{"id":75374,"date":"2014-12-09T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/75374\/local-martial-arts-club-on-a-rise\/"},"modified":"2014-12-09T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T07:47:37","slug":"local-martial-arts-club-on-a-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2014\/12\/09\/local-martial-arts-club-on-a-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Local martial arts club on a rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lambton-based Tebbutts Mixed Martial Arts Academy recently took part in a competition in Kempton Park.<\/p>\n

“The competition was tough and it required a lot of focus and determination from each participant, including our club members,” said Master Alex Tebbutt.<\/p>

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Tebbutt said his club members were able to endure the robustness of the competition and performed well.<\/p>\n

“Through the tough challenges, our members still managed to excel and produce great results; they brought home 44 medals in total,” he added.<\/p>

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“I am very proud of all of them; I would like to commend them on the hard work they put in during training and competitions.”<\/p>\n

In other news, Pietie “Thunder” Coxen, an Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) fighter, has also recently joined the club.<\/p>\n

“I started training with the club around August and I must say they are a good family, they took me in right away and they are really great” said Coxen.<\/p>\n

He added that, besides the warm welcome, he is really happy with the speedy progress he has made at the club.<\/p>\n

“I am definitely learning a lot here; I mean, with just two weeks of training with the club, I could already see improvement, Master Alex is a really great coach,” he said.<\/p>\n

“There are good athletes here and I want to promote this gym.<\/p>\n

“I want to take all my knowledge and talent and share it with the athletes at the club, to help them in future.”<\/p>\n

The Elsburg fighter started competing at EFC more than a year ago and has made three appearances in the hexagon, with a record of one win and two losses.<\/p>\n

Coxen is currently preparing for EFC 36, which is scheduled to take place on December 11 (tomorrow), at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

The local fighter now has three different coaches.<\/p>\n

“Wade Henderson is my jiu-jitsu and head coach, Nicki Ness Boosens trains me for boxing and now I have Master Alex assisting me with kickboxing,” explained Coxen.<\/p>\n

“I will combine all that training and, hopefully, become the next champion.”<\/p>\n

Tebbutt added that the club fully supports Coxen.<\/p>\n

“I am happy that EFC people come to the club for training assistance, it shows the club’s growth,” he said.<\/p>\n

“One thing that I like the most about Coxen is that he is not big-headed, but rather humble; he is always willing to learn and help others, and he is a good man.<\/p>\n

“We, at the club, wish him the best of luck at his fight.”<\/p>\n