I have been involved in the martial arts, in some capacity for the past 38 years. Initially I trained in Judo and traditional Karate and went on to gain black belts in both systems (I hold a 2nd Dan in Judo). I also hold a 3rd degree in American Kickboxing and fought professionally for 6 years.

I teach according to principles and concepts and use techniques as a means of drawing these out, rather than just match a technique to a particular attack. This helps students retain knowledge and understand what I teach as a complete system rather than as a set of common but disjointed techniques. I teach in an informal and approachable way and welcome questions and discussion.