Who We Are

Who We Are

D&A Boxing School of Excellence opened its doors in 2006 with the vision of helping local youth from the South Birmingham area.


With the lack of facilities available to young people in the area, local youth were bored and left with nothing to do. This lead to some becoming involved in crime and antisocial behavior, which has a huge impact on our society.


Social inclusion through sports participation is considered to be an avenue for improving social connection opportunities for marginalised groups such as young people. So with Anthony extensive knowledge of boxing, they used their combined skills and knowledge and decided to open a gym to provide the local youth with a safe environment to train in.

The Team

Anthony

Director/ Head Coach

Anthony opened the gym back in 2006 and has been heavily involved with the local community ever since.


He is one of the head coaches at the gym and works closely with the PRO Team as well as mentoring people of all ages. As head mentor, he is the first port of call for the young people who attend the gym who are struggling with not just boxing but other aspects of their lives as well. It isn’t just young people who turn to Anthony, adults tend to look to him for guidance also.


Anthony has been involved in boxing and martial arts most of his life and and has trained and competed WorldWide. He is a member of the Institute of Filipino Martial Arts – Warriors Eskrima. He has trained with beginners and professionals for 30 years and had competed for the England squad in Karate and also competed in the International Karate Circuit around Europe and competed in boxing worldwide.


Anthony Currently holds -


 

  • Black Belt in Weaponry
  • Brown Belt in Teakwood
  • Black Belt in Choi Kwang Do
  • Black Belt in Wado-Kai
  • Eskrima
  • He also currently holds the Midlands Area British Heavyweight Title 2012

 

Qualifications:

 

  •  Professional boxing coach with BBBC
  • Advanced First Aid with BBBC-understanding of head injuries  
  • ABA Boxing Coach level 1
  • ABA boxing Coach level 2
  • ABA Boxing Tutor
  • Advanced Personal Trainer
  • Level 2 Mentoring
  • Level 2 Conflict and Awareness
  • Level 5 Self-Protection
  • Introduction to safeguarding children
  • General first aider
  • Head trauma qualification 
  • Close Protection

 



 / ABA coach

Hi ,I'm Natalie a coach at D&A.I have boxed for over 7 years, competing across the country, including boxing for the TTW squad at England Boxing's first all women's box cup.I am now looking to give back and have been coaching for over a year. I am happy to see how many women are taking part in boxing now, and how the sport is changing and growing but there is still lots of work to be done. I want everyone to feel welcomed and comfortable in the gym.you will see me coaching in classes  and also available to book for 1-2-1s.


Qualification:


Aba coach

safeguarding

first aider

dbs

Dean

Boxing Coach

Dean has been a member of the DnA Boxing coaching team since 2018.He has over 30 years continued experience within combat sports.


 His achievements to date are;


 •L2 ,England boxing coach

 •L2 ,PT and Fitness coach

 •CIMSPA registered 

 •Safeguard trained

 •DBS approved 

 •Former Midland area kickboxing champion 

 •Black belt karate 

 •Boxing first aid

 • 6 - 2 ABA boxing

 • 14 - 0 Kickboxing 

 • 80+ karate bouts 






Calroy Williams

Personal trainer/ life coach

Calroy has over 20 years of professional experience, with a vast amount of knowledge and skills within sports, weight lifting and fitness. Participating in sports such as; Boxing, Taekwondo, Body building and so on, he’s used his skills and assets to become a qualified personal trainer and mentor, specialising in strength and conditioning. Furthermore, Calroy is now including crime prevention within his toolbox, and as a result, he’s working within the community to help the youth by implementing fitness, goals and a mentor to look up to. Calroy’s aim is to help build discipline, focus and goals within a young individuals life. This is one of the most effective ways to avoid gang involvement or a gang mentality. Coming from a rough upbringing and a tough crowd himself, Calroy knows first hand how tough the gang life can be and doesn’t want that situation to befall upon anybody else. That’s why Calroy is so passionate about what he does!


Qualifications:


  • Personal Trainer Level 3
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Boxing Coach - First Aid

Danny Cahill


Boxing/ Fitness Coach



Working with the main coach and professional team, Danny has been coaching at DNA since 2019.  Danny is an ABA boxer, as well as, a safe guarded and first aider at work. 4 fights in, Danny is elevating in both coaching and boxing simultaneously.Danny also understand that mental health is a big issue and makes sure to look out and help others in the gym with any problems they’re tackling.


Starting off by just coming to just train, Danny found out that he was gaining tons of knowledge and experience, with all the time he spent in the gym, and started to give back by working at the gym. Over time he became better at it and consequently, he now coaches all the classes, as well as having several 1-2-1 clients


Qualification & traits  - 


* ABA Boxing Coach 

* General first aider

* Safeguarding 

* Mentor

Lee

Eskrima Coach

Lee has fought on a many of the Blood Sweat and Tears shows and is a valued member of the team with a wealth of knowledge to pass on to our students.

Lee has trained in martial arts for over 29 years, his training started in Tae-Kwon-Do at the age of 16 and then moved on to kick boxing. Lee also boxed as an amateur in his younger days. He now teaches the Filipino Martial Art of Eskrima which involves stick fighting, knife defense, panantukan (dirty boxing) and unarmed combat (locks and throws). He also trains in Sayoc Kali.


Boxing / Fitness Coach

My names Alex and i’m a college student who has now been coaching for over a year. I have been boxing for around 4 years now and fighting during those times. Being surrounded near to everyday in the gym I was embraced into a comfortable setting, enabling me to feel confident enough to experience coaching at a younger age. As I was starting to coach I observed and listened to my surrounding coaches, constantly taking on board what they were teaching and the advice they provided me. I got stuck straight into teaching all the classes to not leave any boundaries and get familiarised with the different teaching methods needed for different types of ability of people and styles. I now confidently teach and advise fellow boxers and new, eager learning boxers in classes. As well as supporting athletes and beginners in 1 to 1 sessions informing them on boxing technique, drills, fitness and ring knowledge that i have learnt by physically doing my self and by being taught by my supportive, more experienced, coaches. Alex

hi,I'm Leo trainee coach at D&A learning and working along side my head coach and other qualified boxing trainers.I'm an amature boxer with over three years experience and several competitive fights across England.I'm also an up-and-coming coach at D&A boxing school, passionate about helping fighters of all levels reach their full potential.

Experience: with multiple amature fights under my belt, I understandwhat it takes to compete and succeed in the ring.

Tailored training: I offer personalized 1-2-1 training sessons designed to sharpen your skills,boost your confidence, and prepare you for competition.passion for coaching: Boxing has transformed my life, and now i'm dedicatedto giving backto the community.I want every fighter to look sharp and feel confident.Whether you're a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced boxer aiming to refine your technique,I'm here to help.Let's work together to achive your boxing goals.Contact me to schedule your 1-2-1 training session and start your journey to becoming a better boxer.

Let's get you ready to conquer the ring!

Leon Mitchell


Boxing/Fitness Coach




I started my boxing journey in the military, after stepping out of the ring for a few years I moved to Birmingham and decided to get back in and joined DNA where I have been now for around a year. 

I started in the beginners class to dust off the cobwebs and re-learnt the basics to set my foundation to build

Upon and enhance my boxing skill set. I then moved up to the advanced class to further my training and knowledge. Since then I have made friends for life and even took the leap of becoming a coach for the beginners class to hopefully pass on all the things I have learnt. 


- first aid at work

- Paediatrics first aid 

- Physical training instructor 

- ABA level 1 boxing coach 

- Dbs 

- pro cuts man man course  

- Pro hand wrapping

Brian

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Brian has also been a part of the D&A Team since the doors opened and is also a close friend of Anthony and has been for many years.

Brian is the gym’s Strength and Conditioning Coach and works alongside all of our fighters. He is always there to prepare our students mentally and physically for upcoming fights and is also an ABA Qualified Boxing Coach.

Brian also takes care of the nutritional side of things, and is the go to for the all important Protein shakes and other nutritional supplements.

Qualifications:

  • Introduction to safeguarding children
  • ABA boxing coach
  • First Aid 
  • Level 3 personal trainer/ fitness instructor

Vinnyny

Boxing / Fitness Coach

 Vincent is Anthony's cousin and has been training at D&A since 2008 so we were more then happy when he finally decided to join the team as personal trainer and fitness coach.

He has for the most part been an athletics coach but has taken up boxing in the last year and has exceled in his progress to becoming and ABA fully qualified boxing tutor.
Vincent is a qualifield personal trainer specailising in fitness ,strenght and full body conditioning and also has experience working with kids.He has come a long way since starting with us taking on our "lil pro's" boxing class and starting a seperate fitness class for adults.

Qualification:

  • Level 3 personal trainer / fitness instructor
  • General first aider 
  • Intriduction to safeguarding children
  • ABA boxing coach level 1

Lily

Secretary / Designated Safeguarding Officer

Lily is a crucial member of the team managing the day to day runnings of the gym. Lily is our club secretary and is one of the unsung heroins of the gym dealing with pretty much everthing that we need to comply with to make sure our doors stay open serving our community!

Jake Spencer


Boxing/ Fitness Coach /PT


Jake has been involved with boxing for 25 years. He boxed as an amateur in the ABAs as a youth before joining the Army and winning titles in his Regiment before joining the Army Boxing Team where he went on to win the inter service boxing championship, competing against the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. He has also trained in Muay Thai and JKD. 


Qualifications


Level 3 fitness instructor

Level 4 Strength and Conditioning 

Professional Boxing Coach

ABA Boxing Coach 

Emergency First Aid

England Boxing

The Amateur Boxing Association is now known as ENGLAND BOXING.
England Boxing is the national governing body for boxing. It is responsible for the governance, development and administration of boxing in clubs and competition. It also represents England as a member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the European Boxing Council (EUBC).
England Boxing represents more than 19000 members across over 900 affiliated clubs, D&A is affiliated with England Boxing. We welcome all England Boxing, Boxers and coaches and are also willing to work with any boxers interested in becoming a member of Boxing England.
The ABA classes are ran by different instructors and on different days to the White Collar Boxing Classes.

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