Update - 26th July 2010:

Referee & Officials Course

Yesterday I attended the Referee and Officials course run by Jason Dorn, the Paragon Kickboxing Organisation head. Danny Buckle also attended from Dragon Freestyle. The course was in preparation for the ASKO/IAKSA tournament myself and Jason are running on 15th August. There were a few people there that had also attended the previous course along with some new faces as well. This was good to see as it expands the number of officials that will be able to help out on the day.

The course started with going over all the official duties, rules, scoring etc. Once that was done it was time for those that wanted to spar to get their kit on. Lots of sparring matches were done at both points and light-continuous, with different people taking turns to referee, judge and score. Discussions took place after every few matches for Jason to be able to point out things to be aware of or look for etc.

This was another excellent course from Jason and puts us in a great position to run a well organised and professional tournament. Hope to see you there on August 15th.

Regards

Ian

Update - 11th July 2010:

Revolution Tournament Results:

Today we attended the Revolution Tournament in Doncaster. There was only a small group of us competing today, but we had a great set of results. We had 5 people compete in a total of 8 categories and achieved the following results:

1st Place Winners
Danny Buckle - Points - Coloured Belts over 80kg
Ian Harrison - Points - Black Belts over 80kg
Ian Harrison - Points - Veterans

2nd Place
Danny Buckle - Light-Continuous over 85kg

3rd Place
Matthew Hughes - Light-Continuous under 45kg

There were some big categories too, so I am really pleased with the results. Well done to all the Dragon Freestyle members that fought today. Everyone fought well and showed a great attitude which is good to see. Thanks also to anyone who came along to support us.

Regards

Ian

Update - 8th July 2010:

Grading - Sunday 18th July - Oak Tree Leisure Centre, Mansfield:

For those of you grading on the 18th please make sure you are ready to start at the times shown below:

Times:
1.00pm  = Red & Yellow belts
2.30pm = Orange, Green & Blue belts
5.00pm = Purple, Brown 1 & 2, Black & White

Regards

Ian

Update - 25th June 2010:

Please note there will be no classes on Monday 5th July. All other classes will still be on as normal. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Regards

Ian

Update - 7th June 2010:

SDF Combat Ju-Jitsu Grading:

Well done to following SDF members that passed their SDF Combat Ju-Jitsu grading on Saturday, the standard was excellent. I will organise a date for the next SDF grading soon.

Glenn Herbert - 5th Kyu Yellow Belt
Paul Wathen - 4th Kyu Orange Belt
Steve Walden - 4th Kyu Orange Belt

Look forward to seeing more on the next one hopefully.

Regards

Ian

Update - 19th May 2010:

IAKSA/ASKO English Open Championships - Results

I have had the full results now from the tournament on Sunday. The Dragon Freestyle Fighter trophy winners were as follows:

1st Place - IAKSA English Champions:
Joss Bevan - Light Continuous
Chris McBride - Veterans Points

2nd Place:
Reece Thandi - Light Continuous
Callam Charles - Light Continuous
Steve Cantrill - Light Continuous
Michael Cross - Prize Fighter Points

3rd Place:
Matthew Hughes - Points
Joss Bevan - Points
Georgia Andrews - Light Continuous
Daniel Meenaghan - Light Continuous
Michael Cross - Points
Michael Cross - Light Continous
Darren Wood - Prize Fighter Points


This is a great set of results considering the number of people there and the high standard of competition. The champions are listed on the PKO Results page which can be seen HERE.

If you fought but did not win a trophy this time, do not give up! As I said, there was a lot of tough competition on the day and the more experience you get the better your chances will be next time. A big well done to everyone that took part.


NEXT IAKSA/ASKO EVENT

Following the positive feedback from this tournament, Jason and I have decided to change the August Fight Show to a Summer Open Tournament. This will follow the same basic format as Sunday's event. There may be some additional categories, more details will follow soon.

Jason is also planning to run another Referee and Officials Course soon. All current officials should try to attend to get some more practice and anyone else interested please let me know. Even if you don't want to become an official you can still come to the course to get a better understanding of how everything works and what judges are looking for which can help you when you're fighting.

I will keep you posted.

Ian

Update - 17th May 2010:

IAKSA/ ASKO TOURNAMENT:

Yesterday was the IAKSA/ASKO English Open Championships at Ellis Guilford School, Basford. This was hosted jointly between myself and Jason Dorn. The feedback so far has been extremely positive which is great to see. I have not had the full results yet, as soon as I do I will put them on here. Well done to everyone that competed whether you won or not, it was great to see a big Dragon Freestyle team in attendance. Thank you to all the officials that worked hard all day, timing, score keeping, judging and refereeing. Without your help the event could not happen.

Looking forward to the Match Fight Event in August now!

Regards

Ian 

Please note there will be no classes on the following dates:

Monday 24th May 2010
Tuesday 25th May 2010
Thursday 27th May 2010
Monday 31st May 2010 (Bank Holiday)

ALL OTHER CLASSES WILL BE ON AS NORMAL

Update - 28th April 2010:

Squad Training - The next Squad Training Session is at Oak Tree Leisure Centre, Mansfield on Saturday 2nd May. 12.30pm to 1.30pm, cost £5.00 per person.

May Tournament - If you have not paid your entry fee for the IAKSA/ASKO Tournament at Ellis Guilford on 16th May please do so ASAP. I need to know your height in cm and weight in kg.

Doncaster Fight Night - The date for this event has been changed, it is now on Saturday 18th September. Full details of the venue and start time will be given nearer the date. Please keep an eye on the events page for details.

Any question please ask.

Update - 17th April 2010:

Squad Training

A great squad training session today at Oak Tree Leisure Centre. At the end of an intense hour everyone looked like they had run a marathon.... which of course was the plan!

A big thankyou to Danny Buckle and Steve Cantrill for organising and running the circuit part of the session which really got everyone sweating. After the circuit, everyone did some points sparring followed by light continuous sparring which took us to the end of the session.

Well done to everyone that took part, if you can get through this, you will certainly have the energy to get through the rounds in the tournament. The next squad session is on Saturday 1st May. If you are fighting in the tournament please do your best to make it.

Regards

Ian

Update - 12th April 2010:

Kickboxing Workshop:

Yesterday we attended an excellent kickboxing workshop at Jason Dorn's Academy in Ilkeston. The course covered vairous drills and tactics for fighting in both Semi-Contact Points and Light-Continuous styles. Please click the link below to read Jason's comments on the course and see some pictures he took....

Link to Jason's blog...

Update - 15th March 2010:

Tournament Results

Yesterday we attended the Revolution North of England Championships in Doncaster. It was a long day, but that was only becuase of the huge turn out of competitors which made it a great event and every medal in every category had to be fought for. Some categories had nearly 20 people in!

Dragon Freestyle had 15 fighters enter, 6 of these had never fought in a competition before. Taking this into account and the number of entries our results were excellent. We achieved the following results:

Gold = 2
Silver = 6
Bronze = 2

The medal winners were:

Kayleigh Taylor = 3rd - Light Continuous
Ryan Clayton = 2nd - Light Continuous
Joss Bevan = 3rd - Points, 2nd - Light Continuous
Michael Cross = 1st - Points
Georgia Andrews = 2nd - Light Continuous
Danny Buckle = 2nd - Points, 2nd - Light Continuous
Ian Harrison = 2nd - Black Belt Points, 1st = Veterans Points

I am really pleased with these results and especially pleased with the way all our fighters conducted themselves. I know some of you went home disappointed at not winning a medal, but stay positive and keep training. With such a large number of entries it is tough and we can't expect to win every fight. However, that shouldn't stop us trying. Turning up to fight in a tournament is a tough thing to do and is an achievement in itself. The more you train and the more you compete, the greater chance you will have of winning.

Well done to everyone at Dragon Freestyle who fought yesterday and a big thank you also to everyone who came to support our fighters.

Regards

Ian

Update - 12th March 2010:

Tournament - Sunday 16th May 2010:

Full details of the Tournament are now available on the PKO website including Categories, Rules, Entry Fees etc. Please click the link below for more details.

Tournament Info Link

Update - 2nd March 2010:

Black Belt Grading Success:

I have had confirmation from Jason today on the Black Belt Grading results and I am delighted to announce that everyone has passed. Congratulations to you all, this is an excellent achievement and well deserved. You are now part of an elite group that have passed this tough test with Jason Dorn. Well done, I am really pleased for you all.

The kickboxing grades achieved are as follows:

Adrian Redgate - 1st Dan Black Belt
Chris Lamb - 2nd Dan Black Belt
Darren Wood - 2nd Dan Black Belt
Naseem Anwar - 2nd Dan Black Belt

Keep up the good work,

Update - 28th February 2010:

Black Belt Grading:

Today I was at PKO Headquarters in Ilkeston for a Black Belt Grading. Testing this time were:
Adrian Redgate for 1st Dan Black belt along with,
Naseem Anwar, Chris Lamb and Darren Wood all testing for 2nd Dan Black Belt.

The grading was run by Jason Dorn, 5th Dan Head of the PKO. Joining Jason on the panel to mark the grading were Selina Dorn, Russ Henshaw, Steve Cantrill and myself.

As always it was a tough grading that lasted for over 4 hours and everyone was exhausted by the end of it. You could see that everyone gave it their all. Now it's the tough time of waiting for results. As soon as I get them from Jason I will let you know.

Good luck!

Promotion:

I am very proud to let you all know that I have received two grade promotions this week as follows:

 - Jason Dorn 5th Dan (Head of the PKO) awarded me with my 4th Dan in Kickboxing.

 - Dave Turton 8th Dan (Head of the SDF) awarded me with my 3rd Dan in SDF Self Defence/ Combat Ju-Jitsu.

It is a great honour to receive these promotions having trained under both of these great instructors for many years now. I can't believe both have come in the same week!

A big thank you to Jason and Dave for their ongoing support and excellent instruction.

Regards

Ian

Update - 22nd February 2010:

Referee Course - Date Change:

Please note the above course is now on Sunday 28th March 2010. See EVENTS page for full details.

Regards

Ian

Update - 4th February 2010:

PKO Website:

Please note that the Paragon Kickboxing Organisation (PKO) website is now up and running. It is currently showing details of the up and coming fight events but will soon show fighter profiles and other items. Please click on the link below to take a look:

PKO Site

Update - 27th January 2010:

Competition & Fight Event Dates

I have added some new competition & fight event dates to the events page today. I am putting these events on jointly with Jason Dorn, the PKO Head. Jason has many years experience of running successful tournaments and the last one we did together in 2005 went extremely well. These events will all take place at Ellis Guilford so it would be great to see a big turnout to support Dragon Freestyle.

To see Jason's comments about this on his blog click the link below:

Link to Jason's blog

Regards

Ian