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Cooksey's Combat Club, Train and Gain Gym, Torrington Avenue, Coventry (2026)

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19/09/2026

WAX ON. WAX OFF.

There's a scene in The Karate Kid that stuck with me long before I ever became a coach.
Mr Miyagi has Daniel-san waxing cars, painting fences and sanding floors.
Daniel thinks he's just being made to do chores.
What he doesn't realise is that Miyagi is teaching him.
The movements he's repeating are building the foundations of his defence, his balance, his coordination and his muscle memory.
Daniel just doesn't know he's learning yet.

I've been thinking about that a lot recently.
Because every night after the last class, I clean the mats.
Once a week, I'll go through the whole facility properly and give everything a deep clean.
And honestly?
I really enjoy it.
There's something strangely satisfying about looking at a room after a busy night of training, seeing everything that's been used, moved, kicked, sweated on and generally battered...
Then putting it all back together.

The mats get cleaned.
The equipment gets put away.
The room gets tidied.
And slowly, you watch the place change.
You can see the result of your own work.
And I think there's a lesson in that too.

Not just about discipline.
Not just about keeping a gym clean.
It's about taking responsibility for the environment you're part of.

This place looks after us.
It gives us somewhere to train.
Somewhere to learn.
Somewhere to compete.
Somewhere to make friends.
Somewhere to have difficult conversations.
Somewhere to belong.
So we look after it.

And maybe that's what I've learnt since becoming a coach.
Sometimes the important lessons aren't the glamorous ones.
Sometimes they're hidden inside the things nobody notices.
You don't always become better by doing the exciting thing.
Sometimes you become better by doing the little thing properly.
Again.
And again.
And again.
Until eventually you look around and realise something has changed.
The room is cleaner.
The club is better.
And maybe you've changed a little bit too.

That's something I want our members to understand.
You have more influence over your environment than you think.
You don't always have to accept things as they are.
You can contribute.
You can improve them.
You can take ownership.
You can leave things better than you found them.
And that's probably why I find myself enjoying cleaning the mats so much.

Because when I was 16, I dreamed about owning a martial arts gym.
I imagined the fighters.
The belts.
The coaching.
The people.
I probably didn't spend much time imagining myself at the end of every night, disinfectant in one hand and a mop in the other. 😂

But that's part of building something.
You don't just get to enjoy the thing you've built.
You have to look after it.
And maybe that's the real-life version of wax on, wax off.
Sometimes you don't realise what a seemingly insignificant thing is teaching you until years later.

We don't just train in this place.
We're building it.
And every day, in ways big and small, we're learning how.

Home of the Underdogs. 🐺🥊

18/09/2026

GOOD COACHING ISN'T JUST SHOWING SOMEONE WHAT TO DO.
It's figuring out why they can't do it yet.

Two people can be standing in front of you doing the same drill.
One might need a technical correction.
One might need a completely different explanation.
One might understand it perfectly but lose it the second the pressure goes on.
And one might just need someone to tell them:
“Again. You've got this.”
That's coaching.

It's not just knowing the techniques.
It's knowing the person standing in front of you.
Knowing when to push.
Knowing when to slow things down.
Knowing when something isn't working and having the humility to change the way you're teaching it.

That's something I've become increasingly obsessed with over the last four years.
Because I don't want to just teach people the things I was taught.
I want to understand why they work.
I want to question the things that don't.
I want to experiment.
I want to learn from the people in front of me.
And then I want to take everything we learn back onto the mats.

Every class teaches our members.
Every member teaches us.

That's why our curriculum is constantly evolving.
Not because we think we've got everything figured out.
Quite the opposite.
We're still figuring it out.

And I think that's what excellence actually looks like.
Not pretending you have all the answers.
Being committed to finding better ones.

Beginners welcome.
Excellence expected — from us, not from you.

🐺 Home of the Underdogs.

16/09/2026

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE READY

There's something we need to make very clear.
You do not need to be good at martial arts to start martial arts.

You don't need to be fit.
You don't need to be confident.
You don't need to know how to punch.
You don't need to know what a teep is.
You don't need to have watched UFC for ten years.
You don't need to know what everyone else is doing.
And you definitely don't need to walk through the door pretending you're something you're not.

Because if you've never trained before...
Of course you're going to be nervous.
You're walking into something you've never done.
That's normal.

Maybe you've been thinking about trying it for months.
Maybe you've been telling yourself:
"I'll start when I'm fitter."
"I'll start when I lose some weight."
"I'll start when I'm more confident."
"I'll start when I know what I'm doing."

But here's the thing.
You don't get those things before you start.
You build them by starting.

Your first class isn't an audition.
Nobody is expecting you to impress us.
Nobody is expecting you to know the combinations.
Nobody is expecting you to keep up with someone who's been training for years.
And you aren't being thrown into a fight.
You're being coached.
That's our job.

At Cooksey's Combat Club, beginners are welcome.
But that doesn't mean we lower our standards.
Quite the opposite.
Excellence is expected — from us, not from you.

We've spent years developing how we coach.
We've got a 2x ISKA British Champion as Head Coach.
We've been awarded BMABA School of Excellence for four consecutive years.
And we're constantly studying, questioning, testing and improving what we do.
Because you deserve to be properly coached from the moment you walk through the door.

Not told to “just copy everyone else.”
Not thrown into the deep end.
Not made to feel like you don't belong because you're new.
Everyone can start.
Everyone gets coached properly.

And maybe the most important thing:
You don't have to arrive confident.
You don't have to arrive fearless.
You don't even have to arrive believing you belong.

We'll meet you where you are.
Then we'll help you see where you can go.

That's what the Home of the Underdogs is about. 🐺🥊

Your first step doesn't need to be impressive.
It just needs to be a step.

14/09/2026

14 September. One year without Ricky Hatton.
I've been thinking about Ricky a lot this week.
Not just because he was one of Britain's best fighters.
Because of what he meant to me.

I was stupid young when I'd stay up with my dad to watch Ricky fight.
The first PPV I properly remember watching was Ricky against Kostya Tszyu.
I didn't know much about boxing at that age.
I just knew that Ricky Hatton was my hero.
He was the bloke I wanted to watch.
The bloke I wanted to be like.
And I don't think I was the only kid who felt that way.

There was something about Ricky.
He wasn't some distant, untouchable superstar.
He was a British kid from Manchester who looked and sounded like the people watching him.
He was an Underdog.
And then he went and beat Kostya Tszyu.
He showed a generation of kids that someone who came from the same estates we came from could go all the way to the top.
That stuff stays with you.

Years later, I've ended up on the other side of it.
I'm the coach now.
And a massive part of why I've put so much time into the work we do through Cooksey's Combat Club, Say It Lad, the Ricky Hatton Foundation and Combat Sports Initiative is because I've experienced first-hand how important having somewhere to belong can be.
I've had periods of my own life where I've struggled with my mental health.
I've known what it's like to lose hope.
And I've known how dark things can feel when you don't know where to put everything that's going on inside your head.
That's why su***de awareness and supporting men's mental health matters so much to me.

Because sometimes a conversation really can matter.
Sometimes having somewhere to go really can matter.
Sometimes having people around you who notice when you're not yourself can matter.
And sometimes, especially for young lads, a gym can be the place where that starts.
Not because throwing punches magically fixes everything.
But because it gives you somewhere to belong.
Something to work towards.

Discipline.
Confidence.
Brotherhood.
Someone to talk to.
A reason to keep turning up.
Sometimes, just somewhere you can walk through the door and know you're alright there.
That's what I want to help create for the lads coming through now.

And somehow, through CSI's affiliation with Magic Hatton Boxing & Fitness & my combat sister Lola Hatton that journey has come completely full circle.

The kid who used to sit next to his dad watching Ricky Hatton fight could never have imagined that one day he'd become a coach, work to support the next generation of lads, and find himself connected back to Ricky's boxing family, and his actual family for that matter.

The kid who drilled left hooks to the body and bump steps endlessly to YouTube videos of the Hitman could never have imagined that sometimes when I log onto Facebook, Rickys Mum Carol would lke some of our statuses and support the club indirectly, imagine that?

That's pretty incredible when I actually stop and think about it.

Because there are kids watching fighters now in exactly the same way I watched Ricky.
Some of them will grow up wanting to be fighters.
Some won't.
But they might find something in a gym that changes the direction of their life.
They might find people who believe in them when they don't believe in themselves.
They might find somewhere they belong.
And maybe, just maybe, they find a reason to keep going.

That's why I do this.
Not just to make fighters.
To help build people.

Ricky gave me something without ever knowing my name.
Now it's my turn to try and pass some of that on.
That's the legacy I want to be part of.

One year on, I still miss a fighter I've never met.
But I'm incredibly grateful I got to grow up watching him.

Rest easy, Rick. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Hatton family at this time.

Thank you for showing a generation of kids what an Underdog could do.
And thank you for giving this one something to carry forward.
There's only one, Ricky Hatton

🐺🥊

14/09/2026

Four years ago, I became a coach.
And honestly?
I was terrified.
I didn't feel ready.

I had spent years fighting. Years learning. Years accumulating skills and knowledge.
But knowing something and believing you're ready to stand in front of people and teach it are two very different things.
I actually had to go for coffee with my coaches so they could tell me I was ready.
They believed in me before I properly believed in myself.

Four years ago today, I took the leap anyway.
Partly because I wanted to become a coach.
But honestly, it was also out of necessity.
I needed to change my life.

I'd spent years building a skillset, and I needed to find a way to use it to build something better.
I'd had the dream since I was 16.
Become a fighter.
Win belts.
Open a gym.
Pass it on.
I'm 29 now.
I'm living the dream I had as a kid.
That's something I don't think I'll ever take for granted.

But all that glitters isn't gold.
Getting here has taken a hell of a toll on me mentally.
The gym became my life.
I've always been obsessive, but building this place changed the way I think, work and function completely.
There have been plenty of times I've wondered whether I'm actually good enough.
Whether I belong.
Whether I'm doing the right thing.
Whether I'm building something that will last.
And maybe the strangest part is that I think I've built a place where other people feel like they belong...
while a part of me still asks whether I belong in my own room.
That's something I'm still working on.

But the imposter syndrome has slowly started to lose its grip.
I look at the coach i'm becoming.
I look at the athletes I've worked with.
I see people flourishing.
And for the first time, I'm genuinely excited about finding out who I can become as a coach.

Because I've learned that coaching isn't about making people need you forever.
Quite the opposite.
No athlete is truly yours.
You get a period of their life.
You have to cherish that time.
And a good coach should ultimately do their job so well that one day their athlete doesn't need them anymore.
That's one of the hardest and most beautiful things I've learned.

I've also learned that I don't build this place alone.
Habib Rahman walked through the door on day one.
He was green. I didn't just see his skills.
I saw his morals.
I pulled him to one side and said:
"Mate, I've never done this before, but I'd like you here to build this with me."

Two short years later, he's a sponsored Royal Navy athlete, a coach at CCC, a coach with Combat Sports Initiative, an inspiration to the kids and someone I've shared more scraps, laughs and experiences with than I could possibly count.
If I could give him every bit of knowledge I've got, I'd give it to him tomorrow.
That's my boy.

Not just my student.
My brother.
My mate.

Neel Parekh has been there through thick and thin too.
He helped me build the kids classes, became a qualified assistant coach and gave so much to this place.
He's on hiatus now while he builds his mechanic business, and I genuinely miss having him around.

And Muaythai Garby...
Garby has changed me massively.
He's made me believe in myself as a coach, as a fighter and as a person.
He's supported me every step of the way.
He's made me a champion and I'll never repay him for that.
I've learned from so many people over these four years.
And, importantly, I've learned from the athletes too.

Some of the photos in this album hit me harder than others.
Lexie and Lissy especially.
They were some of the first people to take a chance on me.
I remember having to project confidence and bravery onto those young girls at times when I didn't feel particularly brave myself.
And looking back, I think they taught me just as much as I taught them.
Maybe more.
That's the thing about coaching.
You think you're there to teach people.
Then you realise they're teaching you too.

Four years has taken me onto mats I used to dream about walking onto.
Mikes Gym in Amsterdam.
I've coached at Bad Company twice.
I grew up watching Liam Harrison.
I learned my low kick from him.
My coach Dee Jay fought Andy Howson twice.
And suddenly I'm standing on Lisa and Richard's mats as a coach.
I've trained with Damien Alamos, my favourite Thai fighter ever, and had him be impressed with my work.
I've got two British titles.
And somehow, those moments can still feel less important than a kid walking through the door who didn't believe they belonged somewhere, and watching them slowly realise that maybe they do.

That's what I want CCC to become.
Something that makes people question how we teach.
How we develop athletes.
How we support our communities.
How we give young people somewhere to belong.
I don't want to simply run another martial arts gym.

I've spent a lifetime getting here.
So I'm going to spend the rest of it seeing just how far I can take it.
Maybe it works.
Maybe it doesn't.
Every day and twice on a Sunday, I'll still turn up and put the work in.
Because I'm stubborn as hell.
And I have this ridiculous belief that somehow I always come out of the barrel of manure smelling of roses.
The rest is in God's hands.

Four years ago, I was a scared kid who didn't think he was ready.
Today, I'm still learning.
Still questioning.
Still making mistakes.
Still trying to become better.
But I look through these 20 photos and realise something.

I did it.
The dream I had at 16 actually happened.
And now I've got another dream.

To build something that outlives me.
Something that gives other people what this sport gave me.
Something that leaves a mark.
Something that makes people say:
"They did things differently there."
Not because we thought everyone else was wrong.
But because we were brave enough to ask whether there was something better.
We're not following a blueprint.
We're drawing one.

Four years.
Thank you to every person who has trusted me enough to let me coach them.
Every person who has helped me.
Every person who has challenged me.
Every person who stayed.
Every person who taught me something without even knowing they were teaching me.
And especially the people who believed in me when I wasn't sure I believed in myself.

I built the place I needed.
And somewhere along the way...
I think I found my place too.
Home of the Underdogs. Till the wheels fall off.

🐺❤️

10/09/2026

This gym has never been about having the biggest mats.

It has never been about chasing trends.

And it has never been about doing things because "that's how they've always been done."

Cooksey's Combat Club was built on a simple belief:

Everyone deserves exceptional coaching.

Not just champions.
Not just talented fighters.
Everyone.

That's why we question.
We study.
We test.
We improve.

Every class teaches our members.

Every member teaches us.

We're not interested in standing still.

We're interested in building the best environment we possibly can—for beginners taking their first step, experienced martial artists chasing mastery, and every person in between.

We're proud to have been recognised as a BMABA School of Excellence for four consecutive years.

But excellence isn't a trophy to us.

It's a responsibility.

We're not following a blueprint.

We're drawing one.

If that means taking the harder path, asking difficult questions, and refusing to settle for "good enough"...

Then so be it.

That's what it means to be an Underdog.

— Coach Callum Cooksey

07/09/2026

🥊 A NEW WEEK STARTS HERE.

A new week at Cooksey's Combat Club means another opportunity to challenge yourself, learn something new and become a little better than you were yesterday.

Whether you're joining us for the first time or you've been with us for years, every session this week is built around the same philosophy: good coaching, consistent effort and continual improvement.

🐯 Our Junior Combat Club continues to help young people build confidence, discipline, resilience and respect through authentic Muay Thai in a safe, structured environment.

🥊 Our Adult Muay Thai & Dutch K1 classes combine technical drilling, pad work, situational training and controlled sparring to help every member develop real, applicable skills—whether your goal is fitness, self-defence or competition.

💪 Looking for something more personalised?
Our Personal Training sessions are available throughout the week.
Coach Habib • £25 per hour • 🔥 4 sessions for £80 when booked together • Morning availability (6:00–8:00am)
Coach Callum • £30 per hour • Limited evening availability • 2x ISKA British Champion, Founder & Head Coach of CCC and Volunteer Coach with the Royal Navy Muay Thai Team.

If you've been thinking about starting a new hobby, getting fitter, or finding a positive environment for your child, there's never been a better time to get involved.

📢 We've also got a brand new website!

🌐 www.cookseyscombatclub.co.uk

Take a look around, check out our classes and get in touch—we'd love to welcome you to the team.
Home of the Underdogs. Built with purpose.
📍 Cooksey's Combat Club, Coventry
📞 07551 980487
🌐 www.cookseyscombatclub.co.uk

Proudly working alongside:
⚓ Royal Navy
🪖 Royal Marines Commandos
🥊 Combat Sports Initiative
🧤 Weapons Down Gloves Up
🧠 SayItLad

28/08/2026

🥊 NEW TERM. NEW HOBBY. NEW CHALLENGE.

As the school year gets underway, now is the perfect time to try something new.

Whether you're looking for a positive activity for your child, want to improve your own fitness after work, or you've been saying "I'll start next week" for months... why not make this the week you finally step through the doors?

At Cooksey's Combat Club, we offer something for everyone.

🐯 Junior Combat Club helps children develop confidence, discipline, resilience, respect and coordination in a fun, structured environment.

🥊 Adult Muay Thai & Dutch K1 classes provide high-quality coaching for complete beginners through to active competitors.

And if you'd rather build your confidence before joining a class—or you simply want to progress faster—our Personal Training sessions are the perfect place to start.

💪 Coach Habib Rahman
• £25 per hour
• 4 sessions for £80 when booked together
• Morning availability (6:00–8:00am)

💪 Coach Callum Cooksey
• £30 per hour
• Limited evening availability
• 2x ISKA British Champion, Founder & Head Coach of CCC, and Volunteer Coach with the Royal Navy Muay Thai Team through the Combat Sports Initiative.

Whether your goal is confidence, fitness, weight loss, competition or simply learning something new, we'll help you find the right route for you.

The hardest part is sending that first message.

We'll help with the rest.

Home of the Underdogs. Built with purpose.

📩 Message us today to book a class or arrange your first PT.
📍 Cooksey's Combat Club, Coventry
📞 07551 980487

Proudly working alongside:

- ⚓ Royal Navy
- 🪖 Royal Marines Commandos
- 🥊 Combat Sports Initiative
- 🧤 Weapons Down Gloves Up
- 🧠 SayItLad

27/08/2026

🥊 THURSDAY AT COOKSEY'S COMBAT CLUB 👊

Another evening, another opportunity to improve.

Tonight we'll be back on the mats with both our Junior Combat Club and Adult K1 sessions, continuing this week's technical focus on angle changes.

Learning to create angles is one of the biggest steps towards becoming a more effective striker. Rather than meeting your opponent head-on, we'll be exploring how small adjustments in footwork and positioning can create better opportunities to attack, defend and control the exchange.

Tonight's sessions will focus on:
👣 Creating new attacking lanes
🧠 Moving with purpose, not just movement for movement's sake
🥊 Escaping the centre line after striking
🎯 Improving timing, accuracy and shot selection
⚡ Making your opponent react to you

Our juniors will develop these skills through fun, engaging drills that build confidence, coordination and awareness, while our adults will apply the same principles through technical partner work and controlled K1 drills.

Whether you're looking for a new challenge, a positive environment for your child, or want to accelerate your progress with Personal Training from Coach Habib or Coach Callum, we'd love to welcome you through the doors.

Home of the Underdogs. Built with purpose.

📍 Cooksey's Combat Club, Coventry
📞 07551 980487
🌐 cookseyscombatclub.bmaba.club

Proudly working alongside:

- ⚓ Royal Navy
- 🪖 Royal Marines Commandos
- 🥊 Combat Sports Initiative
- 🧤 Weapons Down Gloves Up
- 🧠 SayItLad

26/08/2026

We are constantly telling lads to speak up.

We also need to shut up every now and then.

If a mate finally finds the courage to open his mouth, let him speak. If there is an awkward silence, do not rush to fill it.

Just sit with him. Give him time to sort out what is in his head. It will come out when he is ready.

Everyone says "it is good to talk."
It is only good if someone is actually listening.

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