Joe Watkins, has won BKFA National title, ISKA British Champion and now The WMO British Championship THE TRAVERS FOUNDATION SPONSORS KICKBOXER FROM NORTHAMPTON
Joseph Watkins - or Joe to his friends - is a 16 year-old kickboxer from Northampton.
He's already a champion with a BKFA National title in Juniors and Adults, an ISKA British Champion title in the -71kg and +71kg junior categories and is a winner of the CIMAC Superleague -69kg juniors - and is aspiring to add to these titles.
He trains in Stoke-on-Trent twice a week with a Team GB coach, but also attends ECKA in Kingsthorpe and the Pro Martial Arts in Northampton, as well as WAKO GB training in Windsor, Birmingham or Coventry and competes at tournaments in the UK and abroad.
As you can imagine, all these competitions and travel are very expensive, so Joe approached The Travers Foundation for help with sponsorship.
The Travers Foundation helps 13 to 30 year olds living in Northamptonshire, Rutland or Leicestershire improve their skills in sports, the creative arts and the performing arts. The Travers Foundation have been delighted to help Joe with funding.
So far 2015 has been a busy year for Joe, and he has already competed in the KWON tournament in Birmingham where he got through to the semi-finals, and achieved a bronze medal in the -69kg juniors category of the Watford Open competition.
He has also been to the Athens Open Challenge in Greece where he secured a bronze medal in the -74kg category, and competed in the WMO British Championships in Rugby.
Joe comments further on his recent tournaments:
"The WMO British Championships is a fairly new and alternative governing body in kickboxing so I was unsure what to expect. However, it was a great day with some tremendous fighting from all age ranges. I had a good day at the office and managed to secure a gold in the men’s -70kg and 16-17 year olds +70kg category. This means I can now attend the WMO World Championships in Rugby in October and also attend their squad training should I decide to do this.
"On Sunday, 15th February it was the WAKO British Championships. I fought in the -69kg juniors and got to the quarter finals and in the -74kg went out to De-Reece Williams, several times world champion and one of my sparring partners at Maddogs. The standard of fighting was exceptional and I now know what I have to work on to improve my skills still further."
For further information on the work of the Travers Foundation please visit www.travers-foundation.org.uk
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Press information – Terry Forsey, The Travers Foundation – 01536 771440
The Travers Foundation - registered charity number 1154203
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Joseph Watkins - or Joe to his friends - is a 16 year-old kickboxer from Northampton.
He's already a champion with a BKFA National title in Juniors and Adults, an ISKA British Champion title in the -71kg and +71kg junior categories and is a winner of the CIMAC Superleague -69kg juniors - and is aspiring to add to these titles.
He trains in Stoke-on-Trent twice a week with a Team GB coach, but also attends ECKA in Kingsthorpe and the Pro Martial Arts in Northampton, as well as WAKO GB training in Windsor, Birmingham or Coventry and competes at tournaments in the UK and abroad.
As you can imagine, all these competitions and travel are very expensive, so Joe approached The Travers Foundation for help with sponsorship.
The Travers Foundation helps 13 to 30 year olds living in Northamptonshire, Rutland or Leicestershire improve their skills in sports, the creative arts and the performing arts. The Travers Foundation have been delighted to help Joe with funding.
So far 2015 has been a busy year for Joe, and he has already competed in the KWON tournament in Birmingham where he got through to the semi-finals, and achieved a bronze medal in the -69kg juniors category of the Watford Open competition.
He has also been to the Athens Open Challenge in Greece where he secured a bronze medal in the -74kg category, and competed in the WMO British Championships in Rugby.
Joe comments further on his recent tournaments:
"The WMO British Championships is a fairly new and alternative governing body in kickboxing so I was unsure what to expect. However, it was a great day with some tremendous fighting from all age ranges. I had a good day at the office and managed to secure a gold in the men’s -70kg and 16-17 year olds +70kg category. This means I can now attend the WMO World Championships in Rugby in October and also attend their squad training should I decide to do this.
"On Sunday, 15th February it was the WAKO British Championships. I fought in the -69kg juniors and got to the quarter finals and in the -74kg went out to De-Reece Williams, several times world champion and one of my sparring partners at Maddogs. The standard of fighting was exceptional and I now know what I have to work on to improve my skills still further."
For further information on the work of the Travers Foundation please visit www.travers-foundation.org.uk
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Press information – Terry Forsey, The Travers Foundation – 01536 771440
The Travers Foundation - registered charity number 1154203
The Travers Foundation press releases are carefully crafted by Helen Bach.
If you need any assistance with press releases, blogs, brochures, website content please email Helen here