While we were on a family holiday in Malia, we decided to have a couple of Muay Thai sessions while out there, which understandably isn’t always a great idea in 30+ degrees heat. We found Axilleas Muay Thai not far from us and booked in for a couple of sessions. The owner/instructor Giannis was a…
Me and my eldest daughter Lauren, had the pleasure of training with the 2 time One Championship World champion Jonathan Haggerty in Cambridge, it was a really warm day, but a great day all round training with someone so talented and experienced. Jonathan “The General” Haggerty is an elite British professional Muay Thai fighter and…
Some of the team at Impact martial arts planned a trip out to Thailand to experience the ancient art of Muay Thai first hand. Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is a traditional full-contact combat sport and martial art from Thailand known as the “Art of Eight Limbs.” It utilizes punches, kicks, elbows, and knees, allowing…
What an opportunity to train with Mark “The Wizard” Weir, who is a now retired from professional fighting, but was a mixed martial artist and a pioneer of British combat sports. Born in Gloucester in 1967, he became the first Black athlete born in the United Kingdom to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)….
Another opportunity to train with a legend in the martial arts world, and this time it was Bob Spour, a highly prominent British martial arts instructor, author, and referee best known for his lifelong expertise in Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) and self-protection systems. Bob Spour is a pioneering figure in the dissemination of Muay Thai…
