Phrases
like "Mr Excitement", "People's Champion", "Mr Nice Guy"
and "The Flash" spring to mind the first time one comes
face-to-face with Kash Gill. And none of them are made up
- not even remotely. Standing tall at 6 ft 2 inches, thirty-three
year old Gill has been described as the UK's most prolific
kickboxer, with an impressive line-up of British, European
and World titles under his very black belt.
All world champions
need to start somewhere. Allegedly, 14-year old Kash simply
sauntered into retired champ Howard Brown's kickboxing class
in 1980 because he fancied 'having a go' at
the sport. But like the famed Oliver Twist, he just kept
going back for more. The rest, as they say, is history...
Gill's natural
speed and athletic ability soon earned him the nickname
"The Flash"; a name which aptly stuck for the rest of his
fighting career. By 1984, having earned his black belt,
Gill at the tender age of 18, had entered and won his first
competition in a three-round contest in full-contact karate.
A champion was in the making... and Mr
Excitement was born.
The list of
world titles that Kash picked up and added to his collection
over the next few years is impressive - the gold medal in
the PKA World Amateur Championships in St Nazaire, the light-middleweight
gold medal in the European Amateur Championships in Paris,
the light-middleweight title in the British professional
PKA Championship,
the WKA Professional European kickboxing title in Palermo,
Italy...
Having created
not just ripples, but waves of excitement in the world of
kickboxing, Kash was now widely acknowledged as a world
class Thaiboxer. He scaled new heights in his career, collecting
his first Professional world title, the WKA Junior Middleweight
in 1991. In the same year Kash decided to enter the World
full contact Karate championships - need you ask how he
fared? Yeah, you guessed it, he won that too. In
the two consecutive years, he went on to win the WKA World
Middleweight kickboxing title and the ISKA World Light Middleweight
title. (Phew!)
How DOES he do it? Well, world
championships don't grow on trees; they're not easy pickings.
Kash follows a very strict training routine. Six weeks before
a major fight, he cuts off the temptation to eat junk food
and often finishes off the day with a ten-mile run! Hmmm...
Despite
his success in the ring, Mr. Gill still has his feet firmly
planted on the ground. The man behind the world-champion
is a very likeable one and makes a sensational teacher.
That's why the crowds flock to his kickboxing classes. So,
if you fancy a go...
Phrases
like "Mr Excitement", "People's Champion", "Mr Nice Guy"
and "The Flash" spring to mind the first time one comes
face-to-face with Kash Gill. And none of them are made up
- not even remotely. Standing tall at 6 ft 2 inches, thirty-three
year old Gill has been described as the UK's most prolific
kickboxer, with an impressive line-up of British, European
and World titles under his very black belt.
at
the sport. But like the famed Oliver Twist, he just kept
going back for more. The rest, as they say, is history...
Mr
Excitement was born.
Championship,
the WKA Professional European kickboxing title in Palermo,
Italy...
In
the two consecutive years, he went on to win the WKA World
Middleweight kickboxing title and the ISKA World Light Middleweight
title. (Phew!)
Despite
his success in the ring, Mr. Gill still has his feet firmly
planted on the ground. The man behind the world-champion
is a very likeable one and makes a sensational teacher.
That's why the crowds flock to his kickboxing classes. So,
if you fancy a go... 
