With the riots hitting the streets of England in the past month, you could be forgiven to think that the UK Police had been given permission to take up kickboxing in order to 'take care' of the thugs and looters currently running up and down the dark alleys in the London city centre.

Sadly this article isn't about granting the Met special powers to black-belt the nation into submission through kickboxing, but using the sport as a community builder (admittedly a tiny bit less interesting).

Because of the discipline and controlled aggression needed to become anything above a yellow belt in the sport, the powers that be believe that teaching it to the childrens of today's broken society will help them to become better people.

PC Anderson said: “One of the aims is to tackle issues of anti-social behaviour. The classes provide a fun activity for young members of the community who might not have much else to do on a Friday night.

“Parents are also welcome to join in - it’s an activity that brings the whole family together, and we might even see some budding champions of the future.”