Brief History of Paul Mueller
In 2007, Paul decided to do kickboxing so as to build his confidence and self-esteem as well as give him a hobby that would keep him fit. When looking around he found a local club in Bedworth called Siu Lum Kune so he thought he would give it a go. Paul really enjoyed it and the camaraderie that came with the club, that he joined up. He trained as much as he could and besides the kickboxing, Paul also joined the wrestling and weapons classes. Initially, Paul struggled with his co-ordination but as time went on this improved. In the latter part of 2008, he also started to train with Aaron Marsh as well, who was one of Sifu Paul Burkinshaw’s old students, and was running a fitness and fighting class at the academy on Wednesday evenings. By this time, Paul was fully committed and training five days per week.
Due to Paul’s commitment training regime, he was able to go for his Black sash in September 2011. Wishing to continue improving and learning, besides all the normal classes he would also attend every monthly training day and all the various seminars organised within the club. During this period, Paul also took part in several courses gaining qualifications as a first aider at work and a BCCMA level 2Coach. He was then able to help coach the other members of the club sharing his knowledge and experience. Whenever sparring training sessions were organised either internally or with other clubs, Paul would attend these, and he also took part in several kickboxing competitions putting his skills to the test.
Paul receiving a trophy for 10 year commitment & dedication
Paul has continued to grow within the club and due to his continued commitment and dedication, he was able to achieve his 3rd Degree in June 2019. At this time he was still training five days a week until early 2020 when COVID 19 hit and forced the country into lockdown. Paul returned to Siu Lum Kune after lockdown but since then has focused just on the kickboxing classes still training a minimum of three days per week and is regarded as a real stalwart within Siu Lum Kune.
Paul receiving his 3rd Degree Black sash from Sifu Paul Burkinshaw