Kickboxing classes in Brighton and Hove

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Kickboxing Classes in Brighton and Hove

Kickboxing classes for adults and children starting from 4 years of age. KBF is a fun, welcoming environment for any age or fitness level. Please contact us today and start or continue your martial arts journey with us.

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Mission

our mission is to provide a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals of all ages and fitness levels can experience the benefits of kickboxing. We aim to help our members improve their fitness, confidence, and discipline through a fun and structured martial arts program. Whether you’re starting your journey or advancing, we’re here to support your goals every step of the way, helping you build strength, both physically and mentally.

Vision

Our vision is to inspire and empower people to lead healthier, more confident lives through kickboxing. We strive to create a close-knit community where everyone feels motivated to achieve their personal best, regardless of age, experience, or ability. At Kick Box Fit, we see kickboxing as more than just a workout—it’s a way of life that enhances both physical fitness and personal growth, creating a positive impact that extends beyond the gym.

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Values

The values that guide us at Kick Box Fit are built on respect, discipline, and perseverance. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where every individual can progress at their own pace. We believe in fostering self-discipline and respect for others, encouraging our members to challenge themselves while maintaining a fun and enjoyable atmosphere. At the heart of Kick Box Fit is our dedication to helping everyone reach their full potential, both inside and outside the gym.

Meet The Team

Peter Murphy

4th Dan black belt, joint chief instructor

Pete has been helping lead KBF since 2020. He has an extensive background in martial arts and has been kickboxing since his early teens. His teaching experience also goes back to his teens meaning his knowledge is unrivalled.

Pete has competed at a high level and is our fighting expert, helping coach our elite level fighters to win national championships.

Mark Howell

3rd Dan black belt, joint chief instructor

Mark has been training in Kickboxing since he was a teenager. He has also studied Jeet Kun Do, Wing Chun, boxing and is skilled in nunchucks. He is a level 2 gym instructor and a certified conditioning coach meaning he can mix up his classes with both martial arts and conditioning.

Mark started Kick box fit back in 2017 as a martial arts fitness company. The popularity quickly grew until he decided to start a kickboxing club in January 2020.

Mark has been training in Kickboxing since he was a teenager. He has also studied Jeet Kun Do, Wing Chun, boxing and is skilled in nunchucks. He is a level 2 gym instructor and a certified conditioning coach meaning he can mix up his classes with both martial arts and conditioning.

Luke Ettridge

2nd Dan black belt, Instructor

With a 2nd Dan black belt in kickboxing, Luke brings a wealth of experience and passion for martial arts to the studio. Having trained for over 10 years, he is dedicated to empowering students through skill development, discipline, and confidence. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, he is committed to helping you achieve your martial arts goals in a supportive and motivating environment. Join Luke on the mat and discover your potential!

Dan Davy-Thomas

1st Dan black belt, Head instructor

Dan, or Danny to some, has been with KBF since 2021. He started as a student and worked his way to black belt with us. He is also a 1st Dan taekwondo black belt.

Dan is truly “Mr Martial arts” and is absolutely obsessed by it. He has studied martial arts for years. He came to us already one belt from black and has studied weapons, self-defence, and has even played a role in a short martial arts movie.

Dan has become an indispensable part of the club. He teaches with a smile on his face and always mixes discipline with an element of fun.

Sabrina Murphy

Operations

Sabrina is the backbone to KBF. She organises rotas, gradings, memberships, trials, accounts, competitions and many other things. As our existing students will tell you, she is the main contact outside the classes.

Sabrinas background is in teaching, specifically in SENCO, giving us an insight and guide in helping children from all backgrounds and with additional needs

Georgina Thwaites

1st Dan black belt, instructor

Georgie has been studying martial arts for a number of years and has recently graduated from junior instructor, to full instructor at KBF, running her own classes.

Having studied for a number at years at another club, Georgie was keen to enhance her skills and also her fighting. Over the last few years with KBF she has become a very accomplished kick-boxer and also competes in national competitions with our fight squad.

Georgie is also pro efficient in self defence, weapons and holds fantastic technical ability.

Freddie Willard

1st Dan black belt, Junior instructor

Freddie has been practicing martial arts since he was a young boy. Originally from a taekwondo background, Freddie possesses outstanding technique and can pull off some exceptional jumping and spinning kicks.

Freddie is superb with weapons, but none more so with the nun chucks where he regularly teaches the kids tricks and skills.

Freddie competes in our fight squad and has a number of medals to his name.

Isabelle Davy-Thomas

1st Dan black belt, Junior instructor

Izzy has been trained with us since she was 11. She took her black belt with us and has gone on to assist in many classes. Izzy is also a 1st Dan black belt in taekwondo. For her age she is super confident and is an excellent instructor. Her technical skills are excellent and she really encourages all the students to be like her.

Izzy has competed at a high level with our club and has won multiple medals as national competitions.

Simon Verschuren

1st Dan black belt kickboxing, Instructor

Black Belt Karate, 3rd Dan Taekwondo

Simon is our over 50’s instructor. What a resume this man has. As well as his black belts, he is also level 1 Kravmaga, has trained in MMA, BJJ, Arnis and Muay Thai. He has been an under 21 national champion in Taekwondo. He is also the fittest man over 60 that we have seen. He inspires so many at any age to take up a martial art, and is the perfect man to lead the over 50’s.

Simon started with KBF as a student, and with his passion, knowledge and desire quickly became an integral part of our club.

Katelain Lunn

Brown with black stripe, instructor

Katelain or Kat has been with KBF for 5 years. She started as a beginner and was quickly helping with classes. She now teaches in a lot of our classes. She has inspired lots of young people to take up Kickboxing and has helped hundreds of children to advance from beginners to advanced belts.

Nicole Putan

Brown belt with black stripe, junior instructor

Nicole has been training with KBF since she was a beginner over 3 years ago. She has gone on to become one of our best instructors and will be going for her black belt in 2025.

Nicole competes at a high level in our fight squad and has won many medals across various competitions throughout the last few years in both points and continuous styles.

Spencer Lunn

Brown with black stripe, Junior instructor

Spencer helps in a selection of our classes now. He started as a beginner with us and now competes in national competitions where he has won many medals.

Rudy Welsh

Brown belt with black stripe, junior instructor

Rudy has trained with KBF for newly 5 years and will be taking his black belt in early 2025.

Rudy is an excellent martial artist and is also an excellent fighter, securing multiple medals in national championships. He is now specialising in continuous fighting and hopes to make the transition to full contact over the next few years.

As well as being a brilliant martial artist, Rudy also wows the kids with his acrobatics, where you will often see Rudy doing back flips on the spot or 360 degree spinning kicks. A real natural athlete.

Zac Shiangkwang

Purple belt, junior instructor

Zac has been training with KBF for over two years and started as a beginner with us. He has recently started helping in classes as a junior instructor and is already proving to be a natural at it. Zac is a determined young man, who we have no doubt will go on to achieve his black belt in the future.

A newer member to our fight squad, Zac has a couple of competitions under his belt and is developing in to a good continuous fighter.

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Emily Farthing

08:57 23 Jul 24

I am in my mid 40’s and have been attending 3 classes each week for just over a year and i absolutely love it.What i love about kbf is that it is for all ages, gender groups, it is super friendly and supportive too.My kids attend too and they love it so much, they say the lessons are fun, sensei’s are friendly and they love their new friends they have made.

Greg Edmunds

08:53 23 Jul 24

Great club with excellent Instructors. Highly recommended.

Dan Bowden

07:56 23 Jul 24

Brilliant KB club - both my boys look forward to their weekly classes (unlike swimming lessons) and have seen really great development in terms of their skills and confidence in a fairly short time of attending (approx 3months). Coaches are supportive and positive and it's a really good environment for all abilities and confidence levels.

Petra Veres

07:02 23 Jul 24

ben vary

21:44 22 Jul 24

What a fantastic place to train in Fitness and in Kick Boxing. Well run club by very experienced martial arts experts. It has a friendly and welcoming feel that runs right from the top through the whole club. You should definitely try it out 👍

Vanessa Patterson

20:09 06 Mar 24

I can highly recommend Kickboxfit to both adults and children. Both myself and my son attend classes here and thoroughly enjoy them. All the instructors are friendly, welcoming and encouraging and are extremely supportive in helping you achieve your goals whether it's improving technique or developing your fitness. Plus their new venue is amazing!

Michelle Knight

14:53 03 Mar 24

This family run kickboxing club is truely wonderful, they genuinely care for there sudents and do what they can to support, inspire and have fun with them but learn respect and discipline at the same time. We have both been attending for about a year now and it's definitely built our confidence we have both made some new friends and well as kept us fit while working up our belts. I definitely fell more able it defend myself and children. We both absolutely love this club I would highly recommend them to anyone.

Tim Norman

08:47 05 Aug 23

My son and daughter (age 8 and 10) go to Kickbox Fit and they both love it. This is a really great club. Very friendly with a number of expert instructors who do a fantastic job of teaching the kids while making the sessions fun. Highly recommend KBF to any parent with children who want to learn kickboxing or any kind of self defence.

Kimiya Aliabadi

06:44 03 Aug 23

My little boy loves it there, all of the coaches and instructors are really helpful and doing really good job! We have tried many different clubs but this one they really focus on children and their abilities helping them to develop their skills! My little one also loves the way they are practicing as it is not repetitive and coaches really have something new to teach them!

Mat Willard

19:57 02 Aug 23

KBF is a fantastic community based club, the whole team are friendly and make you feel part of the KBF family in no time at all, it’s a no pressure club and you don’t feel like you’ve got your hand in your pocket all the time paying for every move you make, very good prices and you learn everything in class you need to belt grade without added on seminars at extra cost like the previous club my son attended, the instructors are very tactful and don’t just tell every student how amazing they are just to keep them attending, they always give constructive criticism in the right ways and have massively improved my son’s ability, highly recommend KBF, your kids will get great results from KBF the more efforts they put themselves 👍