Carl is with Barry Buchanan, successful ABA fighter and Elite OCR competitor.
Barry shares his journey from boxing through to elite competitor in OCR sharing the mindset it takes to achieve in sport and why having the right coach will make all the difference.
In this fascinating conversation find out why you have to be prepared to be comfortable being uncomfortable, understand that no one is going to give it to you and learn the art of compromise if you want to be successful in life.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
It’s about resilience and carrying on even when you want to stop.
You have to have the right mindset to be able to move up in any sport.
When you have a coach, they have invested in you and you have invested in them it’s about working together as a team.
It makes a difference having a positive role model who can advise and help you.
When you are fighting it’s all about mindset.
The belief I have in myself from boxing has helped to carry me through lots of different situations.
When you are in the ring there is nowhere to hide it’s just you and your opponent but having a good team supporting you outside of the ring is vital.
Creating a team that can effectively support you is key if you want to succeed.
Training is about moving through the pain to the next level and doing things you don’t want to do- it’s about being uncomfortable.
Being time-rich has as much value as being financially rich.
It’s all about finding the balance with time, training and other commitments - it’s always about the art of compromise.
BEST MOMENTS
‘There is no training that makes me feel like boxing training’
‘Having someone to help you and look up to is really important’
Sometimes I put too much pressure on myself
VALUABLE RESOURCES
HKA Main landing page www.hastingskickboxing.co.uk/kickstartnow
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HKA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Hastingskickboxing
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ABOUT THE HOST
Hi, my name is Carl Denne.
I was born in Hastings in 1980. Married, father of two beautiful daughters, Bethany and Leigha.
My daughters, the wife, and gym ARE MY LIFE.
IF I’M HONEST, I pretty much failed at school. Heavily dyslexic, I was dismissed for being a “naughty kid” that didn’t want to learn. I was heavily bullied for having shit clothes and ginger afro hair. I didn’t have many friends.
When I say bullied I don’t mean called a “poo-poo head” and being looked at in a nasty way. I mean thrown downstairs, and hit with chairs and tables. Clothes were stolen whilst in the shower. That kind of bullying…
Oh, how things have changed…
Martial arts, and specifically Kickboxing, have changed my life, and now I am much happier and change other people’s lives for the better on a daily basis.
I am a complete adrenaline freak, so In my spare time, track days, jumping out of planes, sitting on top of them, rage buggies in the desert… The higher, the faster the better for me. I’m always looking for the next thing to get my blood pumping, so if anyone has a challenge I’ve not found yet, please feel free to share.
I do like a Saturday night movie night, Chinese, Netflix, lots of chocolate with my three little ladies. I love being around my friends and family. This is why I love the crazy HKA family so much, as this is my extended family.
I left school with pretty much nothing! A few sad GCSE’s C - D grade, BUT I did have a shit-ton of energy and passion to achieve, and to prove all the teachers and people that looked down on me for all those years, wrong. So, after a few jobs here and there, I settled on working for Openreach (BT) as a cabler/jointer copper and fibre optic multi-skilled engineer with HGV.
I left this in 2015 to chase my dream of running my own Kickboxing Academy and working with the future of today, rather than a job that just paid the bills.
I’ve trained pretty much my whole life: Karate, boxing, Judo, from the age of 9, and of course, I’ve now done over 29 years of Kickboxing. I’ve passed many Instructors and coaches courses, attended many training courses and seminars, grading up through the syllabus. I passed my 4-hour hell-on-earth 3rd Dan black belt in July 2018 with the ICO.
If I’m honest my real passion and skills have come from learning the hard way; through being in the trenches. I know how it feels to be on your arse. I know how it feels to have to pull yourself out of the pit. I’ve been through a divorce. I’ve lived through the pain and have worked with thousands of members, students, children, teachers and adults over the years, and the one thing I get told every time is how well I/we keep it very real, and that I have a complete understanding on most eventualities.
Thank you for reading and listening. I hope you connect with myself and the team, take away some ideas, understand you’re not alone, and that it’s good to talk, listen and help others as and when you can.
