Lisa Boardman

Instructor: Lisa Boardman

Instructor Lisa Boardman is a qualified Martial Arts Instructor with 13 years experience in training.

Lisa Boardman is a Great Britain World Association of Kickboxing Organization Team Member and has won numerous titles including bronze at the European Championships, bronze at the World Championships and silver at the World Championships.

Lisa fights for Team SWAT this consists of finely tuned athletes from the various arts of martial combat including Karate, Kickboxing, Tae-Kwon-Do, Boxing, Kung-Fu, Judo & Akido. As well as being highly adapt in a variety of martial skills the team are incredibly knowledgeable in fitness, nutrition, diet and body dynamics making Team SWAT more than just martial artists but true ambassadors for a healthy lifestyle.

Spirit, Wisdom, Attitude and Temperament! Team SWAT!

Profile:

Name: Lisa Boardman

Date of Birth: 30.11.78

Occupation: Journalist, part-time kickboxing instructor

Time Training: Since 1994

Martial Arts Teams: WAKO Great Britain Team, Team SWAT, Team SKF Karate and Team Kickboxkarate

Current Instructors: Tony Cashman, Jacey Cashman and Guy Hamilton.

Styles Studied: Freestyle Karate, Wado Ryu Karate, Kickboxing and Kung Fu

Genesis

Lisa began her career in martial arts in 1995 at the tender age of 16 when she attended a freestyle karate class in her home town of Horley. From the first session – she was hooked.

During her time studying martial arts, Lisa has been lucky enough to experience many different styles including kung fu, tae kwon do, jujitsu, capoeira, freestyle karate, kickboxing as well as boxing.

But it was Wado Ryu Karate that Lisa decided to specialize in and in which she achieved her first Dan black belt in 2002.

She now enjoys training under the ever-inspiring Tony and Jacey Cashman at their SKF Karate club, as well as proudly wearing the colors of ‘Team Swat’ during national and international competitions.

One of Lisa’s greatest achievements was being selected for the WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) Great Britain squad in 2005, where she proudly returned home with a bronze in the World Championships. Lisa has successfully kept her place in the team winning another bronze in the European Championships in 2006 and silver in the 2007 World Championships.

In 2006 Lisa launched her own kickboxing classes in a new fitness studio in Reigate, which is going from strength to strength.

Qualifications:

Great Britain Martial Arts 1st Degree Black Belt
SKF member
SKF Insured and License Instructor
Public Liability up to £5m and Professional Indemnity to 2m
First Aid in Sport

Inspirational Quotes

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor souls who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."

-- Mark Twain