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Another day focusing on Skills, Tactics, Strategy, Concentration and Fight Endurance. Good effort from everyone #fightcamp #wakogb #wakoworlds #focussed #driven #teamfalcons #pointfighting (at Fighting Falcons School of Martial Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm9iuLEn8ZP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1opbau8337z5w

Cassius takes his first step in full contact joining the WAKO GB ring sports as a Younger Junior #wakokickboxing #wakogb #fullcontact #alwayslearning #eliteathlete #highperformance @cjmitchell94 (at Vitality Health & Fitness) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnci2vHjxO1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New class structure started this week at the Andover gym #wako #wakokickboxing #wakogb #teamfalcons #andover #hampshire #fitness #martialarts #afterschoolprogram (at Fighting Falcons School of Martial Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjoJP7zjhwR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Day 3 and the first day of fighting. First was the opening ceremony with Cassius and myself flying the flag for GB. Then it was straight into action. Cassius was back in his two points divisions and he was also the first fight of the day on tatami 1. A bit of a rocky start but Cass found his groove and managed to pull back a 2 point deficit to win 9-2 in his opening bout against Taijikistan. Fighters in Europe have a different style to the UK and so there was definitely a bit of International ring rust due to the pandemic. Cass then went on to beat his Turkish opponent 7-2 in the final for the Gold in the -32kg division. In the -37kg Cassius had to show more mobility and fight smarts. What was a tight fight against his Turkish opponent in the first round became a 12-2 early finish as Cassius pulled ahead to go 10 clear. His semi final fight was against Tajikistan and this one was another cagey fight ending 5-3 in Cassius’s favour. The final unfortunately was one step too far. Cass started slow against yet another Taijikistan fighter going 4 points down. With his opponent trying to hide behind his lead leg, Cassius stalked him down and did well to bring the fight back. A mistimed attack saw Cassius drop two points to a jump kick and with only seconds on the clock he had to settle for Silver. Disappointed but some valuable experience. Next will be the light contact, hopefully tomorrow but maybe on Sunday. We now await the schedule and draws to be announced. #prouddad #wako #wakogb #onechampion #onewako #iocrecognizedsport #ioc #kickboxing #tatamisport #tatami #pointfighting (at TÜYAP PALAS) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdhccfNKD7N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We started the day representing GB in the opening ceremony. After a rocky start Cassius soon found his groove and finishes with a gold in the -32kg and silver in the -37kg point fighting divisions. His light contact division and award ceremony will be tomorrow #turkishworldcuo #wakoworldseries #wakogb #onechampion #iocrecognizedsport #teamfalcons @cjmitchell94 (at TÜYAP) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdf5XQVDOSG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A long weekend at the WAKO GB nationals. Four Falcons represented and all four brought home some medals. Well done to MarIa who started slow but came back stronger. Not her best display but cannot fault the work she put in at the end. Well done. Great fights from Artyom who had a division stacked with quality. Bronze was a great result but more importantly he is starting to learn that patience and composure is the difference between winning and losing at this level. So proud of Emily who has been out of the game for so long, a story that is well documented so no need to repeat it here). A well earned silver and a statement that she is back on the scene and has so much more to offer. Very proud of Cassius who is once again a WAKO British Champion and not just points but in light contact too. Two golds and a bronze for him brings the tally to 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉🥉. This meant the club placed 22 in a pool of 75 clubs. Great result with only four competitors on the mats. #wako #wakogb #onechampion #iocrecognizedsport (at Harvey Hadden Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWSq4yUDwou/?utm_medium=tumblr

Straight final which he took in style. WAKO British Champion 2021 -32kg Boys Older Cadet Light Contact #wako #wakogb #lightcontact #champion #iocrecognizedsport (at Harvey Hadden Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWN45cDs9mQ/?utm_medium=tumblr