Villefranche-de-Rouergue. The Villefranchois in force in the Coupe de France

First successful outing for Contact Karate Fight Boxing (CKFB) of Villefranche during the French Contact Karate Cup which took place last November. It is with four medals for five registered competitors that the CKFB returns from this Nîmes day.

Once again, “little Thumb” Villefranchois scored points during a national competition where the biggest clubs in France came to compete. Contact Karate, like Kick-Boxing, is a KO combat sport, where the techniques of fists and legs allow you to strike on the upper body with the fists and in the high and low areas (Low-Kicks) with the feet. and shins. “We can particularly congratulate Valentin Moreno who for his first year in Seniors and from close fights comes back with first place” appreciates coach Gildas Larbre. With him Laura Tissot who after a challenging final took a well-deserved 2nd place.

For Enzo Bennis, he returned with a deserving third place having chosen to fight in a higher category due to lack of competitor in his category. He lost in the semi-final with a handicap of 6 kg in a high-intensity fight against an excellent champion… As for Yassine Talhi, he also lost in the semi-final against a good fighter well within his reach! Finally, Theo Marciano after a first fight won with difficulty against a rough opponent, he lost the following fight which did not block his access to the podium.

“When you are a coach, you always expect the best from your fighters, analyzes Gildas, and even if we can consider that foot/fist combat is not the flagship discipline of the CKFB, a good MMA fighter must also be a good fighting in boxing and karate, despite overall satisfactory results, some could have done much better Now and after the debriefing with each member of the team, on the way to MMA and the KMIX French Cup.”