chefkicker Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Personal Trainer from Stocksbridge Simon Herbert has challenged for an ISKA Kickboxing Title on the 29th of June. As well as being a Personal Trainer and former bodybuilder, Simon has also had a successful run of Kickboxing bouts out of which he stopped his last opponent who is a 10th planet Ju-Jitsu and MMA instructor in the 2nd round with brutal knees and body punches. Simon Herbert runs a personal training company which specialises in : Bootcamps : 28 Day inch loss programme , results GUARANTEED or money back. Pre/Post Natal fitness and exercise Weight Management : Bulk up or slim down Core Stability Boxercise K-1 Style Kickboxing Simon has challenged the very experienced Tariq Rashid who is the ISKA Northern Area Light heavyweight Amateur Champion under Oriental Rules (Modified Thaiboxing) The Bout will take place on the 29th June at Skate Central on Queens Road. Ticket prices start from £15 (Kids tickets) , through £25 for a standard ticket and cna go right up to £35 for a VIP Ringside Ticket. For tickets or to ask about Personal Training , contact Simon Herbert on : http://www.pro-fitness-sheffield.co.uk ---------- Post added 07-05-2013 at 12:01 ---------- Lets see what the Champion Tariq Rashid had to say about his impending challenge: We caught up with Tariq relaxing after a padwork session. Interviewer : Farhad Ali AFK-Superleague AFK-SL : You are about to participate on the AFK-Superleague. How do you feel about this? Tariq: Excited. The AFK-SL is my favourite show to fight on by far. I've been fighting on this show for a long time now and most of my memorable fights were on this show. AFK-SL : Tell me about some of your memorable fights Tariq? Tariq: They were all hard scraps brother! Dale Dransfield was a hard fight and i just lost by split decision he hit me hard and i hit him hard and we kept throwing leather at each other. Just a proper old fashioned tear up. Matthew Garrod came in heavier than he should have done. He was heavy handed but his kicking was terrible , he kicked me in the groin a couple of times as well. When i won he wasnt happy with the decision. Your very own Tanny Akhtar was difficult, he just wouldnt stay still and attacked from the strangest angles i'd ever seen. I knew my only chance was to close him down and i only lost by one point. Then there was my leg break incident when i won the -81kg Amateur title.(laughs) and of course my 4th Round defence against the very tall Neil Burgoyne. AFK-SL : You used to fight out of Primal Gym but have recently relocated to Spirit Dojo. Is there any reason for the change? Tariq : I was living in Grimsby an as you know im a Muslim by faith. Now ive always wanted to live my life as a muslim and follow islam but in Grimsby , my choice of company kind of made that impossible (laughs again). I spoke to a muslim brother at the show where i won the title and he told me that his life was not dissimilar. This inspired me so i relocated to live near family in Nottingham where there was a mosque and i could hopefully have a fresh start. AFK-SL: How is the training at Spirit Dojo? Tariq : Mostly the sparring is awesome. I get to spar with Paul Semtex Daley , Dan Fraser who has fought on AFK-SL before amongst many others. AFK-SL : Which fighters stick out in your mind on the AFK-SL ? Tariq : Ant Stuchbury from AFK is awesome! real KO specialist, i hope to be like him someday. Adam Hadfield from Barnsley is unreal . I cant get my head round how fast the guy can move. Now you see him now you dont (laughs again). David Paddison, his ju jitsu is awesome , No bias just because hes my coach. Rich Taylor, very tough MMA Fighter with some Super slams!!! Ben Cairns from Legions. Ive only seen him fight for a few seconds as it was a quick KO but I hope to see him fight again. AFK-SL (with a grin) : What do you know about your opponent. Tariq (ponders) : I know hes called Simon Herbert and he looks really big and strong. I also know that he beat over 3 rounds someone i stopped in 2. (shrugs) Other than that im going to just try my best and see what happens. AFK-SL: Good luck Champ. Tariq : Thanks Brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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