Who are Cirencester WUMA Kickboxing?

Cirencester WUMA Kickboxing The club is run by Blackbelt brothers Tim & Terry Saxton, who have both trained for over 19 years. Originally established in 1984 by Master Richard Hopkins (Founder of the World United Martial Arts Federation), the club has successfully developed from a Lau Gar Kung Fu club to a modern day Kickboxing club - now running on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

What is WUMA? The World United Martial Arts Federation is a rapidly growing organisation with over 800 clubs and around 23,000 members from all over the UK. Plus, it has affiliates in over 50 countries overseas. These clubs include all styles of Martial Arts and all types of people. Being part of WUMA brings many benefits to our Cirencester club. Our style and grades are internationally recognised, and some even santioned by a member of the Shaolin Temple in China. We also have access to the best Martial Arts equipment available, all at sensible prices.

More than just Kickboxing Hop Kuin Do Kickboxing is a system which Tim & Terry have helped create and develop with their senior instructor and WUMA founder, Master Richard Hopkins W.B.O.B. (known from the 70s, 80s and 90s fighting arena as "Deadly"). Richard has trained for over 35 years in various Martial Arts and now holds more than 10 black belts. This unique system benefits from their extensive knowledge by incorporating the most effective techniques from many diverse Martial Arts such as Kung Fu, Karate, Aikido and Judo, as well as Boxing and street defence.	Modern techniques blended with traditional values.

Belts and Gradings Regular gradings help you to continue making progress. They act as training targets and allow both you and your instructor to monitor and mark your achievements and training levels. With each belt gained comes new, more advanced techniques – this ensures that you are always learning and always improving. The belts advance by colour: white, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown, black – eventually followed by 2nd Dan, 3rd Dan, etc. Unlike some smaller clubs, our grades are internationally recognised.