Tuesday 17 November 2009

New Initiative by WAKO GB

 We post the following although it is a WAKO GB subject and ring competition format as it will be of great interest to all.

The New Ringsport Selection Initiative for 2010, have you got what it takes?
Are you determined, dedicated and prepared to fight at top level in competition
which may require you to fight at least 4-5 fights before reaching a World Final?

THE REAL DEAL!! Don't just talk about it don't accept any less JUST DO IT!
























WAKO GB are looking for self motivated fighters both Amateur and Pro for their open competition format to be considered for part of the Great Britain squad. This includes Juniors aged 16+ in all ring sports from Full Contact to Low Kick and K1 Rules.

Regular trials and training camps will be held next year. All team members will receive a points system which will go towards their final selection which will also include bonuses for placing at WAKO competitions throughout the year including the WAKO British in February of each year.

Theres only one way to become part of the WAKO GB Ringsports team and thats through proving your worth!

Although many fighters missed out on the opportunity of attending the World Games supported by the IOC, Sport Accord and GAISF in Beijing in 2010, this is only the first of many and next time hopefully all the categories will be contended which will give eveyone of you the chance to compete in all expenses paid competition of the highest level. The only way to be selected to fight in these championships is to be selected through the World Governing Body for Kickboxing....WAKO.

Saturday 14 November 2009

Squad Training

A special weekend has been put aside for some of the avid ladies of WAKO. 6 of the top female WAKO fighters met at Falcon Fight Academy at Sheffield for some top sparring and coaching. They have their next championships out in Italy at the end of the month.

Also in attendance were a small group of guys who wanted the extra training as they have up and coming fights.

Full details of todays and tommorrows session will appear here shortly.


Thursday 12 November 2009

Wednesday 11 November 2009

WAKO Latest News! In Brief.


WAKO NEWS UPDATE
As we always state even though this newsletter is posted by WAKO Pro GB it will invariably involve some WAKO GB news also as it is these very fighters who usually, after a good amateur grounding move over to the Pro scene.

First of all just to answer everybody's requests! Here's the Pro Rankings, with the Amateurs to follow shortly!


WAKO Pro Rankings
Covering World and British level

We welcome anyone to come forward with any fighter they feel has been missed out of these rankings or been incorrectly placed and if the information is correct the changes will be made as soon as humanly possible. It is a hard and continuing task as others well know! The Amateur rankings will also appear shortly due to great demand!!!! Please note only fighters who fight on recognised WAKO sanctioned shows will be considered for ranking within the World Governing Body.

Here at WAKO Pro GB we have decided to display the Full Contact rankings all the way through to World level. We will endeavour shortly to also display the same in all our styles, being
WAKO K1 Rules and Low Kick. For now these can be seen at www.wakoweb.com and then going onto the WAKO Pro World site.
WAKO Pro GB obtains the International information directly from World level and is not accountable for its inclusions or exclusions. (The World rankings are just due to be updated)
The British rankings will be updated as regular as possible. Any omitted categories have no contenders.
If you need to contact us please call 07973 748907 during office hours.

WAKO Pro GB welcome challenges for all title holders.

Now WAKO Pro have formulated a brand new TOP TEN sponsored squad and independent professional fighters we are certainly looking at attaining several International titles this year. Watch this space!! Anyone interested in all expenses paid travel, accommodation and generous fight purses should contact us now. www.wakoprogb.co.uk  or email us at www.wakoprogb@aol.com


MEN ATOM WEIGHT KG. -52.700kg
E CHAMP FC
MARCEDDU
GIANPIETRO

ITALY

MEN FLY WEIGHT KG. 52.800 - 54.500kg
W CHAMP FC
CHERKASSY
SERGEY

UKRAINE

MEN BANTAM WEIGHT KG. 54.600 - 56.400kg
E CHAMP FC
KLOCKARS
MATIAS

FINLAND
SACHAMP FC
VERAS
JOSENILDO

BRAZIL

MEN FEATHER WEIGHT KG. 56.500 - 58.200kg
W CHAMP FC
MARTINS
DANIEL

FRANCE
I CHAMP  FC
SPANU
GIANPAOLO

ITALY
E CHAMP
FAIOLA
LORENZO

ITALY
SACHAMP FC
ANDRE'
ROUBERT

BRAZIL

MEN LIGHT WEIGHT KG. 58.300 - 60.000kg
W CHAMP FC
CIPRIANO
ROCCO

SWITZERLAND
I CHAMP FC
SOLINAS
MASSIMILIANO

ITALY
E CHAMP FC
GUCCIONE
MICHAEL

FRANCE

MEN SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT KG. 60.100 - 62.200kg
W CHAMP FC
RASILLA
DANIEL

SPAIN
E CHAMP
RITZ
MARKUS

GERMANY
FC                                       KELLY                GARY                                                 GREAT BRITAIN
FC                                       DAVIS                  KAMARA                                          GREAT BRITAIN


MEN LIGHT WELTER WEIGHT KG. 62.400 - 64.500kg
W CHAMP
LUKASHOV
DENIS

RUSSIA
E CHAMP FC
MIKARLSEN
ARILD

NORWAY
WORLD RANKED FC
SHAWN
BURTON

GREAT BRITAIN
GB CHAMPION FC
SHAWN
BURTON

GREAT BRITAIN
GB RANKED FC
LEE
HOLLINSWORTH

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JOHN
LAWSON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JULIAN
KONATE

GREAT BRITAIN


MEN WELTER WEIGHT KG. 64.600 -66.800kg
W CHAMP
STASSI
MARIO

ITALY
I CHAMP FC
MANGOUCHY
MALINK

FRANCE
E CHAMP FC
D'AVANZO
ROBERTO

ITALY
SACHAMP FC
CORRALES
JUAN

ARGENTINA
WORLD RANKED FC
RYAN
HAMER

GREAT BRITAIN
WORLD RANKED FC
STEVEN
SWINBURN

GREAT BRITAIN
BRITISH CHAMP  FC
RYAN
HAMER

GREAT BRITAIN
FC AREA CHAMPION
ADAM
LAWRENCE

GREAT BRITAIN
GB RANKED FC
STEVE
SWINBURN

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
CHRIS
WILLIAMS

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
DAVIS
KAMARA

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
LEE
MORGAN

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
STUART
LAWSON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
GARY
KELLY

GREAT BRITAIN


MEN SUPER WELTER WEIGHT KG. 66.900 -69.100kg
W CHAMP
NARBONA
ANTONIO

SPAIN
I CHAMP FC
STASSI
MARIO

ITALY
E CHAMP
PASCALE
DOMIZIANO

ITALY
SA CHAMP FC
ROSLAN
MARCELO

ARGENTINA
WORLD RANKED FC
CHRIS
DEAKIN

GREAT BRITAIN
BRITISH CHAMPION FC
CHRIS
DEAKIN

GREAT BRITAIN
GB RANKED FC
AARON
ROBINSON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
LEE
MORGAN

GREAT BRITAIN



MEN LIGHT MIDDLE WEIGHT KG. 69.200 -71.800kg
W CHAMP
SOFIANE
ALLOUACHE

FRANCE
I CHAMP
MUZAMMAL
NAWAZ

CANADA
E CHAMP
BATU
KITHEK

RUSSIA
AM CHAMP
SERGIO
LUCIANO

BRAZIL
BRITISH CHAMPION FC
CHRIS
Mc CARTIE

GREAT BRITAIN
GB RANKED FC
GREG
DARMON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
ASHLEY
GAMMON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
MARTY
WILSON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
FC
PAUL
ARRON
CROOKE
BOTHAMLEY


GREAT BRITAIN
GREAT BRITAIN



MEN MIDDLE WEIGHT KG. 71.900 -75.000kg
W CHAMP
BELGIBAYEV
AZAMAT

KAZAKHSTAN
I CHAMP
CASSELLS
ROBERT

IRELAND
E CHAMP
HAKULINEN
MARCUS

FINLAND
AM CHAMP
JACO'
RICARDO

BRAZIL
GB RANKED FC
GREG
DARMON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JOHN
LLOYD

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
RICKY
GAMMON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
DAVID
LOCKWOOD

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JASON
CURTIS

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JOHN
LEE

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
MATTHEW
MARRICK

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JOHN
DYSON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
ADAM
KONIECZNY

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
TIM
NIBLETT

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
MICHAEL
DOVIES

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
STUART
HARKER

GREAT BRITAIN

MEN SUPER MIDDLE WEIGHT KG. 75.100 -78.100kg
W CHAMP
SANCHEZ
JULIO

SPAIN
I CHAMP
RONDELLI
ALESSIO

ITALY
E CHAMP
VACANT



AM CHAMP
VERCELY
BARRIOS

BRAZIL
GB RANKED FC
ANDREW
WRIGHT

GREAT BRITAIN
GB RANKED FC
RICKY
GAMMON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JASON
GREENSMITH

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
DAN
PEACOCK

GREAT BRITAIN

MEN LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT KG. 78.200 -81.400kg
W CHAMP
KRAUSE
RALPH

GERMANY
I CHAMP
LATERZA
GIANNI

ITALY
E CHAMP
JULIO
 SANCHEZ

 SPAIN
BRITISH CHAMPION FC
JOHN
SHIELS 

 GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JOEL
GARLAND

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
GREENSMITH
JASON

GREAT BRITAIN

MEN CRUISER WEIGHT KG. 81.500 -85.100kg
W CHAMP FC
E CHAMP FC
HUNT
PAULSBYEN
MARLON
ROBERT

GREAT BRITAIN
NORWAY
SACHAMP FC
VACANT



FC BRITISH CHAMP
JON
DURRANT

GREAT BRITAIN
FC ENGLISH CHAMP
PAUL
RANDALL

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
JON
SANTRY

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
SHAUN
LOMAS

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
DANNY
LITCHFIELD

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
TONY
WARBUTON

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
KHAN
DAN

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
GREENSMITH
JASON

GREAT BRITAIN


MEN SUPER CRUISER WEIGHT KG. 85.100 -88.600kg
I CHAMP FC
CAPUTO
FRANCOIS

FRANCE
E CHAMP FC
WOYCHIECH
MYSLINSKY

POLAND
WORLD RANKED FC
TURNER
WAINE

GREAT BRITAIN


MEN HEAVY WEIGHT KG. 88.700 -94.100kg
I CHAMP FC
UPTON
JIMMY

IRELAND
E CHAMP FC
TOMASOVIC
MARKO

CROATIA

MEN SUPER HEAVY WEIGHT KG. +94.200kg
W CHAMP
MELCHER
ALEX

GERMANY
I CHAMP
TOVAROVIC
DAMIR

CROATIA
E CHAMP
SAARINEN
JUKKA

FINLAND
GB RANKED FC
JAMIE
MOORE

GREAT BRITAIN
FC
NIGEL
PENNINGTON

GREAT BRITAIN


WOMEN FLY WEIGHT WEIGHT KG. 48.000kg
W CHAMP FC
CALABRESE
VALERIA

ITALY

WOMEN SUPER FLY WEIGHT KG. 50.000kg
W CHAMP FC
RINALDI
TATIANA

ITALY

WOMEN BANTAM WEIGHT KG. 52.000kg
W CHAMP FC
VASSILIEVA
OXANA

RUSSIA
I CHAMP FC
SOLOVIEVA
MARINA

RUSSIA
WORLD RANKED FC
LISA
HIGO

GREAT BRITAIN


WOMEN SUPER BANTAM WEIGHT KG. 54.000kg
W CHAMP FC
SOLLI
METTE

NORWAY
E CHAMP FC
CONTI
GIOVANNA

ITALY

WOMEN FEATHER WEIGHT KG. 56.000kg
W CHAMP
PLAZZOLI
BARBARA

ITALY
I CHAMP
HALT


GREAT BRITAIN
E CHAMP
SOLOVIEVA
MARINA

RUSSIA

WOMEN SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT KG. 58.000kg
E CHAMP FC
ORAIN
CINDY

FRANCE

WOMEN LIGHT WEIGHT KG. 60.000kg
W CHAMP FC
LINOVIEVA
S

RUSSIA
E CHAMP FC
TVERDOKHLEB
ELENA

UKRAINE

WOMEN SUPER LIGHT WEIGHT KG. 62.000kg
W CHAMP LK
MUNOZ
LOLI
SPAIN
W CHAMP K1
MUNOZ
LOLI
SPAIN

WOMEN  WELTER WEIGHT KG. 66.000kg
I CHAMP
FURMANIAK
KATARZYNA

POLAND
E CHAMP
FURMANIAK
KATARZYNA

POLAND

WOMEN SUPER WELTERWEIGHT KG. 68.000kg





RETIRED W CHAMP FC
KERRY-LOUSIE
NORBURY

GREAT BRITAIN GONE OVER TO K1
WORLD RANKED
GORGIE
TUTAKI

NEW ZEALAND


WOMEN SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT KG. +70.000kg
WORLD RANKED FC
DEWS
KAREN

                         GREAT BRITAIN
EUROPEAN CHMP FC
DEWS
KAREN

                         GREAT BRITAIN



WAKO K1 RULES

MEN LIGHT WELTER WEIGHT KG. 62.400 - 64.500kg
PAUL DOUGLAS K1 EUROPEAN CONTENDER

MEN WELTER WEIGHT KG. 64.600 -66.800kg
BRITISH CHAMP K1 ANDY JOHNSON    GB
SHAUN CLARK K1 STUDIO 2000 GB
DAMIEN BELWOOD WEST LEEDS MUAY THAI GB
CARL TANKARD K1 GB
KEV VARLEY K1 GB
GB RANKED K1 SCOTT SYKES GB


MEN SUPER WELTER WEIGHT KG. 66.900 -69.100kg
JAZ WILLIAMS K1   STUDIO 2000 GB
SAM CLAY K1 WEST LEEDS MUAY THAI GB
MIKE GRUEMAN K1 STUDIO 2000 GB
JAMES WELLS K1 GB
DALE ROBERTS K1 UMA GB

MEN LIGHT MIDDLE WEIGHT KG 69.200-71.8kg
JAZ WILLIAMS K1   STUDIO 2000 GB
SAM CLAY K1 WEST LEEDS MUAY THAI GB


MEN MIDDLE WEIGHT KG. 71.900 -75.000kg
MARC SARGEANT K1 GB
SHANE BEARD K1 SDF GB
WES GLENTON K1 GB
ALAN WHITTON K1 GB


MEN SUPER MIDDLE WEIGHT KG. 75.100 -78.100kg
CHRISTIAN DI PAOLO K1 GB
STEPHEN PRIMROSE K1 GB
SHAUN LOMAS K1 GB

MEN CRUISER WEIGHT KG. 81.500 -85.100kg
BRITISH CHAMP K1 ALEX MCKENZIE    GB
GB RANKED K1  JOHNY MCASKILL    GB


MEN SUPER CRUISER WEIGHT KG. 85.100 -88.600kg
ALEX MC KENZIE SDF GB
PAWEL NERJINSKI K1 ASSASS GB
RICHARD WRIGHT EXCALIBUR GB





WAKO GB MMA…..Everything seems to be going strong now with WAKO’s long awaited Amateur MMA scene. WAKO Executives have already seen the first Instructors courses and examinations for officials take place and very successfully we may add. The first event featuring WAKO MMA will be featured soon and will be highly publicised.











Jordan Waring (Falcon Fight Academy) and Ben Fahey (Chikara Lincoln) ….. will contend for the Amateur K1 English -60kg title at the “Battle on the Park” Genesis show under WAKO Rules on the 6th December.  Both lads are British Full contact champions and have always trained in the K1 rules system also, so this should make for a very interesting fight!












May 2010 ….. Will see an 8 person Pro man or woman WAKO K1 Rules tournament held at a very prestigious venue. WAKO are inviting all K1 Rules fighters from any organisation to put their names down. Selection of the weight category will be purely and simply by the first category to be filled with suitably experienced fighters. The standards will be high and WAKO are looking to establish the “Best in Britain”.
WAKO Pro Full Contact Title….. Wez Fagan has been accepted by WAKO Pro World HQ to fight for a WAKO Pro World title next year after his fantastic debut under new management where he beat top French fighter and Champion Michael Duthu by stoppage in October of this year.


WAKO Pro K1 Rules International  Title….. Kerry-Louise will be fighting in the UK next year against an unnamed opponent at this moment for an International WAKO Pro K1 Rules title. This follows her outstanding performance after winning a World Silver against the Austrian Champion in Austria last month in her very first outing in K1 Rules.
WAKO British Championships…..The yearly WAKO British which is always well attended and looked forward to will be featured at the Harvey Hadden Sports Centre in Nottingham on the 20 and 21st of February 2010. Please go to www.wakogb.co.uk and download the entry form and poster. It’s on the download page of the site. Please do not forget that FULL CONTACT fighters must pre-enter and pre-pay for this event and there are NO exceptions.
The last qualifiers….. for the World Games in Beijing are to be contested at the WAKO World Championships in Italy in two weeks time. This has had a massive effect on entries to the WAKO Championships this year and has meant that most categories have had EVEN more entrants in them than usual. Some organisations mention World Champions when there has been just 2 or 3 competitors in the majority of categories? The standards of the World Governing body are so high and being only one competitor per country certainly demonstrates the fact that the person representing their country has been selected from the cream of the crop. WAKO also only allow competitors to enter 1 category per championships also as this gives everyone a fair chance of selection and these cannot be changed once registered.
WAKO Squad training ….. WAKO squad training for all ringsports will start straight away in 2010. Due to the nature of ringsports WAKO do not just use the results of the WAKO British to select fighters for the GB squad although fighters do earn extra points for the selection system by winning at the British. Each time a fighter attends trials they receive a report and points applied to their record. This record is also strengthened if people fight within the WAKO system throughout the year. These fighters will also be placed on the WAKO rankings system which is kept at HQ.
WAKO Blackbelt  gradings ….. Well done to all the students who recently passed their WAKO Blackbelt Kickboxing Gradings, watch fighters magazine for a full report.
WAKO Courses Ref Judges ….. Please note that any ringsports referees and Judges who would like to obtain full WAKO certification should attend the Course and Examination for their chosen disciplines. These courses will re-start in 2010 and will be posted at www.wakogb.co.uk  and www.wakoprogb.co.uk  Anyone wishing to take part in the officials courses for WAKO MMA should contact John Higo directly at  wakogbmma@hotmail.co.uk   Congratulations to Kerry-Louise who has just returned from International “A” class duties again.
Aaron “The Anvil” Robinson ….. makes a crashing return to the ring with a great win and looks destined to be scheduled for a WAKO European title at least. The very well known name of Jez Hall is now behind Aaron and for anyone who can remember Lincoln Drill hall in the days and the likes of Lee “The Butcher Swaby” and Trevor “TNT” Tacey etc, get ready!
Pictured Jez Hall:


WAKO Ringsports official courses for Coaching and Cornermen …..  Master Cris Janson-Piers the Head of all WAKO Ringsports for Great Britain has developed a training manual over the last few years which he administers as a course to any coach or cornermen who are starting out or who simply want to just have a better insight to the WAKO system. However as it is very complex and informative it has been attended from many people from different groups and Cris welcomes people on an open format.
WAKO PRO Shows and Sanctioning ….. WAKO Pro welcomes any promoter to contact them regarding the sanctioning of shows or holding a title fight on their show. Next year they already have many shows lined up so please contact them urgently if you would like any consideration. People who have proposed dates this year for next year should now confirm their bookings.
WAKO Pro GB Elite Fighter ….. This year WAKO will select a fighter to receive the WAKO Pro GB Elite Fighter award. This will be a very prestigious award and will be decided by the committee and also any supporting votes off, you the public which are received at the WAKO offices. These will then be added to the equation.
WAKO GB and WAKO Pro Rankings ….. All the WAKO Ringsports rankings are available from WAKO HQ. These were on the web sites but took up a lot of space and took so long to update on line. They will shortly feature on this news blog and will re-appear every time they are updated. People will be able to simply select copy and paste the rankings into their own documents and save them at their leisure.
Leif Taggart ….. Has continued his successful fight career in remaining unbeaten in 2009 after changing over to the K1 Rules format.  Already his management are looking at possible fights for 2010 and also training camps abroad. Now 18, Leif has to decide along with the team, when it will be right for him to switch over to WAKO Pro completely where he will compete for good money. His training is now very very hard and involves International travel and even more costs, so he is actively looking for some sort of serious sponsorship. He has the proven record and soon may even become a household name if he sees out his dreams! Any interested parties should contact his management through the contact form at www.whitescorpion.moonfruit.com

Leif seen here with Coach n corner team on winning his

WAKO Gold medal in this years European Championships in Croatia.
Genesis ….. The Genesis series of events will be hosting another WAKO show on the 6th December and has already booked two more fight nights for 2010. Genesis concentrates on the First time fighters and fighters with fewer than 5 fights experience and also finishes its events with a title fight so the fighters can see what they can aspire to or what opportunities are available to them. The 6th December show will see the first fighter from the Canary Islands from the Blood Sweat and Tears Gym come over to fight in an Superheavyweight K1 battle….. Coach Vito Grant remains confident!



WAKO “Ring Post” is a news type blog which will be updated on a regular basis please feel free to call back at anytime. WAKO welcome articles and pictures relating to any WAKO AM or Pro (GB) events and will include any suitable material within the WAKO “Ring Post” save the site as one of your favourites at “The Ring Post” www.wakoprogb.blogspot.com
If anyone needs to contact WAKO Ringsports in anyway please use either of the forms on the following sites:
Amateur Ringsports please use the contact form at www.wakogb.co.uk
Professional Ringsports please use the form at www.wakoprogb.co.uk

For all MMA Enquiries please email John C Higo at wakogbmma@hotmail.co.uk