as a new member to this site it seemed the only decent thing to do to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a 21 year old male from North yorkshire, uk. i have been practising kickboxing at my local gym for around three months now and i'm really enjoying it, especially the fitness and sparring elements. Incidentally they throw in a bit of ju- jiitsu and thai boxing in the self- defense aspect of the classes but the sparring is straight up American rules kickboxing. I have a backround in conventional boxing (i was in the Army for four years and did a bit of boxing at battalion). Cheers for reading, Chopper.