Coach Chris Cichon

I always enjoy sharing the corner with Colorado’s Eric LaLone! Congratulations to his son, Christopher on winning Gold in the -75kg Low Kick division and happy birthday Eric!!!

✅ Round 4/6 of chemotherapy is complete!
I’ve got so many things to be thankful for this month:
✔️ I’ve been in my home gym lifting weights nearly every day and I’m feeling so much better! I’m not setting any PR’s, but I’m pushing myself every day and I’m getting stronger.
✔️ My platelets continue to improve, they were at 145 yesterday and back in the normal range. This is HUGE compared to my initial tests of 2 and 1, when doctors were worried about spontaneous brain and organ bleeding.
✔️ I’m still waiting for my IgM protein test to come back (a tell-tale marker for my type of cancer), but my overall protein marker came back much lower this month, another sign that the treatment is working.
✔️ A mysterious lump on my chest (most likely a lymph node) has reduced in size by 30%. This wasn’t as high on the list of doctor’s concerns at the moment, but it’s reduction in size is another positive sign.

For yesterday’s and today’s infusions I was sporting my new T-Shirts from the UFC and Dan Pemble’s U.S. Muay Thai in Marquette, MI. Dan is a fantastic coach and has some bad-ass fighters training out of his gym. Unfortunately a bad storm caused the roof to collapse on their facility and now his non-profit organization is searching for a new location to rebuild. Check them out, get an awesome T-shirt, and help support an awesome community!

The UFC’s marketing team has their Facebook targeting on 🔥! They got me hook, line, and sucker with their American Cancer Society, “We are all fighters” T-shirt. But hey… it supports a great cause and I love the message! I share the infusion room each month with some people that have had their bodies utterly destroyed by cancer and chemotherapy. I guess I’m both lucky and unlucky to be the youngest person I see there every time. If I can somehow inspire just one of them to believe in themselves and keep fighting… then it’s all worth it!

Last week I was fortunate enough to visit Fortitude Krav Maga in Neenah, WI to teach a Kickboxing & Muay Thai seminar. I’ve had to turn down coaching gigs, national tournaments, training camps, and more because I can’t predict how I’ll be feeling from one week to the next. I’m so thankful that the team at Fortitude was understanding of my situation and we were able to make this work! I love visiting this gym! The coaches are so passionate about helping their students reach their goals; everyone is sweating, smiling, and learning; and their skills are improving so quickly! Thank you to Joel, Tamrah, and Smit for having me out!

Thank you all for sharing your love ❤️ and keeping me in your thoughts and prayers 🙏 I truly appreciate it!!! These next few months are going to get harder physically and mentally, but I’m ready, and with all of you in my corner, I know I can finish this fight victoriously!

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I’m headed to Wisconsin to visit family for the long holiday weekend. While in Packerland, I’m honored to be able to teach a Kickboxing and Muay Thai seminar at my favorite mixed martial arts gym in Wisconsin… Fortitude Krav Maga!!!

If you’re near the Green Bay area, come join us on Friday July 7th, from 6-7:30 PM.


111 E Wisconsin Ave Suite #201, Neenah, WI.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kickboxing-seminar-w-chris-cichon-tickets-666946754697

The Cellar Gym went 13-3 this weekend at the TBA-SA Tournament of Champions with 6x tournament titles and 1st place Team Points! Wow! Congratulations everyone and congratulations to Ben and Katie Locken!

It was awesome to tour American Mixed Martial Arts and catch up with Team USA Kickboxing Coach, David Bybee! If your near Pinellas Park, FL, this is where you need to train! Coach Bybee has built an awesome team and I look forward to working with him to bring a USKGP Kickboxing Game Builder event to Florida!
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Coming up next:
April 22 🥊 USKGP Kickboxing Fight Night (Andover, MN)
May 6-7 🥊2023 USKGP Tennessee Game Builder (Nashville, TN)
May 4-7 🥊WAKO USA Kickboxing National Championships (Nashville, TN)
May 13 🥊2023 USKGP Wisconsin Game Builder (Wisconsin Dells, WI)

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What a day! In less than 9 hours we:
- Weighed-in 104 Kickboxers!
- Setup 4 matted rings with 4 computers and 12 TVs for real-time electronic scoring! (It was made to look and feel just like the WAKO World Kickboxing Championships!)
- Created brackets for all the registered athletes!
- Held 100+ Game Builder matches! (We tried to get 2 matches for every athlete)
- Got everything reloaded and cleaned up the event space!
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We would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to all the Officials, Volunteers, Teams, Athletes, Coaches, Fans & Parents that helped make this event possible! We couldn’t have done this without you! We look forward to making adjustments so our next event can be even better! 🥊
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It’s FIGHT WEEK!!!!

We have 2 huge events this Saturday:

KICKBOXING GAME BUILDER
(No head contact kickboxing scrimmages)
9:15am - Weigh-ins
11:00am - Competition
***Registration closes Thursday night at midnight***
***Register at: www.KickboxingGrandPrix.com

KICKBOXING FIGHT NIGHT
(Pro/Am K1 Kickboxing Fights)
6:00pm - Doors Open
7:00pm - Fights Start
***Tickets on sale at: www.TempoTickets.com/KickboxingGP
***Live Stream PPV at: app.staylive.io/kickboxinggrandprix

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A momentous achievement for WAKO USA Kickboxing!

Savannah Graham is the 2022 Pan American GOLD Medalist in the -52 kg Low Kick Division!!!! In addition to becoming champion, she qualified for the 2023 World Combat Games in Saudi Arabia!!!!! Savannah fought a very tough opponent from Brazil and the first 2 rounds were super close, but Savannah made excellent adjustments and dug DEEP in the 3rd round to secure a unanimous decision! Congratulations Savannah! It was an honor to be in your corner this weekend; your heart and determination inspired me!!!
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Team USA Kickboxing is in Cascavel, Brazil for the 2022 Pan American Kickboxing Championships. We’ve got a young, but solid team this year; hoping to bring home some medals. I’m also thrilled to see The Cellar Gym’s Pam Sorenson and December Htoo step in the ring. Go USA 🇺🇸!!!!
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We were honored to host Ajarn Chai for a special virtual Muay Thai seminar today! Thank you to all our awesome members for coming out and the WTBA members that joined us remotely! We appreciate you all!
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