09-05-26 - World Champion Dale Wood delivers amazing ICO Team England Squad Training Session!

Another massive step forward on the road to the ICO World Championships today as the fifth ICO Team England Squad Training session of the season took place at the USKA Fight Factory in Birmingham.

With over 70 fighters and coaches in attendance from clubs all across the country, the atmosphere from start to finish was electric as the squad pushed through another high intensity day of technical development, tactical drilling and physical conditioning under the guidance of Head England Coach Neil Kelly.

A huge highlight of the day was welcoming very special guest instructor and former Professional ISKA Super Middleweight Champion of the World Dale Wood to the session. Dale has competed and succeeded across virtually every fight discipline imaginable, collecting titles from Area honours right through to World Championship level during an outstanding career in combat sports.

His experience, technical knowledge and understanding of high level competition brought a completely different dimension to the day, with fighters and coaches alike benefiting from the insight and advice he shared throughout the session.

There is no doubt everybody left with valuable information and fresh ideas to take back to their own gyms as preparations continue towards October’s World Championships in France.

Today also marked the first official suit sizing session for confirmed ICO Team England squad members. Seeing athletes being measured up for their England kit added another level of excitement and anticipation to the day, making the reality of representing their country on the World stage feel closer than ever before.

The standards, attitude and work ethic shown throughout the entire session were outstanding and once again demonstrated the strength, unity and determination running throughout this year’s England squad.

Train Hard… Fight Easy… because champions are built long before they ever step into the ring!