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Leanne Emmerson
Nationality:	Welsh/British
Discipline:	Kickboxing
Club:	Welsh freestyle Kickboxing Organisation
Coach:	Mal Johns

Leanne holds a 3rd Degree Black Belt within the Welsh Freestyle Kickboxing Organisation, and is a Level 2 Instructor. Currently teaching in two clubs teaching Sport Karate, Kickboxing and Self Defence. Also along with her Chief Instructor Mr Mal Johns, Leanne teaches in local primary schools with aims to start a School League as well as promoting Martial Arts in Wales.

With Mal Johns, Leanne also promotes a Welsh Junior Championship Series throughout the year, which is four tournaments of Semi Contact, Light Continuous and Forms/Katas/Weapons, for Juniors under the age of 18.

At each event the top four placings in each category will be awarded points and at the end of the year the one with the most points will be awarded Overall Welsh Grand Champion.

Leanne has been training for 10 years and has been competing in many tournaments for the last 9 years.

2005 results
Feb:   Leanne wins LIchiban English open - Kidderminster - 1st Semi Contact, 1st Light Contact.
Feb:   Leanne wins Superleague - Windsor - 1st Semi Contact, 1st Light Contact

2004 Results
Nov:   Leanne wins the Ultimate Champions Challenge Cimac Martial Arts Spectacular-
Sept:   Leanne achieves 3rd Place in Semi Contact - IAKSA/WKA World Championships in Switzerland.
Sept:   Leanne wins 1st in Superleague Light Contact, 2nd in Semi Contact.
July:   Leanne becomes Cimac World Champion in Semi Contact.

Previous results:
Cimac Superleague +65KG: 1st
Irish Open Semi Contact Ladies +65KG: 3rd
Sport Martial Arts Light Continuous Ladies +65KG: World Champion
IAKSA Semi Contact Ladies +65KG: World Champion
IAKSA World Championships (Italy) Light Continuous Ladies +65KG: Bronze
Austrian Open Semi Contact Ladies +65KG: Silver
Austrian Open Light Continuous Ladies +65KG: Bronze
Cimac Superleague Light Continuous Ladies +65KG: Overall Grand Champion - 2 yrs running
B.K.K.A Light Continuous Ladies +65KG: British Champion
Cimac Light Continuous Ladies +65KG: British Champion
Bristol Open Light Continuos Ladies +65KG: 1st Place
South East Light Continuous Ladies +65KG: Title
South East Light Continuous U16: Title
Irish Open Light Continuous U16: Champion
Cimac British Light Continuous U16: Champion
Karatemania Semi Contact U16: 1st Place
Dragon Challenge Light Continuous U16: Grand Champion
Dragon Challenge Semi Contact U16: Grand Champion
W.S.K.A. Light Continuous U16: Welsh Champion
W.S.K.A. Semi Contact U16: Welsh Champion
Self Defence U16: Grand Champion