Fighting Spirit KickBoxing club is one of the newest and fastest growing clubs in Bristol. Started in January 2006 by Lyle Hopkins the club has proved popular among Women looking to keep in shape, Men looking to complete and children looking to have fun and learn new skills. At present the classes are around 80% female! And you thought kickboxing was just for guys!
Lyle Hopkins holds a Black Belt in FreeStyle KickBoxing and Wada Ryu Karate. He is currently training in Ju Jitsu and grappling techniques and working as a doorman in Bristol in order to increase his experience in real life street combat.
Master Hopkins has competed in many KickBoxing tournaments for the WUMA Federation and other associations. The titles he has won so far are:-
- British Champion 2010 (Adv Continuous 80kg+)
- National Judo Champion 2008 (Novice)
- National Full Contact Champion 2005 (80kg+)
- English Open Champion 2005 (Adv Continuous 80kg+)
- Welsh Open Champion 2005 (Adv Continuous & Points 80kg+)
- English Open Champion 2004 (Adv Continuous 80kg+)
- Welsh Open Champion 2004 (Adv Continuous & Points 80kg+)
- Welsh Champion of Champions 2004 (Adv Continuous & Points 80kg+)
You can order any kickboxing kit you need here and collect it later in class.
