HARBINGER FIGHT CLUB

Update - Singapore Amateur Boxing Association (SABA) Invitational Boxing Championship - March 2010

2010-04-27T01:23:00.000-07:00

Harbinger FC boxer , Syed Mohd Azrul , made a valiant effort and only lost on points for this boxing championship. We applaud his attitude and wish him the best in his upcoming matches

Harbinger F.C is still on....

2010-02-06T06:55:00.000-08:00

I've recieved a few msg asking if Harbinger FC is still on...YES! it is and its growing , training location had shfited , for those who're interested can email to us and we'll respond asap...
Equip For Honor , Fight For Glory!
I Personnally welcome those who recently Join Harbinger F.C.

Sincerely,
Coach Yeo

Updates 11th Nov 2009

2009-11-11T05:54:00.000-08:00

Dear all Supporters & Boxers of Harbinger FC,

Newly Appt Asst Coach Chio Hu Gang and Willip Ho
Has decided to set up a Club on Their own After
Training with Harbinger FC for over a year.
Coach Yeo Himself Understanding Their Passion
after Coversation with Willip Ho stating his case
and had accepted their resignation.
Coach Yeo Wishes them all the Best in walking their own way.

Cheers,
All the best

November Updates

2009-11-07T06:12:00.000-08:00

Harbinger Fight Club Training Fees has dropped to $50 per month to benefit those who are interested to lose weight and improve health.

Also, we're looking out for Potential Candidates to fight SABA Boxing Matches to revive this sport in Singapore.

Above message from our Head Coach - Coach Yeo.

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p/s: The next upcoming SABA Boxing Match will be held on 21 November (Saturday) @ Farrer Park Boxing Gymnasium - 5pm. See You there!

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger The Team

The New Guys

2009-07-29T17:42:00.001-07:00

*updated on August 2009*

Harbinger Fight Club Welcomes NEW BOXERS to the Team...

"The West-Side Zone"
Han, Eddie, Yu Yang "The East-Side Zone"
Jesse and Jerrold - The Double Js!

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger The Team

Coach Yeo Interview on TV

2009-07-28T17:24:00.001-07:00

Tuesday, 28th July 2009, 830pm on Channel News Asia... TV Special Interview on Program - ''I Get Paid To...'' Watch Coach Yeo's Personal Interview with CNA's reporter, Timothy Goh...

HFC Female Boxer: Michelle's Clip...

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

Singapore National Boxing Championship

2009-07-21T21:40:00.000-07:00

***Post Updated***

The latest event that was held on:

18 July 2009 @ Cairnhill C.C. Newton MRT

2009 Boxing Competition
organised by SABA...

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Coach Yeo (one of the judges) & part of HFC Team...

HFC Hu Gang vs Muay Thai Workshop Boxer

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

Passing Out (Phrase 1)

2009-06-15T23:13:00.001-07:00

Heartest congratulations to Ezat and Elyas for passing their 1st pharase of Explosive Boxing Training.

Just a note before signing off, after 4 months of training. Elyas lost a grand total of 30+ kg. (and counting)

Certification

2009-06-07T10:27:00.000-07:00

After 6 months of Explosive Boxing Fitness training, 3 boxers finally achieved Coach Yeo's standards and was awarded with the certificate of accomplishment. Gan, Michelle, Hu Gang, the respect from everyone at Harbinger FC will always be there.

Sparring Session

2009-04-19T07:28:00.000-07:00

Hi all, Below is a video of a sparring session between one of our trainee and coach. Enjoy. : )

Warm Welcome

2009-03-10T06:12:00.000-07:00

The niu year sees more students joining the HFC family. A warm welcome to Marcus, Elyas and Ejat.

Marcus

Elyas

Ezat

Before we sign off, just a piece of news for those who wish to lose weight and shape up. Elyas lost a total of 11 kg and 9 cm around his waist in just 2 weeks. Ezat has also seen results, dropping 5kg and going for more.

Peace,
HFC - Alvin

Padwork Videos

2009-02-08T01:34:00.000-08:00

Female Boxer: Michelle

Male Boxer: Gan

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

Singapore National Boxing Championship 2009 (II)

2009-01-24T20:19:00.000-08:00

HFC now presents you with the Boxing Videos taken on 10-11 Jan 2009 during the Singapore National Boxing Championship held @ Marsiling...

One of the photos taken on that day...

THE BOXING VIDEOS...

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

HFC humbly presents - AGMI international

2009-01-22T16:48:00.000-08:00

Good Day All,

Tired of job hopping or uncertainty about your career, or had the recent economic crisis left you seeking for new job opportunities?

Coach Yeo, HFC's head coach, has a suggestion for you - Consider the Pro Dealer Course at AGMI international. With the IR coming to Singapore, getting yourself a credited certification to be part of the project, is a sure venture into new career opportunities. Starting pay is pledged at around $2000 with career development opportunities.

Coach with Lecturer Ben - A well acclaimed man in the Industry.
12 years Table Game experience.
Last position - Pit Boss at Galaxy Casino (Macau)

Coach with Ms. Winnie, the Head of Admin.

For more infomation, please refer to the school's website at
- http://www.agmi.sg/

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Alvin blogged.

Singapore National Boxing Championship 2009 (I)

2009-01-12T20:26:00.000-08:00

The event that was held on

10-11 Jan 2009 @ Marsiling Drive, Blk 6A.

2009 first Boxing Competition organised by SABA
for Open-Novice-Youth Categories...

Read more from Straits Times:
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_324823.html

(all photos are clickable to enlarge!)

Our Golden Boys who took part
in their very 1st competition!

They do us Proud~!
''Our Semi Finalist and Finalist''

Coach Yeo teaching boxing to a lucky lil' boy! =P

Other Random Shots... :]

Selective exciting Videos from the Live Matches will be uploaded very very soon... Meanwhile, please Stay Tune for more updates!!! And, HFC looks forward to the 2nd quarter match-ups in April 09.

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

Newbies of HFC (Jan 2009)

2009-01-12T01:25:00.000-08:00

HFC welcomes NEW BOXERS to the team...

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~The Team.

Certification for Explosive Boxing Fitness

2008-12-20T21:58:00.000-08:00

After months of intensive physical trainings and mastering of skills, we finally have the first batch of guys who can proudly call themselves Harbingers.

Some stayed on keen to proceed on the advance levels and to bring HFC to new heights, while others left happy with the self defence skills they've learnt and their greatly improved state of physical fitness.

Nevertheless, time spent training together has forged us a tight bond, and HFC will be a milestone for the many of us. To one & all, Take Care and All the Best.

"EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Alvin blogged.

Coach Yeo

2008-09-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

"Most things in life can be replaced, or made do without"... Confucious.

But in a boxing club, take out the coach, you'll never get the same club again. Ask any boxer, what are they fighting for, most will reply for their coach and the club...

Haha! That's because the coach plays a key role, in not only training and caring for his boxers, but also setting the pace and direction for the club. HFC coach Yeo, is no exception, though words can never say it all, about the stuff he puts in for us his boxers and the club.

Week by week, I'll upload infomation about the common faces you'll see during training. And for the start, guess who else derserves the honour............................. ! COACH YEO.

For you guys who are looking to join a boxing gym, I guess the coach's qualifications does matters quite abit. So here are some useful information:

COACH : ELLERY YEO

Certificates :

1. CERTIFIED BOXING TRAINER (INSTITUTE CERTIFIED FOR 20 UNITS OF CEUS FROM ISSA) USA
2. CERTIFIED BEC GYM TRAINER (SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL)
3. ANTI NARCOTIC CERT ( SINGAPORE ANTI NARCOTIC ASSOCIATION)
4. MEMBER OF UN ( UNITED NATION )
5. COMBAT BOXING CERT
6. NEGOTIATOR / DIRECTOR ( GRAND LINK ASIA )
7. ASST HON.SECRETARY ( YEAR 2007 ) ( SINGAPORE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION)
8. CERTIFIED BOXING JUDGE ( YEAR 2007 ) (SINGAPORE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION)
9. UNDERGO SOLID 3 YEARS OF EXPLOSIVE BOXING TRAINING
10. HEARTSAVER AND CPR CERTIFICATE
11. STANDARD FIRST AID CERTIFICATE FROM RED CROSS SOCIETY

Well, paper can never say it all... Perhaps my reccount/testimonial or whatever you wish to call it may give you a better idea of what kinda person Coach is like:

Hum .. Coach Yeo is a really dedicated Coach, everything he does, he puts his boxers and club first. He trains you hard, because he does not want to see you get injured during a fight. He stops you from entering a match, because he does not want you to be emotionally upset after losing.

Many attractive offers were presented to him to close the club and earn more from doing other things. However being the man he is, he stood firm, living on minimal to hold up this club up for his passion and his boxers. (Of which yup, us - his boxers are truely grateful for).

Coach Yeo does have his serious side, and this is especially so during the 2 hours of training. After which, he is like one of us again, chilling and hanging out together.

Best part about Coach is that, he does not judge a book by the cover. To begin with, I was nowhere near fit / brawny or whatever you call it when I first picked up boxing. But yea, Coach did not give up on me. His constant encouragements during the training pushes you to want to do better achieve more. So yea, for the many who wish to join us, don't fear that you're not fit enough, the important thing is to take the 1st step. If you have the heart to learn, Coach Yeo will be there for you.

Here is a Video of coach doing a Demo at a Team Singapore event at Science Park. Though nowhere near a professional road show, it sure brought the message that boxing is still alive and kicking today. (Stylishly in front of our National Swimmers, Footballers, Shuttlers, Table Tennis players to name a few who were present at the event)... Enjoy.

That's all for now dudes. Stay tuned, coming up soon, some sparrings pics and more profiles of common faces you see in HFC.

"EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

Till then,

PeaceOut,
Harbinger~Alvin blogged.

About Shadow Boxing

2008-08-04T17:59:00.000-07:00

Last night's Training on Shadow Boxing...

Below all summarised from Wikipedia :)

Shadowboxing is an exercise used in the training for combat sports, especially, as its name implies, in boxing. It is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical activity. In shadowboxing, only one person is required to participate; the participant throws punches at no one in particular.

Most boxing trainers prefer that their fighters do their shadow boxing before engaging in any other daily exercise routines. The main purpose of this exercise, apart from getting the muscles ready for other activity, is usually to maintain a fighter's rhythm and show the fighter how they would look at that stage of training against a certain opponent. This could be important as fighters envision themselves facing their immediate future opponents: it usually gives fighters an idea of what is, and what is not, to be fixed.

Fighters may want to do some shadowboxing of their own after their daily routines are over, either inside a boxing gym's ring, or wherever they please to at home without having to look directly at a mirror.

- Styles -

The long method involves a shuffle of the feet that rocks the body back and forth. This is a style favored by fighters with long reach, who use more of jabs and straight shots. An example of this would be Muhammad Ali.

The short method sees the fighter move his head and body to the left and right, constantly slipping punches and moving in for closer body shots. Joe Frazier and "Iron" Mike Tyson the best examples of a fighter who uses this method.

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY!''

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

Weekend Training

2008-07-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

Saturday training...

26th July 2008 @ 10am...

''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY!''

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

HFC Movie Outing

2008-07-07T00:32:00.000-07:00

Our Weekend Movie Outing...

Date: 06 July 2008 (Sunday)
Venue: Orchard Lido Cinema
Showtime: 1915 hrs

Before the show...

The Boys posing with the upcoming movie ''Wall-E'' backdrop...

Coach Yeo can't resist joining in the fun too! Haha...

After the movie, chilling out at Wheelock Place's Coffeebean before we end our night...

It's been a great movie outing and definitely, a bonding session of closeness together! =) Next, will be the HFC Summer Training Camp. Another event planning in progress at the moment. This shall be the first outdoor training camp for the boys too. Isolated on an island, not for the relaxation but for the tough training...

''To be the best of the best!~''

p/s: * Memorable Quotes extracted from the movie which I thought its kinda motivating :)

Jake Tyler (Main Lead): Tonight it ends, win, lose... it doesn't matter, it ends tonight. It's my fight.
Jean Roqua (Coach): Never give up, never back down!

"EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

Training - Sparring

2008-06-18T07:28:00.001-07:00

Hey,

Many times in boxing, we practice the same moves over and over again, through pad work, shadow boxing, bag work... etc. However, we'll never know if it is in us, unless we try it out. Hence we spar, putting whatever we have to use, to know where we stand and how + where should we improve from.

It is important to note that there is no win or lose during a sparring session, and perhaps the winner is the one who takes away the most lessons from the session.

For those of you, who may wish to join us, but only for fitness purpose, don't worry: Sparring is strictly optional.

For those who are interested, fear not, Sparring is not as scary as it seems, look at the pics, see... no scars at all! (haha~ and the KO was bogus though.. Shot taken for the fun of it.. )

Haha, furthermore, although WE - Harbingers trained realistically, we take care of one another in the ring too. Enjoy the snap shots put in a slideshow taken during one of our trainings.

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Alvin blogged.

HFC Movie Outing

2008-06-14T21:25:00.000-07:00

Movie Outing for The Team... (organising in progress)

HFC is organising a Movie Outing for the team.

Boxing is not all about fighting.
Harbinger cherish the Bonding Moments together.

Watch out for our next post on our first Movie Outing together.

Meanwhile, do enjoy the preview of:

'' Never Back Down ''

Synopsis...

Set against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, Never Back Down is the story of Jake Tyler, a tough kid who leads with his fists, and, often, with his heart. Jake Tyler, played by Sean Faris, is the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to Orlando, Florida with his family who has relocated to support his younger brother’s shot at a professional tennis career.

Jake was a star athlete on the football team at home, but in this new city he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick tempered brawler. Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja (Amber Heard) Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McDonald (Cam Gigandet).

While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Marshall Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua, played by Djimon Hounsou . It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master.

Roqua will take Jake under his wing, but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness and reason within him to succeed. For Jake, there is much more at stake than mere victory. His decision will not just settle a score; it will define who he is. -- © Summit Entertainment

"EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY."

PeaceOut,
Harbinger
~Esther blogged.

GENESIS - a brief introduction.

2008-06-07T01:06:00.000-07:00

Hey,

For a start

Harbinger Fight Club (HFC) is established since May 2007 by Coach and Founder - Coach Ellery Yeo.

Coach Yeo's candid moments

The club focuses mainly on boxing and fitness. Courses can be divided into 2 catergory - explosive boxing fitness for those who are interested in taking part in amatuer matches and cardio boxing fitness for those who are only looking to get into shape. More details on training programmes will be uploaded on the next post so do check back soon.

Posing for GRANDLINK, our official sponsor

Up to date, HFC has trained 38 boxers, of which 35 had successfully passed out from the course after 1 year of explosive training and moved on to other committments such as further studies and NS.

In the past, HFC has been renting gyms to conduct its training. However in this near future, we'll be further establishing ourselves with a fully furnished infrastructure.

If u think that boxing is only about the blood and sweat that comes with training, then you're only half right about HFC. Here, we cherish the friendship / bond forged from training together. Timely cohesions and summer training camps, brings about a strong sense of belonging amongst the members of the club. We function based on our familial bond, and fight as ONE against all adversity.

Look no further, we train hard to be the best but at the same time, do not compromise safety and focus on your overall well being.

Interested? Feel free to drop us a mail at harbinger_fc@hotmail.com for more infomation.

Keep a lookout for timely updates on the club's events, training, people and perhaps some articles pertaining to general interest.

Greatness begins with the very first step,
''EQUIP FOR HONOUR, FIGHT FOR GLORY!''

Peace out,
Harbinger