Our fight team has had an exciting first half of the year with more great nights for the club coming up.
Ciaran Smith has represented the club twice, winning in York, and then on the highest of stages fighting on the undercard of Glory 54 in Birmingham. Ciaran acquitted himself well but lost on points but learnt a lot from the fight.
Craig Skelton has fought twice on the Almighty Fighting Championship and registered two first round stoppages. He will now make his professional debut in November.
Jason Roberts made his fight debut during his 6 month training trip to Thailand. He could not get an amateur MMA fight so took a Thai fight against an experienced Thai fighter. He competed well but then received a blow to the eye which restricted his vision and had to retire.
Harry Ettridge has been training in LA with Uriah Faber at Team Alpha Male, and on his return made his pro debut on the same AFC bill as Craig. He also won after his opponents corner pulled their fighter out after the first round. He will be back in action soon and is looking forward to returning to LA for another training camp.
We are delighted to have agreed a sponsorship deal with Lee and Kate Chandler from K9 Patrol.
With the money from their sponsorship we have been able to design and purchase new Thai Pads for the gym, and clothing for the fight and coaching teams.
Feedback on all the gear has been excellent so thanks to Sibiga Fight Gear for their supply.
For more about K9 Patrol Security Services click on this link to their website:
https://k9patrol.co.uk/
The Kru Muay Thai Association recognises Head Coach Pierre as a Master of Muay Thai after
working with and being recommended by Grand Master Kevin Lloyd.
Here is an article published by the Harrogate Advertiser :
Harry, Oskar, and Kris all in action over the last couple of months. Oskar at the start of his career, Harry forging a new path in MMA, and Kris saying farewell to competition at the highest level. Here is a link to the French Television coverage of the event featuring Kris and Oskar
https://www.facebook.com/pmt63/videos/10154400577713314/
Here are the articles from the Harrogate Advertiser :
Continue reading National MMA and International Thai Boxing fights for Kao Loi
Harrogate’s Deputy Mayor Christine Ryder officially opened the new H Hour Boxing and Kao Loi Gym at 154A Skipton Road to rapturous applause from the 60 plus guests in attendance. The highlight of the evening was a ceremonial ringing of the H Hour ring bell signalling the first rounds at their new venue. Continue reading Official opening night is a great success!
Craig Brown, a member of Kao Loi for some time, has come on board as our resident physio. He will be offering his services to our members in our new facility from the end of January.
A bright future for Kao Loi in our new gym!
Thanks to all who came and Merry Christmas to everyone. Enjoy the break and see you in 2017.
Thanks to Tom for a fantastic seminar at Kao Loi. He was very impressed with our new gym!
Tom is an excellent coach and a UFC judge, and we will be welcoming Tom regularly at the gym to work with all our coaching team and participants throughout 2017.
New facility definitely has the wow factor! It will only get better too with lots of new kit yet to come including our new frame!