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Jacob West

Jacob West, club instructorJacob West has trained with the Academy for more than 10 years, in Savate and Cane. He is a club instructor for Canne de Combat, and  teaches classes on Mondays and Thursdays.

Jacob represented Great Britain and Cambridge Academy of Martial Arts® in the World Combat Games in 2023 (Riyadh, Saudia Arabia), and took a silver medal in the mixed team Canne de Combat.

More recently, he competed in the World Canne de Combat Championship held in Prague, Czechia, in July 2024, bringing home bronze medals in the men’s individual and mixed team events.

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Savate Grading Success – April 2023

Three adult and six junior members took part in the Savate grading held on 16th April at St Bedes, in Cambridge. Members had been working hard to prepare, so we were pleased to see some good results:
Josh Emms and Kyrill Tkachov were both awarded red glove, and Seraina Blumli gained her blue glove, with merit. All 6 juniors passed, 3 gaining Savate Tiger 1, level 1 and 3 gaining Savate Tiger 1, level 2.

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What people say about us

Here’s a small selection of the messages we were delighted to receive in July 2009 when we celebrated the 20th birthday of the Academy:

Rick Faye, Chief Instructor, Minnesota Kali Group:
As far as Ollie Batts goes…that horrible man – He has only been one of the truly solid pillars of martial arts in the UK for as long as I have known him. His knowledge is vast and his ability to communicate and inspire students has helped thousands.
I have grown a deep respect for Ollie (and Julie as well) over our years of association. His attention to detail and ability to use new information has kept CAMA on the forefront of this field for many years. I have always looked forward to my trips to Cambridge and I hope this year’s is as good as always.
Deepest Respects and best wishes

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