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The following images were taken as part of a seminar held with the UK's number one lightweight MMA fighter Leigh Remedios back in 2003. A report was written by Marvin Li but unfortunately this was lost.

Leigh's bio:

Leigh started learning martial arts and self defence from his dad when he was a young boy. At the age of 8 he went to his first official martial arts class and started learning and competing in Judo, where he won his first trophy.

As a teenager, Leigh started to cross train seriously and trained in a few different styles of wrestling and striking arts, competing in amateur martial arts competitions to test his training. He also believed heavily in the value of athleticism and trained in a variety of sports, representing his home town of Ashford in competitions.

At the age of 20, Leigh moved to Canada and was awarded his black belt in both Kickboxing and Tae Kwon Do. He started training full time for MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and had his first professional competition in July 1997 at the age of 21. Leigh pursued his fight career and after 7 fights, returned to the UK to finish his university studies. Once back home, Leigh opened AVT (Ashford Vale Tudo) and started teaching MMA along side his studies. He continued to compete and worked his way up the ranks, winning numerous British and International titles and eventually a shot at competing in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships), whilst also using the perseverance and dedication he had learned from training to graduate with a First Class Degree.

Leigh won the Hook 'n' Shoot world title in March 2003 but was continually facing opponents who had the luxury of training full time, whilst Leigh worked as a design engineer. He realised that to carry on competing at the same level, he too would have to train full time and so handed AVT to his friend and student Ben Stewart, himself a former British Champion. Leigh left his job and moved to Yorkshire to train at the Quannum Gym, run by Dave, Ian and Andy Butlin, part of the Northern Cartel Fight Team. The athletes complimented each other well and Leigh had a 5 fight unbeaten streak, including 2 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts, 2 opponents coming down from 2 weight classes up and a British Kickboxing Champion.

Now retired from MMA competition, Leigh lives with his wife and daughter and works as a safety engineer in Chippenham. He teaches at VT Jiu Jitsu and has recently taken over management of the Northern Cartel.

In our very humble opinion Leigh Remedios is one of Europe's finest Mixed Martial Artists his accomplishments in the world of MMA have not only cemented his place in history but also put the UK on the map so to speak. His impressive overall fight record of 23-6-4 and his impressive appearances in shows such as Hook'n'Shoot, Cage Rage and of course the Ultimate Fighting Championship back in 2002 do not give his teaching ability justice. He is not only a quality and gifted MMA fighter but a great coach in his own right and I urge that if you get the chance to learn from Leigh do so wholeheartedly!


The straight knee-bar	Closing the distance

Controlling the opponent	The 'toe-hold'

Leigh's 'Black widow' submission!	Supplex practice!

The group shot

Thanks to everyone that supported the event, we hope to hold another seminar with Leigh very soon!