Anthony Kettle - Head Trainer at Panther

 
Fighting Nickname: Anthony
 
Sparring style: It depends on my opponent, or student, I will brawl a technician, but use strategy against a brawler, you have to adapt, because there will always be someone better than you.
 
Favorite technique:Low kick, and any kind of choke
 
Likes MA/K1 because: When I was younger I used to enjoy the competitive side of Martial arts, but now I love teaching, I enjoy sharing and gaining knowledge with my fellow trainers and students. There is nothing more satisfying as watching a student grow and develop. I enjoy watching the life changes a student goes through as they embrace the martial arts way of life. I also enjoy learning, and at the moment I am on a quest to learn Jiujutsu. 
 
MA Experience: I started Kickboxing when I was 5 yrs old, my first instructor was Chris Koetzee, at the Leibrandt van Niekerk hall in Table View. I started competing in Kickboxing at the age of 6yrs old. At the age 11, I started Kyokushin Karate, my main instructor was Shihan Dave Bristo who had a passion for what he did. Dave soon became my mentor and a lot of my teaching style comes from Shihan Dave Bristo. I also trained Kyokushin Karate with Shihan Kenny Uytenbogaardt, Shihan Len Barnes, Shihan Trevor Tockar. On completion of my military training, I went to train in England (With Marius Allers), France and Holland training with various styles. On returning to South Africa, I resumed my Kyokushin training with Kenny Uytenbogaardt and Shihan Trevor Tockar. I competed in all and any full contact tournaments I could enter and remained unbeaten for several years. I then took a 3 year break from training, I am not sure if I got bored, or whether I over trained. The three year break brought on a new passion for training. I then trained Thai Boxing with Patrick Jassman in Parklands. I had found my new passion- Thai Boxing. During my standup career, I trained grappling with Graham Turner, and frequented any grappling seminars I could go to. I currently train grappling daily with Gary King; James Smart; Caleb Ridley; Hanno Vermeulin; Ricco Hutting and whoever is willing to teach me. I currently teach Thai Boxing (Muay Thai), K-1 and Boxing, at Panther Parklands and have produced 18 Western Province Champions, 9 South African Champions, and 4 Protea’s, who have competed in Serbia, Greece, Italy, Hong Kong and Thailand. Panther has become a house hold name and our fighters are respected and feared. I am evolving daily and believe in exposing my students to as much knowledge as possible.
 
Trained with: Chris Koetzee, Shihan Dave Bristo, Shihan Kenny Uytenbogaardt, Shihan Len Barnes, Shihan Trevor Tockar; Graham Turner; Patrick Jassmann; Hanno Vermeulen; Gary King; Caleb Ridley; Gareth Oliver, James Smart, and anyone who is willing to teach me.
 
Affiliations & Alliances: WPKA;SAAKA;MASA;MA&GC, Warrior Sports, Gracie JuiJitsu Cape Town, SASCA, WTKA, WP Boxing, ThaiHolics Germany; Sinbi Muay Thai - Thailand.
 
Additional Info:WPKA K-1 Representative
Protea K-1 Coach: Greece 2006, Serbia 2007, Italy 2008, SASCA, REGIONAL Rep 2010,Protea K-1 Coach Mauritius 2009

 

Gina Ifuki- The Black Assassin

Fighting is part of Gina’s Life, and he feels the training grows him as a person. He loves been in the ring, and feels comfortable there. He says you get out what you put in and that’s why he trains Min 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. He is the current SA Light Heavy Weight Champ, but is a Middleweight. He would love a shot at the Middleweight Title. We are planning international fights for him later in the year (Germany, England, Thailand). He’s ultimate goal is to be a World Champion. He trains Boxing, K-1 and Muay Thai, Wrestling, MMA and will fight anybody willing, in any of these arts. He owned a Kick Boxing School in the DRC, and came to SA to further his fighting Career. He has a slick fighting style, and likes to make his opponents miss. He is an excellent counter puncher and has some fancy footwork. The only supplement he uses is Protein. He eats a lot of rice fish and chicken, he enjoys salads and has egg for breakfast. In my 33 yrs of training I have never met a man who enjoys training as much as Gina

Classes Gina Takes Monday and Wednesday- Killer Cardio 6pm to 6.45pm
Monday and Wednesday Boxing- 7.30pm to 8.80 pm
Friday Boxing- 7pm to 8pm

Gina´s Fight Record

Weight: 79.5 - 84.5kg
Amateur
KickBoxing 20 Wins 1 Loss 0 Draw
Pro Am
K-1 2 Win 0 Loss 0 Draw
Pro
KickBoxing8 Wins 1 Loss 0 Draw
Muay Thai 1 Wins 1 Loss 0 Draw
Boxing 1 Win 1 Loss 0 Draw
K1 6 Win 1 Loss 0 Draw

 

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Alan Nortje - K1

Fighting Name: Slugger or Big Al
 
Sparring style:  Hard hitter, Brawler
 
Favourite technique for K1: Punches, Knees and kicks, I love it all
 
Likes K1 because: Its fast and its furious, and MMA because it is the ultimate
 
Fighting Arts Experience:

It started off in JHB with Wing Chung Kung Fu which I did for about six months. 1994 Then decided 1995 to try Wu Shu Kung fu which I did for two years under the instruction of Raefi Antebi (Trained in China after leaving Israeli army) Then moved to Cape Town in 1997 , after settling down started training with Eddie Cave in 1998 under Moeti Hlomo (SA Middle weight champion in kickboxing and Thai boxing)
After some disastrous fights in the superheavy weight division decided to try Dragon power in Milnerton, trained with Quinton Chong for a few months.

I was not happy about going back to wing chung kung fu so decided to go back to Eddie Cave. I trained with Eddie for while had some more fights, after Moeti left to Jhb i took a years break. I subsequently found Thaiholics, and trained for two years with Patric Jassman ( winner of many awards and elimination tournaments in Germany) under Patricks instruction I obtained my Western Province colours

After Thaiholics downsized to a small gym in Westbeach I had my last fight in 2006 and lost. The gym closed down and I decided to focus on family for a while. In 2008 I got involved with Panther Thai academy (Anthony kettle) and plan to be the best trainer and fighter I can possibly be. My main focus is Thai boxing, and I would like to train in MMA 

 
Trained with: Wing Chung Kung Fu, Wu Shu Kung fu (Raefi Antebi), Eddie Cave; Moeti Hlomo; Dragon power; Thaiholics (Patric Jassman)

Jason Mynhardt - K1

Jason was introduced to the exciting sport of Thai Boxing in September 2006 where he trained at Thaiholics, Westbeach, under Patric Jassmann.
His intention at first was only to keep fit but the bug soon bit and the excitement of getting in the ring soon took over.
He joined Panther Thai boxing academy in January 2008 and competed in K1 fighting with a fight record of 6 wins and 2 losses. In October 2008 he took part in the SA Championships and won the South African K-1 Title in the 68kg-71kg division, and he will be representing South Africa for the world amateur title in 2009. Jason has taken part in other competitive sports such as rugby, cycling, road running and amateur wrestling. Jason enjoys teaching younger kids. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and enjoys watching the youngsters grow. Jason has the patience of a saint. He has two of his own kids, who both train with Panther. He teaches the kids that being a fighter does not warrant fighting out of the club. He feels that team work is the key, although you are in the ring on your own, the comradely and support, growth and development can only develop with the passion of the trainers, fellow club members and moms and dads alike. "PANTHER" is a down to earth family that knows what to do when the time is right

Robert Fenyes- Cut Man

 
Nick Name: Robbie 
 
Training style:  Likes to work inside and outside, big on fitness
 
Favourite technique Jab, and body punches
 
Likes Boxing because: Rob, has a passion like no other for boxing, if he is not in the gym working someone on pads, he is watching/studding boxing fights on TV/DVD. He talks eats and sleeps boxing
 
Fighting Arts Experience: Father was a boxing manager, started boxing at the age of 7. Won amateur Provincials at the age of 14. 4 yrs at Billy Llotters gym as a trainer, training SA Champs, and a world Champ, Peter Matabola. 3 yrs with Don Machloghlen, training provincial and SA Champs. I also worked with Norman Hlabane, who trained the famous World Champ Dingaan Thobela. Also assisted as a trainer/cut men for Lorence Ngabenie. Worked and trained with George le Roux from Pennypinchers for 3 yrs. Traveled to Italy as a representative of SA, in a WBU, Bantam Weight World Title fight. I also was actively involved in township gyms. My fondest moments were training in the Angelo Dundee Camp, as fighters like Sugar Ray Leonard were trained there.
 
Trained with: His Dad, Billy Lotters, Peter Matabols, Penny Pinchers, Norman Hlabane; Panther

Gary King - Jijutsu

 
BJJ Nickname: ´Sapateiro´ which is Portuguese for ´cobbler´, as Gary spends a lot of time doing leg locks & therefore looking at opponents feet!
 
Sparring style:Relaxed (some would say catatonic)
 
Favourite position:The Guard (because you get to lay on your back).
 
Likes BJJ because:"It´s an art that can be enjoyed by people whether they want to feel confident walking down the street, or enjoy a sport, or be a fighter"
 
MA Experience: Judo - as a nipper & currently to supplement BJJ Japanese Ju Jitsu - 6 years, silver medalist at national level. Gracie/Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - since 2001, silver medalist at european level.
 
Trained with: Gracies - Helio, Rorion, Royce, Royler, Rolker, Ryron, Rener, Ralek, Carlos jr. World Champions - Marcio Fetoza, Carlos Lemos jr., ´Lagarto´ Rodrigues, Bibiano Fernandez Mixed Martial Arts – Erik Paulson Samurai - Soke Fumon Tanaka - grandmaster & head of Japans head Samurai school.

Gareth Eden Oliver - Jijutsu

 
BJJ Nickname: Chicken little [no particular reason], ninja
 
Sparring style:Relaxed but always moving. Pushing the pace where possible.
 
Favourite position:Armbar from top-mount or guard [because you cant hide your arms from me forever]
 
Likes BJJ because:"With BJJ its not the size of the dog in the fight..but the size of the fight in the dog.BJJ is complete and constantly evolving, it can be adapted to any body type. I have rolled with a young man with no forearms and only one leg….and he gave me a good run for my money, that opened my eyes."
 
MA Experience: Bronze-GJJCT In house tournament [ fighting out of my weight division ] 3 fights
Gold-Cape of Storms nationals [ Gi ]
Gold-Cape of Storms nationals [ No Gi ]
-Renzo Gracie invitational [out of my weight division+absolute] 4 fights
Looking forward to competing throughout the year..
 
Trained with:Gary King [ purple belt ],James Smart [ purple belt ], Omar [ pride ], Nick Gregoriades [ Black belt ], Anthony Kettle, Robert Feynes, Kerry Gray, Winston Chong, Quinton Chong, Ryron Gracie upon his visit to S.A

James Smart - Jijutsu

 
BJJ Nickname:´The Flash´(not Portuguese, but hey) - because he's renowned for finishing the fight by submission before anyone has switched their camera on.
 
Sparring style:Technical & controlling
 
Favourite position: Sidemount, as this is where James has most options to either submit or progress to a more dominant position.
 
Likes BJJ because:"It teaches me to have patience & to look for the route of least resistance to get things done"
 
MA Experience: Karate & kickboxing - 7 years, medals wins with Kata & Kumite at national level. Japanese Ju Jitsu - 7 years, silver medalist at national level. Gracie/Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - since 2001, gold medalist at european level.
 
Trained with: Gracies - Helio, Rorion, Royce, Royler, Rolker, Ryron, Rener, Ralek, Carlos jr. World Champions - Marcio Fetoza, Carlos Lemos jr.,"Lagarto" Rodrigues, Bibiano Fernandez. Mixed Martial Arts - Renato "Babalu" Sobral & the Gracie Barra combat team. Samurai - Soke Fumon Tanaka - grandmaster & head of Japans head Samurai school. Karate - Sensei Pete Spanton - head of Higashi Karate & student of Tatsuo Suzuki.

Hentie Van Wyk - MMA

 
Fighting Name: Hentie
 
Sparring style:  MMA & Grappler
 
Favourite technique for K1: Side mount
 
Likes MMA & BJJ because:

It keeps me fit and pushes me to limits, mentally and physically, I never thought achievable.

 
Fighting Arts Experience:  Started in 2003 with BJJ. Won a gold medal at Cape of Storm 2007 in the 92 – 102kg division. Western Province colours in JJ
 
Trained with: Wehan Lesch, Rico Hatting & Paul Ivans (London Shootfighters), Omar, Lyrialle Diabate.

Andile Tshongolo - Boxing

 
Fighting Name: Andile
 
Sparring style:  Hard hitting brawler
 
Fighting Arts Experience: Andile, started his professional career in 1997 and retired from professional Boxing at the age of 38 yrs, he achieved the titles of WBU, and WBO world champion. Andile has been coaching boxers for the last 2 yrs and has created a number of WP Champs. Andile had more than 30 pro fights, and has a wealth of knowledge to add to the sport. He had knock out power with a good chin