Bourne Mixed Martial Arts Club

TO ALL MEMBERS OF BOURNE MMA CLUB, PAST AND PRESENT.

It is with mixed emotions of sadness and relief that I have taken the decision to step away from Mixed Martial Arts and close the club with immediate effect.

Post Covid we saw a huge decrease in attendance numbers and in the time since lockdowns ended we have seen more and more classes with little to no attendance. While new attendees have come through from time to time, retaining new members has proven to be a struggle.

As a result of the low numbers and the uncertainty surrounding whether or not I’ll be able to run the class, I have lost my passion for the sport and it’s unlikely that this is something that will return to me. The loss of my Sundays is also a driving factor in my decision to close and I have to free up the time to pursue other aspects of my life.

We have had good times as a club, we’ve achieved some great things and I’ve gained some of my most valuable friendships through training, with Craig Lyons even being my best man.

Some fine young people have also come through our doors, some have left us to pursue higher education and Adam and Oliver (who I can't seem to tag) have gone on to military careers and continue to perform admirably. I’d like to hope that their participation in this club at least helped to instil some of the discipline and work ethic that their chosen vocation requires.

So, this is the end of the road for us. If anyone would like to continue their training in one or more disciplines then I would be more than happy to make recommendations for clubs to attend.

Thank you to everyone who has graced us with your presence over the years and best of luck as you continue to grow as people and as martial artists.

Just a reminder/notice that tomorrow, 23rd of June and next Sunday, 30th, there will be no training due to my annual holiday.

If you want to train please feel free to use the mats for an open mat session and organise this amongst yourselves. See you all in a couple of weeks.

Just a reminder that due to Aarons fight today, there is no class tomorrow morning.

Just a quick reminder that there's no class tomorrow as the studio is unavailable for use. See you all next week.

Great class this morning new faces and some returning ones, working on the all important rear naked choke, probably the most high percentage technique there is in MMA.

Fantastic work from everyone.

This Sunday will be the last class of the year, it would be amazing to see as many people down as possible. Sparring will be available to all who want it so remember to bring appropriate equipment and lets send the year out on a high.

No class today due to illness, any regulars who still want to train feel free to do so.

Back to normal next week.

Goodclass today looking at some concepts of action and reaction and how we can use our opponents defensive behaviours against them.

Sparring and rolling at then end for a real mixed bag of disciplines being practiced.

Good work as always everyone.

A quiet but enjoyable class this morning woth lots of rolling and work on a couple of lesser seen submissions, the ezekiel choke and the gogoplata.

We usually work high percentage techniques but sometimes it's nice to do something a little different.

Push kicks today in the blazing heat led to a very sweaty class. Thanks and well done to those who braved the heat and came down.

Excellent class today, great turnout and awesome to see everyone so keen to get in to sparring, for some of you it was your first experience of sparring and you took to it really well.

Onwards and upwards.

Great open mat session today. All put maximum effort in, and cardio busting shark tanks to finish with. Well done everyone.