Rachael Mackenzie – World Champion Thai Boxer & British Boxing Champion

This morning we were exceptionally lucky to have a visit from Rachael Mackenzie – she is a World Champion Thai Boxer and British Boxing Champion !  Rachael is an inspirational speaker and works closely with the Youth Sports Trust.   Rachael spoke to the whole school in a morning assembly where she told us her journey from rejection to world champian, battlings against all odds. This was an inspirational story due to the perseverance Rachael had to show throughout her carrer, not allowing gender to hold her back in her quest to become world champion.

She then spent some time with our Y5 and Y6 classes where she taught them some basic Thai boxing moves and also discussed the discipline required and how the skills are only ever used in the ring during training and competitions.

Many thanks to Rachael for taking the time to come to Tockwith, her story is truly inspirational and had children and teachers alike in awe!