Martial arts
Black belts for Cockermouth four
Published 21 August 2008
FOUR students of the cockermouth-based Combat Jujitsu Academy have been up-graded at the Kempo Jujitsu Academy at Leek, Staffordshire.
Black belt girls
Published 24 July 2008
TWO WORKINGTON girls have battled their way towards national recognition in the Korean martial art of taekwondo.
Correction
Published 10 July 2008
IN last week’s story about the Combat Ju-Jitsu Academy grading event Lee Malvern was incorrectly stated as having gained a white belt when it should have been a brown and white belt.
Thai night kicks for fight crowd
Published 3 July 2008
THE last ever Thai boxing night at Maryport’s Civic Hall has been hailed a great success by organiser Tommy Collins.
Junior ju-jitsu students earn new belts
Published 3 July 2008
JUNIOR students at the Combat Ju-Jitsu Academy - based at Cockermouth Sports Centre - have been put through their paces at a grading event.
Martial arts 15 ready to take on best Brits
Published 26 June 2008
FIFTEEN members of a Workington martial arts club has qualified for their discipline’s British championships.
Last Thai night at Civic Hall
Published 26 June 2008
THE curtain will come down on a decade of Thai boxing promotions at Maryport Civic Hall tomorrow.
Fight night
Published 19 June 2008
WORKINGTON cage fighting promoter, Mark Hodgson, plans to hold his next event in Carlisle.
Trio take medals at Cumbria Open
Published 15 May 2008
THREE members of the Workington-based RJK Judo Club were medal winners at the Cumbria Open Judo Championships at the Sands Centre, Carlisle, on Sunday.
Champions
Published 7 March 2008
CUMBRIA Wado-Kai Karate Club held their championships at Moorclose Sports Centre.
Thai tickets
Published 6 February 2008
TICKETS are still available for the England/Germary/Scotland Thai boxing international at Maryport’s Civic Hall on February 9.
Thai tickets
Published 25 January 2008
TICKETS are still available for the England/Germary/Scotland Thai boxing international at Maryport’s Civic Hall on February 9.
Thai boxing at Maryport
Published 10 January 2008
MARYPORT is to again host a Thai boxing international.
Students earn their black belts
Published 30 November 2007
FOUR members of Workington’s Hokushinko Mixed Martial Arts Academy have obtained their black belt 1st Dan grading.
Karate style displayed
Published 23 November 2007
THE 33rd annual Chojinkai Karate Cup was staged in Carlisle with Workington and Cockermouth clubs competing along with eight others.
Judo pair pin down medals
Published 19 October 2007
GOLD and bronze were the colour of medals won by judo exponents from a Workington club at the first Cumbria Ne-Waza Open championships.
A fistful of medals
Published 12 October 2007
WORKINGTON Chojinkai Karate club returned from the organisation’s Grand Prix inter-club competition at the Penrith Leisure Centre with a bag full of medals.
Black belt quartet
Published 21 September 2007
FOUR of the youngest members of the Combat Jujitsu Academy have gained their junior black belts.
Trio fight their way to medals
Published 17 August 2007
TWO silvers topped by a gold was the medal tally for three fighters from a Workington judo club at an international event in Scotland.
Fourth War
Published 27 July 2007
NEXT month’s War in Workington IV will be Cumbria’s first ever ultimate fighting event using a cage.
