Sean McCarthy

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Kickboxkarate Instructor: Sean McCarthy

Sean McCarthy is a qualified Martial Arts Instructor and Personal Trainer with years of experience in training since 1994.

Sean McCarthy is a GB Team Member and has won numerous national and international titles including WAKO PRO World Champion -63kg.

Sean is currently a manager/fighter for Team SAP UK that is sponsored by the martial arts fight wear SAP. The team is made of top national fighters with numerous national and world titles.

In both past and present Sean has fought alongside these teams WAKO Great Britain Team, Team SWAT, SKF Team Spirit, Team Macho UK, Team SAP UK and Team Kickboxkarate

Sean’s Instructors are Tony Cashman, Jacey Cashman and Guy Hamilton. Sean has studied in different styles: Freestyle Karate, Traditional Wado Ryu Karate, Freestyle Kickboxing and Tai Chi. Sean’s highest grade at present is Black belt 2nd Dan Kickboxing.

Qualifications:

Great Britain Martial Arts 1st Degree Black belt
Sports Karate Federation 2nd Degree Black belt
Amateur Martial Associations WAKO member
Sports Karate Federation Insured and Licence Instructor
Premier Personal Training, Personal Trainer Level 3
A-level in Physical Education and Sport
Sports Coach UK- Video and Analysis
Sports Coach UK- Community Sports Leaders Award
Lifesavers Institute of Qualified Lifeguards Qualification
Fist Aid at Work
Myosis First Aid in Sport
Fully CRB checked

Major Achievements:

WAKO Pro World Champion (points) -63kg
WAKO Kickboxing GB Adult team member since 17 years old
WAKO British Champion (points) Gold x 3, Silver (Light Contact/points) x 2, Bronze x 1
WAKO Dutch Open (points) Gold x 2, (Open Weight / Team) Silver x 2
WAKO Italian Open (Open Weight / points) Bronze x 2
WAKO Athens Challenge (Points) Bronze x 1
WAKO World Cup Best fighter Italy (points) Gold x 1, Bronze x 2, (Open Weight) Bronze x 1
WAKO Italian Golden Glove (Team) Gold x 1
WAKO Irish Open (Points) Gold x 2, Bronze x 2
British Sports Martial Arts Premiership overall Grand Champion
WAKO Belgium Open Champion (points) Gold x 3, Silver x 1
WAKO Belgium Open (Open Weight) Bronze x 1
Irish Cork International Champion (Light Contact team) Gold x1
WAKO South East Classic (Points) Gold x 4
Clash of the Titans (Team) Gold x 1
Amerikicks International (Points) Bronze x 1
Super League (Points) Grand Champion x2
WUMA British Championship Silver
British Sports Martial Arts Premiership (points) Grand Champion x 2
ISKA US Open (Points) Gold x 2

Additional Achievements:

GBMAA Student of the Year
Sports Awards Sports Personality Nomination
Sports Awards Team of the Year Winner
Mole Valley Sports Personality Winner
Mole Valley Sports Personality (nominee)
Mole Valley Youth Showcase Winner of the Youth Professional Award
Superleague Hall of Fame Award
Great Britain Martial Arts 1st Degree Black belt
The Ashcombe School Sports Personality
Combat magazine coverage in various articles
Martial Arts Illustrated magazine coverage in various articles
Saturday Night Live at the London Palladium

Shows and TV

BBC Blue Peter Kickboxing demonstration
Saturday Night Live at the London Palladium
Thames News
Combat32 Fight night

Quote:

“Why do we do our martial arts as a competitive sport?
It’s not the winning or the losing, it’s not the training or the sport, and it’s not the good times or the hard times. I do feel these contribute to why us athletes do our sport but I feel the real reason why we really do it is the competition the pure exhaustion you put your body through for that one focus in our lives that one goal this is why we do it and then I ask what do we gain from this? Imagine you have trained so hard mentally and physically that you suddenly reach that moment when winning does not matter anymore surely that is a gain in itself. We are athletes look upon this when times are hard when times are great this is you alike me competition is what makes us great.”

Ambitions:

To pass on my knowledge and experience to allow others to reach their potential.
To better myself in every way of my life.
To continue in Martial Arts to the day I die.