FAVOURITE QUOTE
You can go wrong by being too sceptical as readily as by being too trusting.
Mr Lenny Cranny
KIDS FMA ASSISTANT Instructor
CURRENT RANKS
Probation 3rd Degree Black Belt
Wilkes Martial Arts and Fitness Academy
1st Degree Black Belt
Muay Thai Kickboxing
Green Belt
Eskrima
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- Martial Arts Instructor Training Certificate Level 3
Conducted by Kyoshi Sean Allen - Senior First Aid and CPR
- Working with Children Check
TRAINING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Training in Thailand numerous times
Best time was for 4 weeks at Sinbi - Winning an All Style tournament Open Class BJJ Competition – 2007.gs.
MORE ABOUT ME
I began training when I was sixteen. I honestly didn’t expect much to come from it. It was originally an ultimatum from my mother. At the time I wanted a job, and she was more concerned with my health. Her ultimatum was simple, find a sport to do twice a week and you can get a job.
Unfortunately for my finances I decided on Mauy Thai as the sport I’d be willing to do. After two hours of searching on Google I had determined two things to my satisfaction.
The first, the nearest Mauy Thai gym to my home was two hours away by bus.
The second, I was not a fan of cricket despite others suggesting I may enjoy it.
Fortunately I had found several other gyms in my search and one of them offered what they called Freestyle Martial Arts. It wasn’t Muay Thai, but given my apparent alternatives, it would do.
What I failed to account for when choosing a sport, was that I may like doing it and may not get that job I was planning on because it would mean I’d have to be in the gym less.
Which led to a few years of complaining about being broke and refusing my friends and family’s suggestions of not being in the gym as often and getting a job.
I began to help on classes as an orange belt for a few months before I was no longer needed and then again as a red belt when Mr. Wilkes mentioned they needed some help on classes.
That was a long time ago now.
As it turns out you can turn your hobby into a job, if you’re willing to hang around for the better part of a decade.
As a coach I prefer to focus on well grounded basics. As they are applicable in almost any situation over more flashy techniques that only have a handful of times where they may be useful.
You can never have a perfect jab, but you can get close if you’re willing to work for it.
