Welcome to Blackdragon Blitzers Kickboxing Club

Next Grading Date

Saturday July 24th Yate Community Centre Registration 9.30AM for 10AM Start

The club was founded in August 1998 by Rita Ogden who is a 2nd Dan Blackbelt in Wado Ryu Karate, a 4th 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 the seventeen 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 Blackdragon Blitzers where they can learn all aspects of kickboxing and grade through their belts to get to their black belt. The lessons teach descipline 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 world wide, Rita is also a Grade A 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 three world champion titles. He runs his own clubs teaching young dragons from ages 5 to 14.

Blackdragon Blitzers is a friendly club and aims to teach students to their own capabilites. Training should be fun whilst achieving levels of fitness, self defence and martial arts abilites, which gives you confidence in this day and age of violence. If you want to compete push yourself to the limit or just grade through your belts, Blackdragon Blitzers is there for you. Rememeber 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.