How I Started: I started sports with ballet, and my dad wanted me to try a range of sports like Rugby, but when I moved houses to Bath we saw a poster for a Bath University Judo club. I went and I loved it from the first session! I stayed at this club for three …
How I Started: As a child I was naturally very sporty and I tried a lot of different sports before I gave Boxing a go. I started Boxing when I was eight years old with Kickboxing, and then realised that my strong suit wasn’t in the kicking aspect, but the movement and the hands. I …
How I Started: I started Karate when I was eight years old. I trained for five days a week and competed winning 24 trophies including regional tournaments and the national championships. I stopped when I was 15 years old and had a gap until I was 24 when I went back to a Boxing gym …
How I Started: My dad first took me to my local boxing gym when I was 6 years old. Initially I found it quite challenging, but when I turned 10 I started taking it more seriously, training 6 days a week. The sport became a big part of my life, I started to really enjoy …
How I started: I started at thirteen year sold at Solihull Amateur Boxing Club, I had watched the London 2012 Olympics and was inspired by Nicola Adams. I was a typical girl being into Cheerleading and horse riding. The first time I went into the gym I remember it being full of men, I turned …
How I started I started at the age of nine and started boxing alongside my brothers who also boxed. I followed my elder brother’s example and began boxing. It was great fighting alongside family, as we were able to uplift each other and empathise with each other’s situations. Joe Gallagher trained myself and my …
How I Started I began MMA when I was a teenager, I was always the fighting type and managed to get myself into a lot of trouble. One day I decided it was time for change as I followed a new path. I remember after starting MMA I wanted to quit after every single training …
How I Started I had five brothers who made me play sport from the age of 3, I was naturally gifted at sports generally, and I competed in Hockey, Netball, and Football. However, there were no sports clubs that I could attend as they were only inclusive for men! I then visited a boxing gym …
How I Started I have loved Judo since I could walk! My father introduced me to the sport at a really young age! I finally joined his Judo club at the age of four which is when my love for the sport sprouted! I remember being so excited to begin training. It was always great …
