U.S.K.A. Student awards 2004
This years presentation awards go to people I feel
have worked hard in their training throughout the year and have nearest
achieved their maximum potential within that period.Some people have
to work harder than others to achieve their goals. And as you can appreciate
, a higher level is expected from experienced grades and fighters and
it is all taken into account when considering the nominations for each
award.To train hard over a full twelve months is very difficult to do
but these are the requirements and conditions that are considered for
a student achievement award.All this along with good etiquette, respect
and general good manners have been part of my decision making process
for deciding who is most worthy of these awards. It has been without
doubt the hardest ever year for me to pick the winners mainly due to
the hard work everybody has put into their training. It seems so because
across the board the standard has risen with everyone raising their
game . Even using the process of elimination I ended up having to give
out more awards than ever before. So with out further ado the awards
are as follows.
We move now to the short list for the children’s and adults student of the year and also runner up in each category. Firstly the children’s runner up.
The runner up for the adult student of the year
The big one now as we move onto the student of the year awards, firstly for the children
In closing I would just like to give a mention and shout out to a few people who only just missed out on presentation awards in by far what was the most competitive year to date. Who knows a little more work and commitment and maybe next year it could be you. Reisse Larvin Khalid Radman Gio Wilson Mushtaq Khan Jay Collett Denise Millaine Dean Perryman Ashley Quinn Nadeem Minias And our very own club daddy Jimmy Saddique Composition written by U.S.K.A Chief Instructor Neil
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The first award of the day goes to a beginner who has been training
for a very short time. Since he has started the beginners class he has
improved and with one week left until his grading I have no reservations
in saying I have no doubt he is 100% ready for it ( And that is rare
for me ) I am also sure that he will if he so wishes go on to bigger
and better things in the future if he sticks to his martial arts training.
This award goes to Luke Smith/presentation(1)med.jpg)
The next award goes to a young lady with mega potential. She has really
shone and gone from strength to strength of late after stepping up her
training and putting in more hours in the gym. With an excellent attitude
in her training it is a pleasure to teach her. A really nice girl again
with a big future in kickboxing if she wants it Miss Safina Ali /presentation(2)med.jpg)
Back now to another beginners award. This next award goes to a kid who
shows all the signs of being a star in the making. Everything is in
place with this kid, good technique, good attitude and excellent commitment
to his training. After passing his red belt grading yesterday with flying
colours this guy is definitely one to watch out for in 2005. He reminds
me of a young Azad Khan and that is very high praise indeed this award
goes to Hamza Rafiq/presentation(3)med.jpg)
This next award goes to one of our little ninja who’s heart is
too big for his chest, two bad experiences in his first two fights could
have put him off the ring forever but this instead it motivated him
to train even harder and come back stronger than ever to win his first
fight in fine style in October. Good technique coupled with a good attitude
to his training keeps him on ht right path to continued success in his
kickboxing career I give you the one and only Adam “The Mighty
Atom” Atherley/presentation(4)med.jpg)
This next student is pretty much an all rounder. The way it should be
gradings Tournaments superman competitions, this girl does it all. Consistency
in her training has seen her improve to become one tough cookie. It
is very hard for someone so young to stay focused and although she went
through some rough patches focus wise, her dedication shone through
to put her in contention for this award. Another lovely girl to teach
and official gym cutie pie Stacey Richards/presentation(5)med.jpg)
Another all rounder now who has just started to break through and gain
some ring success in the competition arena. Again some rough patches
with focus throughout the year but came through to finish the year strong
enough to be in contention for this award. Good grading results along
with a good understanding of technical kickboxing puts her in good stead
for continued success. This award goes to last years student of the
year U.S.K.A starlet Miss Emily Aston/presentation(6)med.jpg)
The next award goes to one of U.S.K.A ‘s outstanding fighters
who has had a tremendous year in the ring with much title success along
the way. With no losses this year and having to capture the F.I.S.T
Midland Area AND English National Titles in more than convincing style
this guy has shown growth and maturity in his approach to his game that
would put a lot of professional fighters to shame. With continued commitment
and consistency this guy I am sure ego on to be a world beater in the
future. With a British title shot pencilled in for March next years
this guy is definitely one of U.S.K.A brightest stars in the making
The one and only Mr Tommy Collett/presentation(7)med.jpg)
Having to move from one club to another is hard enough task for an adult
but to do it as just a twelve year old child is another. This kid became
a fully fledged member of U.S.K.A earlier in the year and since then
he has not looked back. Winning both the F.I.S.T Midland and English
title in quick succession against older opposition this year and then
also gaining a win an a prestige fight against the Welsh National Champion
he is enjoying a very impressive winning streak in the light continuous
arena. A real student of the game that also lives, eats sleeps and I
even suspect dreams kickboxing. A real instructors dream. Poor old Kash.
In fact the only opponent to stop him this year was a school door which
broke his hand and put him out of action. Looking to return early in
the new year and challenge for the British title in March the one the
only Tyler “The Steppin Razor” Shakespeare/presentation(9)med.jpg)
Another
fighter now who has probably the most potential of all the U.S.K.A squad.
Natural athlete who earlier this year decided to give up all his other
chosen sports to concentrate on his kickboxing training. This has been
very apparent as he has improved a good 40 - 50 % and captured the F.I.S.T.
English National Title in October in emphatic style. He is now in a
position to challenge for the British title and add yet another belt
to his growing collection. Last years student of the year and this years
runner up goes to our very own Qasim “The Dream” Nisar /presentation(10)med.jpg)
Children’s
student of the year award goes to someone I believe has made the biggest
journey and the one that has most developed in all areas of his training.
An all rounder who has had very good grading results excellent tournament
performances and is growing in confidence and character all the time
which is in turn making him into a more accomplished kick boxer. If
he had half as much belief in himself that we all have in him he would
be one bad mamma jamma!. Saying that though he has to have the belief
in himself now because he is now the U.S.K.A AND MORE IMPORTANTLY MY
PERSONAL student of the year for 2004 Jake Richards/presentation(11)med.jpg)
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