Hip Hop beats, swords, and black-kimono-clad fighters. No, it’s not the new Wu-Tang Clan video. Go Blake sheet, Blade “makes Lirette.The Journal, North Vancouver that greeted his mark in the world of Kickboxing. Lirette, 21, won the International Sport Kickboxing Association’s North American super middleweight title last Saturday for a packed house in Victoria, Ian Rozylo eliminates the fifth round.
Harvest Lirette 15 years of training dividends. His amateur report is a healthy 6-1 with three KOs. His reputation is growing and so is his fan base. The blade is as sharp as a razor in the ring have been away from ending his three knockouts to his signature spinning back kick. His last opponent before Rozylo fell in 68 seconds. The strength, conditioning, and an impressive turnaround to full 5 foot-11, 167 pounds kickboxer a good prospect for prokring. “After I flip to the end of the exhaust did change, I knew he was the focus for the professional competition,” was, above Grand Master Farid Dordar, Lirette’s coach and former world champion. Lirette went to high school in Argyle Secondary, and as an extracurricular activity began kickboxing after being Inspired by the movie, Karate Kid.
By the age of 11, Lirette had received his brown belt and a nearby recreation center developed. At 15, this time inspired by Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Kickboxer, Lirette which the Academy of Martial Arts Champions transferred. Lirette was attracted not by violence but through discipline and training.
“I’m not so happy with the kickboxing,” says Lirette. “I would like to change the sport for the community. [Kickboxing] is not a violent sport where people just beat each other up. It is a martial art and the skills necessary to develop not only hit your opponent.” Lirette brings his ideals about kickboxing to students of all ages while working as a full-time instructor at Champions.
“With young kids it is important to teach them concentration and focus. They learn to listen and respectfully,” to be, says Lirette. “With pre-teens and young adults, I wish them a role model, someone with whom is dedicated. I want to instill those qualities for them to initially develop.” important to go further; Adults are a different matter. “Most who come in looking for happiness, or by self-improvement and physical fitness.” is, Lirette lives next door to the gym before work and work well into the evening. He has only North American opponents so far contested, but his next fight in September will be his first properiode. Against, not confirmed by press time, is likely to have international experience.
Is the only international experience came in training Lirette. He traveled to Japan to train during the summer of 1998, who helped to establish the dominant amateur rankings. He modeled his performance on the K1 fighters that he met, he had always given which it watched and admired. K1 tournament in Japan include many world-class kick boxers. “I had a chance to meet some of them in Japan. I really admire them, but I want them,” hitting, Lirette said. Future tours include possible matches in Los Angeles, and promote training in Iran and Japan.