel Jones Orange Belt C+
Sam Lucas Orange Belt C+
Cameron Lewis Yellow Belt B+
Oliver Samuel Yellow Belt B
Oliver Hyett Yellow Belt C+
Lauren Bates White Belt A-
Jade Spencer White Belt B
Francesca Lewis Red Belt B
Ben Lewis Red Belt B
Olivia Sexton Red Belt B-
Ryan Small Red Belt B-
The ECKA National average is C+, so these are very good results.
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Welsh Open Results
A massive congratulations to The Combat Academy team that fought in The Welsh Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championships held in Cardiff (Sunday 15 April 2012).
We returned with 7 Gold, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.
We also came = 1st in the Juvenile team results and 2nd in the Adult/Senior team results.
JUVENILE FEATHER (-64kg)
Silver Michael Jones
JUVENILE MEDIUM HEAVY/HEAVY (-84.3kg)
Gold Jack Shore
WHITE FEMALE FEATHER
Silver Kaitlyn Jeffries
WHITE SUPER FEATHER (-64kg)
Gold Lee Russell
WHITE FEATHER (-70kg)
Gold Joe Orrey
WHITE LIGHT (-76kg)
Gold Liam Doverman
Silver Kyle Prosser
WHITE HEAVY (-94.3kg)
Bronze Gareth Williams
WHITE SUPER HEAVY (-100.5kg)
Silver Martin Wilks
SENIOR WHITE LIGHT (-76kg)
Gold Darren Davies
BLUE HEAVY (-94.3kg)
Gold Dean Bradbury
BLUE ULTRA HEAVY (+100.5kg)
Bronze Jamie Law
SENIOR BLUE MIDDLE (-82.3kg)
Gold Darrell James
Silver Ty Husbands
BLUE BELT ABSOLUTE
Silver Dean Bradbury
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ECKA Tipton Open
Congratulations to Ryan Hill who took a Bronze in the semi-contact and a Silver in the Light continuous at the Tipton Open (Sunday 15th April 2012).
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Beginners Course
Starting April 18th. Details >here.
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Hereford Open 12: Academy Medallists
Congratulations to the following Combat Academy fighters on their medals at The Hereford Open 12.
White Belt -82.3 kg Middle Adult 16 - 34 years
2nd Kyle Prosser - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White Belt -94.3 kg Heavy Adult 16 - 34 years
1st Carl Corner - Combat Academy
White Belt -100.5 kg Super Heavy Adult 16 - 34 years
3rd Martin Wilkes - Combat Academy
Women White Belt 58.5 kg Feather
3rd Kaitlyn Jeffries - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Juniors -24kgs (7-9 years)
2nd Josh Mcmillan - Combat Academy
3rd Jedd Quinn - Combat Academy
Junior -27 kg (7-9 years) (3-minute fights)
3rd Skye Mcmillan - Combat Academy
Junior Boys -30 kg (7-9 years)
2nd Jackson Quinn - Combat Academy
Junior Boys -42 / -46 kg (12-15 years)
2nd Mitchell Young - Combat Academy
3rd Ben Oliver - Combat Academy
Junior Girls -46 / -50 kg (10-12 years)
2nd Bethany Draper - Combat Academy
Junior Boys -50 kg (13-15 years)
1st Joel Clark - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Juvenile -58.5 kg Light Feather
2nd Ieuan Jones - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Juvenile -64 kg Feather
3rd Michael Jones - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Juvenile -74 kg Middle
3rd Hywel Chaplin - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
Full results can be found >here
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Hereford Open 12: Results and Thank You
Many thanks to everyone who made this event possible.
To the referees who all did a sterling job.
Donal Carmody
Kev Capel
Kev Cox
Nathan Roberts
Pippa Granger
Rob Taylor
A HUGE thank you to my Combat Academy team of helpers, not only the adults who train at the club, but also some of the parents and even a couple of the juniors who helped out. Without you the event would not happen.
Thank you to all of the competitors (our customers) who come back time and time again to support our events, and to all the first timers, we hope you all enjoyed the day and look forward to seeing you again.
Thank you to our sponsors Tatami Fightwear http://www.tatamifightwear.com/ Meerkatsu (Seymour Yang) http://www.meerkatsu.com/ and Connection Rio http://www.connectionrio.com/
Results can be found >here
Our next event takes place on Sunday June 24 and is for Adults and Seniors, all belts.
Full details and online registration >here
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Open Mat Monday
The MMA class on Monday 26 March will be run as an open mat session.
Simon will be on hand to help you with any specific aspects of your training that you would like to work on.
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2012 Welsh Open
The 5th Annual Welsh BJJ Open will be held on Sunday 15th April at Western Leisure Centre in Cardiff.
Matted area will be provided by GMATT.
Repecharge system will be in place so all competitors are guaranteed a minimum of two fights. Open weight divisions will be run dependant on time.
Sponsored by TATAMI FIGHTWEAR
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Abu Dhabi Pro Trial UK
Congratulations to The Combat Academy fighters who took part in the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials held in Birmingham, Sunday March 4th 2012.
Gold
Kai Davies
Silver
Tyler Davies
Ryan Hill
Mitch Young
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Hereford Open 11: Results and Thank you.
Many thanks to everyone who made The Hereford Open 11 possible.
To the referees who all did a sterling job, Paddy and Donal Carmody, Oli Geddes, Pippa Granger, Rob Taylor, Kev Capel, Emma Baker.
A HUGE thank you to my Combat Academy team of helpers, not only the adults who train at the club, but also some of the parents and even a couple of the juniors who helped out. Without you the event would not happen.
Thank you to all of the competitors (our customers) who come back time and time again to support our events, and to all the first timers, we hope you all enjoyed the day and look forward to seeing you again.
Results can be found >here
Thank you to our sponsors Tatami Fightwear, Meerkatsu and Connection Rio.
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Hereford Open 11: Academy Medallists
Congratulations to the following Combat Academy fighters on their medals:
White -70 kg Feather Adult
1st David Lindsay - Exeter BJJ
2nd Steve White - Pedro Bessa
3rd Martin Evans -Combat Academy/ Tillery Combat
White -76 kg Light Adult
1st Chinonso Nwinyinya - MMA Academy Liverpool
2nd Liam Doverman - Combat Academy
3rd Jack Shore - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
White -82.3 kg Middle Adult
1st Kyle Prosser - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
2nd Tan New - Newport MMA / Pedro Bessa
3rd Karl Franks - Chris Rees Academy
White -82.3 kg Middle Seniors
1st Jaime Murkin - Renegade Fight Team
2nd David Hughes - GB Braulio Estima
3rd Richard Davies - Combat Academy
White -88.3 kg Medium Heavy Adult
1st Ashly Beumont - Combat Academy/Tillery Combat
2nd Dave Margetts - Chris Rees Academy
3rd Josh Palumbella - MMA Academy Liverpool
White -94.3 kg Heavy Adult
1st Carl Corner - Combat Academy
2nd Rob Soanes - Exeter BJJ - Raphael Dos Santos
3rd Gary Trevett - Renegade Fight Team
White +100.5 kg Super Super Heavy Adult
1st Jason Evans - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
2nd Kevin Fabia - Team Sukata
3rd Luke Zacharis - Project Mayhem - Raphael Dos Santos
Blue -70 kg Feather Adult
2nd Kris Edwards - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
3rd Chris Miah - GB Birmingham
Blue -94.3 kg Heavy Adult
1st Steve McGivern -mma
2nd Michael Allen - Carlson Gracie Revolution Team
3rd Dean Bradbury - Combat Academy
Blue -100.5 kg Super Heavy Adult
1st Ant Jones - MMA Academy Liverpool
2nd Ronan Fleming - CheckMat
3rd Dan Buckley - Combat Academy
Blue +100.5 kg Super Super Heavy Adult
1st Wayne Samways - Chris Rees Academy
2nd Adam Davies - Pedro Bessa
3rd Jamie law - Combat Academy / Tillery Combat
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Spartan Grapple Challenge
Congratulations to Mark 'Nytol' Thomas on his bronze medal at the Spartan Grapple Challenge held in Bristol (4th February 2012). Mark had a couple of good submission wins before losing by referee decision to BJJ Brown Belt and 2 x UFC vet Jason Tann.
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2011 Combat Academy Awards
The Combat Academy held their Christmas party and 2011 Awards at Saxtys Bar on Sunday 18 December. Congratulations to the following on their awards:
Overall Student of the Year Ryan Hill
BJJ Student of the Year Liam Doverman
MMA Student of the Year Conor Eaton-Smith
Karate Student of the Year Ryan Hill
BJJ / Ju Jutsu Kumite Student of the Year Kai Davies
Most Promising Newcomer BJJ / Ju Jutsu Kumite Cole
Most Promising Newcomer Karate Oliver Samuel
Fighters Fighter of the Year Skye McMillan
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