Paul Hamilton is available for seminars. Sharing his 28 years experience in the profession, he is now offering Thaiboxing seminars and Boxing seminars in the North East and also further afield in the UK. Paul has recently travelled to Glasgow to deliver a Thaiboxing seminar. Paul can tailor each seminar to your individual needs and can accomodate all group sizes and levels of experience. Please contact Paul on 01325 369655 for prices and types of seminars that are available.

DBMA performed a series of demonstrations at the Middlesbrough football club on 15th October 2011. Kids from as young as 5 were involved and demonstrated to the stadium the kind of activities that they undertake in training sessions. The thaiboxing fighters then demonstrated some padwork skills and all participants had a great day!

Eddie Gill travelled to Uzbekistan and claimed a bronze medal in the World Champsionships in thaiboxing. Eddie is already the English title holder for thaiboxing at the 79kg category and is aiming to further move up the ranks. Well done Eddie!

Ellis Corrie and Steven Hilton have both been picked to fight for the UK in Turkey from the 1st December - 5th December. They will both be thaiboxing in the kids IFMA European Championships. Good luck boys!

Owen Raine who is an amateur boxer at Darlington Boxing and Martial Arts Academy competed in the novice ABA's for Tyne and Wear and got all the way to the finals.  He fought really well but got beat in the finals.

Kieran Gregory who is an ABA boxer is the Tyne and Wear final winner and will now fight in the quarter finals of the novice ABA's in Liverpool at the end of November. Good luck Kieran!

Darlington Boxing and Martial Arts Academy entered the It's a Knockout competiton under the name of 'The Knockout Specialists'. They managed to raise £525 for St Theresa's Hospice and came 2nd out of 15 teams. The team consisted of 10 people that were involved in the events and two mascots (all ordinary members of the gym who weren't fighters). They were thrilled with the outcome but vowed that they will come first next year!

See the Gym Events album for photos of this competition! 

Lanchana is through to the next stage of Tuff Girls after successfully passing through the Tuff Girl auditions in August. The televised competition should be filmed in approximately December and will be shown on TV thereafter.

Paul Hamilton has been chosen to be inducted into the Combat Hall of Fame on the 26th November 2011. Paul is the president of the United Kingdom Muaythai Federation and will be the first ever Thai boxer to be inducted at such a high level. The former world champion has dedicated 27 years to the sport and will join the likes of Bruce Lee in the hall of fame. See the below link for a full write up by the Northern Echo:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9261762.Thai_boxer_to_take_seat_among_greats/

Michael Dicks warming up on the pads with trainer, Paul Hamilton, for the first round of the MuayThai Premier League:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc1sNeXcj5o&feature=share

Check out Michael Dicks on Episode 2 of the television series that is following MuayThai Premier League fighters throughout their journey in this competition:

http://vimeo.com/31276208