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Lee
Hasdell
Hasdell
at his best - Japan 1999
"Since
the early days I have worked tirelessly to promote & develope
the MMA scene in the UK, sometimes well & sometimes not
so well. Due to the recent developments in my life & with
my work in the personal security & defense business I
have decided to put my input into MMA & the fight business
on hold until further notice. I now need to devote my
energy into other things in my life.
I
will not be doing interviews, attend or hold events until
I have sorted out a few things.
Please respect my decision, it has not been an easy one
make as it has been my whole life for a long time but
Im sure those near to me will know that I have been struggling
to keep going in the fight business.
The
SSJ dojo in MK will continue with the help of the blackbelts
& the senior students. I will continue in my role as chief
instructor & grading officer.
I
have found it impossible to work fully on some of my new
projects whilst serving to masters in such a capacity.
The recent closing of Rings Japan has bought my fight
career to a sudden realisation of the cost benefit factor
for me in the MMA world.
I
will re-negociate my fight career with Rings on there
return in the autumn.
I
hope that everyone understands my situation, I would like
to thank everyone who has helped & supported me to the
end & over the years & thanks to SFUK for allowing me
to communicate my mind. "
Lee
Hasdell. 20 February 2002
Hasdell's
events:
Amateur
- TFF
Amateur Vale Tudo Trials Stantonbury Leisure Campus
Milton Keynes 1998
-
TFF Amateur Vale Tudo Trials Stantonbury Leisure Campus
Milton Keynes September 1998
- TFF
Amateur Vale Tudo Trials Wolverhampton December 1998
- TFF
Amateur Vale Tudo Trials Stantonbury Leisure Campus
Milton Keynes 1999
- TFF
Total Grappling Challenge Stantonbury Leisure Campus
Milton Keynes Sunday 5th September 1999
- TFF
Amateur Vale Tudo Trials Stantonbury Leisure Campus
Milton Keynes Sunday 2nd April 2000
- Combudo
Games 2001 Sport Jui-Jitsu & No Gi Combudo Stantonbury
Leisure Campus Milton Keynes Sunday 16th September 2001
Pro
-
Total Fight Night Sanctuary Arena Milton Keynes 1997
- Night
Of The Samurai 1 Sanctuary Arena Milton Keynes March
1998
- Night
Of The Samurai 2 Sanctuary Arena Milton Keynes Sunday
October 11, 1998
- Night
Of The Samurai 3 Sanctuary Arena Milton Keynes Sunday
March 7, 1999
- KRG
5 Milton Keynes Ice Rink Sunday 3rd Oct 1999
- Ring
Of Truth 1 Sanctuary Arena Milton Keynes Sunday 12th
March 2000
- Ring
Of Truth 2 Sanctuary Arena Milton Keynes Sunday 9th
July 2000
-
Ring Of Truth 3 Sanctuary Arena Milton Keynes Sunday
15th October 2000
- SSJ
Pro-Am Thaifight-night 2. Milton Keynes Saturday 8th
December 2001.
Info
supplied by Pooch
Here's
a short bio of Hasdell by Yoshi - webmaster of the excellent
Rising
Flame:
Lee
Hasdell, who was an athletics champion at school in the
200m and high jump, so he says he was always athletic.
He started Martial arts when he was approximately 12 years
old. He learned TKD under Morris Young who was the European
Full Contact TKD Heavy weight champion. Next he started
to train in boxing, then he met Thaiboxing instructor
Bryan Walker. He stayed with Walker for 6 years and in
that time he became the British Thaiboxing champion. After
Walker's retirement, he went his own way. He trained with
many different trainers, for example Thom Harink of Holland,
Master Sitbourang (Bas Boon) and Master Toddy. At that
time Thaiboxing was the ultimate.
When
Lee was in Japan at the K1, he saw some NHB and RINGS
matches, straight away he knew this was what we really
want to do. The match that inspired him was "Masayuki
Nurase vs. Satoshi Honma". (He later fought against Satoshi
Honma in the Battle Genesis show. This is the reason why
Lee was very motivated.) As soon as he returned to the
UK he started to prepare himself to fight in RINGS style.
After
that Lee formed a dojo (gym), and he invited fighters
from Sambo, Judo, Jujitsu, Thaiboxing etc. So they started
cross training. After that Chris Dolman who is the leader
of RINGS Holland offered him a match in Holland against
the famous Andre Mannert, it was a draw but the "KING
of RINGS" Akira Maeda spotted talented fighter Lee Hasdell.
There is an interesting episode, Lee came to Japan to
learn TOTAL fight in the Maeda dojo, at his own expense.
I was very impressed when I heard this story. Now he is
one of the leading figures of UK MMA scene, this is the
fruit of his great efforts. Lee is a revolutionary fighter!
Please
understand here in Japan, there are lots of his fans and
RINGS lovers. And please be proud of the "Samurai" from
your country. I really love RINGS Network, it always gives
me lots of things and it is wonderful that we can share
our interesting each other even if we are living in different
nations.
Thank
you very much, SFUK team and all MA lovers!! Cheers, Yoshi@Rising
Flame
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