Saturday 3rd December
Syllabus course. Start time 10:30 am Finish 12:30 pm

Sunday 4th December
Colour belt Grading. Juniors 1pm Adults 2.30pm.
Please ensure you have the following!
Correct uniform, Licence, full safety Sparring equipment (yellow belt up.)
N.B. payment is due by 30th November.

Saturday 17th December
Xmas party and award evening at the Priory Centre Lincoln.

Wednesday 21st December
Fancy dress fight night at Robert Pattinson School, North Hykeham Lincs.
Picture Gallery HERE

14 students travelled to Cheltenham to take the coveted Black Belt grading set by WUMA. I am very pleased to inform you that all 14 members passed.
Listed below are the names and grades achieved:

Rachel Coleman: 3rd Dan, Karen Sutton: 3rd Dan, Colin Muress: 2nd Dan,

Louise Nelson: 2nd Dan, Thomas Smart: 1st Dan, Ben Smart: 1st Dan,

Terry Thompson: 1st Dan, Callum Thompson: 1st Dan, Katrice Anderson: 1st Dan,

Darrell Wren: 1st Dan, Rhys Overland: 1st Dan, Michelle Keetly 1st Dan,
Rachel Muress: 1st Dan and Ryan Muress: 1st Dan

Pics from the day in our photo gallery HERE

The Wuma European Championships are being held in Worcester November 26th and 27th and we have a squad of 15 doing battle. Hopefully we will have some success and come back with some titles. The squad consists of:

Rachel Coleman, Pete Cook, Colin Muress, Karen Sutton, Tom Smart, Ben Smart, Rachel Muress, Louise Nelson, Adam Clarke, Idris Williams, Callum Thompson, Mark Smart, Nathan Coleman, Alwyn Harris and Paul Mayfield.

- GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Sleaford club – Last session will be Monday 19th December.
Start back Monday 9th January 2006

Newark and Priory clubs – Last sessions at both will be Tuesday 20th December.
Start back Tuesday 10th January 2006

R/P Club – Last session Wed 21st Decenber.
Start back Wed 4th January 2006

Bracebridge – Last session Thursday 22nd December.
Start back Thurs 5th January 2006

Yarborough - Last session Friday 16th December.
Start back Friday 6th January 2006

Alastair Allars emailed us from Australia with the news that Beth met Kosta Tszyu at a book-signing recently. Click HERE for the picture!

On Thursday October 27th we held an interclub light contact fight night.
The results were as follows:
1st : Alwyn Harris
2nd : Idriss Williams
3rd : Rachel Coleman
3rd : Callum Thompson
All members who attended did well and all fights were extremly close to judge.
Well done every one! For picture click HERE

Results & pictures are now online. The UFBDA would like to thank all clubs and associations for their attendence at this tournament and a welcome to a new club on the circuit: (Nations kickboxing club). Here's their pic!

Click HERE, or go to our Tournaments page - hit the link in the navigation bar below.

G'day Pete and the gang!

Just thought I would let you know that Kieran has found a new Kickboxing club close to where we now live in Australia. The Sensai, Al Benedeich is a great bloke (but not a patch on you Pete - he hasn't got any tattoos!) and the style is mixed martial arts, with Freestyle Kickboxing being the main discipline. Kieran is being assessed formerly in December with a view to getting his blue belt (or maybe higher) validated. He has to learn "kartas" (don't know if I have spelt that correctly) which are groups of kicks, punches and blocks that are choregraphed together. His teacher has been impressed with him thus far and sends his regards to you for teaching him well.

Anyway, hope all is well in Lincolnshire and that everyone is managing to pass their gradings. I'm 34 weeks pregnant now, so no kickboxing just yet- although, judging by the way the baby is kicking at the moment, he/she may be a good bet for the future!

I have attached a picture of Kieran in his new uniform for you to see.
CLICK HERE

Very best wishes,

from Helen, Pete, Kieran and bump!

Hi Pete,

Good to talk to you on Sunday. Hope the grading went well and you didnt
put them through to much pain (as if!). We have hardly trained at all since
we have been here, still havent found a club as good as the Dragons. Plenty
of clubs around but still looking. Good news about all the success everyone
is having at the comps, send our congratulations to everybody especially
Idris on his full contact exploits (I always thought he was mad!!). Havent
heard from Big Al for a while, has Philly broken any of his ribs latley?
Didnt get a chance to mention to Rachel about 'Pete the Possum' that lives
in our garden, if we can I will get a picture and send it over.

Take care

Alastair, Beth and Family

Stephanie Jobson has just found out that she has achieved the coveted Black Belt. After 14 hours of grading Steph showed the rest why the black dragons have got such a good standard - hard work and commitment along with a great natural ability. Steph now joins the ever growing team of Black Belts within the U.F.B.D.A.

WELL DONE STEPH!

Full story and pics HERE

Alastair and Beth Allars contacted us recently with an update on their ventures, far away in Australia. They have settled in well, but are missing all their friends in the Club, as we miss them too. The family send all their friends their best, a big hello and say: we hope we'll meet up again in a competition somewhere!

Fifteen members of the Black Dragons will be taking their first, second or third Dan Black Belts, under the watchful eyes of ten grading examiners from all over the world. Everyone in the Association wishes them the very best of luck.

Details will be published here on the site in due course.

Black Dragon instructors Rachel Coleman and Karen Sutton, along with Junior assistant instructor Louise Nelson, held a 3 day weekend course for the Muslim sisters (living Islam) Muslim event at the Lincolnshire showground in July.

Click HERE for more details, and the picture gallery

Nine competitors brought home a total of sixteen trophies - a great result from a strong team, facing opposition from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and as far away as Germany and France!

Read about it HERE

From July 26th - 29th, and August 2nd - 5th UFBDA ran a two-week course at Birchwood Leisure Centre, attended by around 20 students.

Read about it HERE

Stephanie Jobson grades for Black Belt this weekend: July 16/17th.
All of us at the UFBDA wish her the very best of luck.

UPDATE: SEE ABOVE!

Students Alistair and Beth Allars have left the UK for a new life in Australia. We'll miss two of our best students, but we wish them the best in the world for their future. Don't worry - we'll keep in touch.