OUR STORY
The true roots of kickboxing dates back over 2000 years ago in far east Asia where they practiced Muay Tai Kickboxing as a form of self-defence.
Kickboxing was introduced in the early seventies as a variation to the full contact karate tournaments taking place.
The club was founded in August 1998 by Rita Ogden who is a 2nd Dan Blackbelt in Wado Ryu Karate, a 7th Dan Blackbelt in Hop Kuin Do Kickboxing and a 1st Dan Zen Shin Do Samurai Sword. Rita's son Matt is also at this level and is a senior instructor and in the W.B.O.B. Hall of Fame.
Rita decided to start her own club with the help and guidance of Master Richard Hopkins, who is founder and president of World United Martial Arts Federation. (W.U.M.A.) In all the years that Rita has been training she has learnt and taught many different disciplines including, semi contact, light continuous, and full contact, sparring, weapons and creative forms to music, traditional kata and street self-defence.
Everyone is welcome to join Black Dragon Blitzers where they can learn all aspects of kickboxing and grade through their belts to get to their black belt. The lessons teach discipline and respect, whilst having fun learning and keeping fit.
Whilst achieving the award of Most Successful Female Instructor within W.U.M.A, which really is worldwide, Rita is also a Grade an International Referee and a qualified martial arts medic. She has had numerous competition successes but now takes a back seat to concentrate on her students, many of which have been chosen to take part in the Great Britain World Champion Squad. Matt has too many international titles to keep track with, but also claims six world championship titles.
Black dragon Blitzers is a friendly club and aims to teach students to their own capabilities. Training should be fun whilst achieving levels of fitness, self-defence and martial arts abilities, which gives you confidence currently of violence. If you want to compete push yourself to the limit or just grade through your belts, Black dragon Blitzers is there for you. Remember you only get out of it what you put into it mentally and physically. When you join you will be assured that you will be given as much help as possible and reach standards that you never thought achievable.
🥋 **Meet Our Leader: Matt Ogden** 🌟
Stepping into the footsteps of a martial arts legacy, Matt Ogden has assumed the mantle of leadership at Black Dragon Blitzers. With a journey that began at the age of 4, Matt's dedication and passion for martial arts have propelled him to remarkable heights.
As the son of Rita Ogden, founder of Black Dragon Blitzers, Matt's martial arts journey is deeply intertwined with the club's history. With roots in Wado Ryu Karate and a remarkable 7th Dan Blackbelt in Hop Kuin Do Kickboxing, Matt's credentials speak volumes about his expertise and commitment.
Having clinched six world championship titles and numerous competition victories, Matt's prowess extends far beyond the dojo. A founding member of the Double Dragon Fight Stunt team and a seasoned martial arts actor, Matt has left an indelible mark on the world of martial arts both on and off the screen.
With Rita's guidance and support, Matt has seamlessly transitioned into the role of club leader, bringing fresh energy and vision to Black Dragon Blitzers. His dedication to nurturing talent, fostering community, and upholding the club's legacy of excellence is evident in every aspect of his leadership.
Under Matt's stewardship, Black Dragon Blitzers continues to thrive as a hub of martial arts mastery, camaraderie, and empowerment. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned practitioner, Matt welcomes you to join the Black Dragon family and embark on a journey of self-discovery, growth, and martial arts excellence.
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Greece 2008 World Championships - Creative Kata - Matt Ogden
Greece 2008 World Championships - Creative Kata - Matt Ogden
Matthew Ogden Points Fighting
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Matt Ogden points fight Feb 2010
OUR METHOD
What We Do
At Black Dragon Blitzers Kickboxing, our approach is what makes us the best Kickboxing Gym in the Yate area, and we have proudly continued that philosophy since 1998. We asked ourselves what is vitally important to our clients, and we arrived at a method that is efficient and effective. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to this or are just ready to take it to the next level. At Black Dragon Blitzers Kickboxing, we will help you get where you want to go.
Martial art classes
We have Weekly classes on a tuesday and thursday at stanshaws, these classes will cover a vairity of martial art activities and will all be training towards your next belt these sessions will consist of :-
Fitness
Punch and Kick techniques
Blocking
Bag work
Self defence
Kata
Weapons and weapon defence
Sparring
Squad Training
These training sessions will be competion focused and will be held regularly, We hold two different sessions for different catergories in a competion, we hold Point sparring and continueous fighting sessions where we cover advanced fighting techniques and sparring, we also hold Kata and creative form sessions where we cover weapons and creative forms to music
Seminars
We also hold regular seminars for anyone to join and are focused soley on a single martial art activity
What you will you need to do
Once you have tried your first two sessions for free you will have to sign up to one of our subscriptions and join our BDB membership, this is a lifetime membership and when joining this will include our branded training t shirt and a pair of training trousers.
We recommend getting your sparring kit as soon as you can so that you can train to your full ability without the kit we cannot let you spar.
As you progress you will need to download or buy a copy of our syllabus so that you can memorize your techinques for your gradings, training at home is a must, you only get out what you put in, we will always remind you to eat healthy and practice at home, for the serious member we would recommend you getting some kit to train at home including punch bag.
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