Meet The Team

We are a small team of respected and connected fitness industry veterans, supported by an outstanding group of passionate, boxers and boxing coaches. 

Danny Randall

aka “Handy Randall”
Founder and Head Coach, Danny Randall is a former amateur and professional boxer. Danny is a qualified and experienced boxing coach, and a mentor and inspiration to many young people and adults. Danny claims the highlight of his professional career was being lucky enough to fight on the big stage at Manchester Arena, on the David Haye vs. John Ruiz undercard, in his home town of Manchester, back in 2010. An experience he describes as, “really scary and really exciting at the same time”.

Michelle Riddles

aka “Natty Riddlah”
Michelle is an accomplished amateur boxing coach and Thai boxing instructor. For the last ten years, Michelle has been engaged by the Probation Service as a specialist coach, working with male and female offenders, delivering development through boxing and exercise. Another strand of her work is delivered within schools, coaching young people on the verge of exclusion. Michelle is an incredible mentor and advocate for young people in need of guidance.

Sigal Barr-Ilan

aka “Siggy B”
Siggy is an extraordinary yoga practitioner and mountain climber. Siggy climbed Mount Blanc! Siggy claims her purpose is to help people find strength: internally by training the mind to “quieten the inner voice that creates so much doubt and negativity” and externally building physical strength by training the body. Siggy follows the teachings of Wim Hof and is partial to a cold plunge. Siggy B is also a tremendous boxer!

Dale Walker

aka “Skywalker”
Dale is a University Lecturer in Physiotherapy and an adventure athlete. He is a former Army Physical Training Instructor, Royal Marines Commando and British Army Physiotherapy Officer. He has over 23 years Military service, with operational tours of Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Reservist. He has a special interest in CrossFit, working as the Physiotherapist for most of the major UK and European CrossFit competitions.

Issy Martinez

aka, “Mighty Martinez”
Issy is a Thai Boxing instructor and sports coach lucky enough to have had a once in a life time opportunity to coach disadvantaged children in New York City with the Renzo Gracie Academy. Issy is a level four personal trainer, group exercise instructor, exercise referral specialist and cardiac rehab trainer.

Ric Moylan

aka Yoda
Carousel’s Head of Performance is a performance coach to seven world champion sports stars with Team Hatton; guest lecturer and coach to the RAF, Police Forces, as well as large PLCs, local universities and hospitals. Ric is also founder of ‘Charity Boxing Nights’ and a serious fundraiser for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Norris Panton

aka “Ninja
Norris is an activist and advisor. He is a fitness industry veteran, he also cooks.

Sam Green

aka “The Green Machine”
Sam is based at Thrive Gym, Bolton and has been boxing at an amateur level since he was 16 years old and he has “loved every bit of it.” He is an experienced personal trainer, specialising in boxing for fitness. Sam’s goal in coaching is to use all of that knowledge to improve other people physically and mentally. We asked Sam, “which body part would you swap, if you could and with whom”. His answer “I would swap my calves for Danny Randall’s calves” interestingly we all gave the same answer as Sam!

Yoga

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Running

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Meditation

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Skipping

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Shadow Boxing

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Boxing Punchbag

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Boxing Footwork

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Core Exercises

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Bodyweight Exercises

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