There are many hurdles within life and a lot of the time we put in our own hurdles but currently, we all have restrictions, hurdles, in our way because of COVID19.
The gym has had to close but instead of just doing nothing Carl and his team are overcoming their hurdles in any way they can with online classes designed to make sure everyone can take part.
Everyone has a choice you can either stand still and be defeated by the hurdles that need to be overcome in life or you can try your best to get over, get under or kick the hurdles out of the way.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
You can either stand in front of it and be defeated saying you can’t get over it or you can try your best.
Our hurdle is that the gym has had to close and we have many hurdles to get over to allow us to continue with classes online.
You can give up or find ways to get over, round, under or kick the hurdles out of the way.
The important thing is to try and everyone has a choice.
You can choose to try and overcome the hurdle or you can let it stop you.
We are doing loads of challenges to keep everyone fit and healthy.
We are delivering as much as we can on training, mindset, mental and physical health.
In life, you can either stop, stand still and do nothing or work hard, grind and do everything to move forward and achieve
Every time a hurdle comes my way I do my best to overcome it.
BEST MOMENTS
‘I feel people are going to need us and we are going to be there for you’
‘If there’s a hurdle instead of saying ‘I can’t’ can you find a way to kick it out of the way or get over, under or around it?’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
HKA Main landing page www.hastingskickboxing.co.uk/kickstartnow
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Hastingskickboxing
HKA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Hastingskickboxing
Adult community link https://m.facebook.com/groups/274624209886110?ref=share
carldenne@hotmail.com - Join Leigha every weekday for a workout for a fiver per month
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.
