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| Tony
Hayes Warriors Martial Arts Centre Warwick Tony - who is currently
the holder of two key national titles - is, at the age of 26
- the youngest full-time Thai Boxing Club owner in Great Britain.
He has been based at LA Fitness in Welton Road, Warwick, since
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From the club, Tony coaches and instructs more than 40 students,
ages ranging from four to 50 years old. Tony holds the British
Muay Thai Association Southern Area Light Heavyweight title
(unchallenged) since 10th May 1998 and the WMTO English Light
Heavyweight title, which he has held since September 2000.
Tony Hayes, currently Warwickshire's only qualified and registered
Thai Boxing instructor, has been training in the Martial Art
of Muay Thai Boxing for the past eight years - instructing
for the past three years.
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past years have seen various rigorous training schedules,
at LA Fitness in Warwick, including, weight training (power
and stamina orientated) cross country running - distances
between 6 - 10 miles, cardiovascular training, pad work (increasing
hand/eye coordination, speed and power), sparring, and body
conditioning. During September 2001, Tony is undertook a two-week
training trip on the island of Tenerife in order to attain
a higher level of fitness through high-altitude training in
addition to training with a new British-run Thai Boxing Club
based in Playa de Las Americas, Tenerife. Tony has been training
since the age of 12 years old. The first six years of his
career were within a boxing environment, moving to Thai Boxing
at the age of 18 in order to learn the Martial Art.
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To
date Tony has taken part in a total of 52 fights. With 48 wins,
and only four losses (33 of his wins by way of knockout and
two by "technical knock out" where the fight is declared over
by the referee). Tony has also developed the "BEAT THE BULLY"
campaign aimed at all local schools and colleges; the idea is
to be able to deliver talks to students and teachers alike,
to enable them combat bullies in a non-physical form and how
to avoid becoming a victim. Officially the campaign will start
in the New Year of 2002, Tony hopes to be able to gain the support
of the local authorities to aid him in this quest. Tony has
been developing this program for the past year and is confident
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Tony
Hayes is also the founder and president of the newly formed
Warwickshire Muay Thai Boxing Association, this was formed in
order license only qualified Muay Thai Boxing and Kickboxing
Instructors within the Warwickshire area to prevent unlicensed
instructors coaching either of these Arts. Tony has the backing
of all major Thai Boxing Associations and is fully recognised
as an instructor/coach all over the United Kingdom. Tony Hayes
has retired from active competition and is now going to concentrate
on promoting Muay Thai Boxing and the Beat The Bully campaign
whilst continuing to coach current and new students at his full
time club based at LA FITNESS in Warwick.  |
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