Ambassador's
Sensei Rob Tyler 4th Dan Karate (UK)
Rob started his karate training in the mid eighties at the local Renshinkai karate club before eventually joining the Peterborough Shinboku karate club. He has competed in many competitions in the past in free fighting (kumite) and Kata and won the Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire titles. He is often known as the joker of the pack and once had a crucial point deducted whilst fighting Shaun in the Lincolnshire Open for showboating and trying to give him a kiss. He is a crucial part of the senior instructors not only with his technical skills but his talent of taking the micky, keeping everyone’s feet firmly on the ground.
Charles Spring
Charles Spring is a senior lecturer in Martial Arts and Sports Management, for the University of Derby Buxton where he is the Programme Leader for the Joint Honours Martial Arts and various Sports related programmes including the MA in Strategic Sports Management. His Martial Arts career has spanned 35 years that has included participation in competition to international level. His first Chief Instructor was Phil Milner through the International Budo Association. He has instructor grades in Karate, Kickboxing and Krav Maga and currently has clubs based at the University of Derby Kedleston Road and Buxton Campuses as well were he resides in Derbyshire. The joint honours degree at the University of Derby is the first accredited by an academic institution in Europe. Through his work at the University and the running of his clubs he has taught in Finland and Japan as well as at camps for people with visual impairments. He is pleased to be asked to be an ambassador for the Disability Martial Arts Association Previously he worked has in the Leisure Industry as a gym manager, personal trainer, martial arts instructor and coached in various other sports in and around Birmingham. His first degree was in Leisure Management and his Masters degree is in Tourism Business Administration. His key interests are the sociological impacts of sports and leisure on communities and how through sports communities may benefit directly.
Landé Fourie [3rd Dan]
www.colchesterkarateacademy.co.uk
Essex Sport Personality of the Year, 2009, Landé Fourie , 3rd Dan Shotokan karate , 4th Dan Freestyle karate, BA(SW)Hons, BSc (Psych)Hons] UKTKF Shotokan Instructor, started karate 1985 under the JKA in South Africa. Relocating to England in 1994 she continued her karate career where has been assistant instructor at other clubs, before opening her own, now full time, dojo in Colchester in 2007. Landé competes on local, national and international level with many successes including FSKA Team and Individual Kata Titles. She broke her elbow during a national tournament in 2006, yet continued to win national kumite title that year, as well as triple golds at the Five Continents Championships in Ireland a few weeks later. That fracture, that wasn’t diagnosed until almost a year later, and then operated on in January 2007, meant that Landé took a sabbatical from tournaments until 2009 when she took part in the FSKA World Championships regaining her Individual Kata, Team Kata and Team Kumite titles, and received silver in individual kumite. Landé has a post graduate degrees in Social Work and Psychology and worked as a Child Protection Social Worker and Family Court Advisor until 2007 when she changed her career to become a full time karate instructor. Landé short stint (6 months) in a wheelchair in early 2005 gave her a better appreciation for doing sport with a disability. As a result Landé has fully embraced teaching those with various abilities including deaf, blind, with prosthetic limbs, and cerebral palsy through her career as full time instructor.
ANDY WRIGHT
www.andywrightonline.co.uk www.reikijutsukai.org.uk www.ukcks.org.uk
He achieved 1st Dan black belt in 1989 after 4 years of training in ”Shotokan Karate”, despite a physical disability. He started a small club in 1990 based in Holt Village Hall and over the years built up a good following of students. During the years (1990-2004) he produced over 60 black belts of various ages, all of whom were externally ratified, but always he has concentrated on his own personal development and progression. For example, he took 2nd dan in 1991 with Japanese master Enoeda who has since passed away; 3rd dan with the BSKU under George Carruthers 6th Dan; 4th dan with the IKA whom he represented in Europe from 1994-1999. At the end of 2003 early 2004 he applied to take 5th Dan grade in karate, with the WORLD KARATE-DO ORGANISATION (WKO) and KOKUSAI BUTOKU KENKYUKAI ASSOCIATION (KBKA). Following a visit to the WKO headquarters for a personal assessment and after nearly a year of waiting, the certificates from both organisations came through the post just before Christmas 2004 and so made a lovely surprise present. During those years from 1994 he started developing the system called “Reikijutsu”, which he based upon the principles of various art forms. He has taught this art form in Russia, USA, Australia, Malta and the UK. Andy Wright's continual personal improvement saw him complete a "child protection awareness" course at Wiltshire College in November/December 2004, followed by many other professional qualifications (in holistic therapies and sports). He is an “EKGB” / “KE” registered instructor and is an active member of the Toyakwai Association (TKA) and the British Karate Clubs Confederation (BKCC). In 2006, because he was teaching Chi Kung (Qigong), he joined the Tai Chi and Chi Kung Forum and at the AGM was elected to the Steering Group as “webmaster”. His first task was to revamp the website portal. His second task was to attend the required courses and qualify as a TCCKF Tutor. He is now actively involved in promoting the benefits of tai chi to special needs and disability groups and this involves teaching 8+ classes per week, both privately and in day care and special school settings. Andy also offers tutoring in “Disability Awareness” and “Personal Safety” to anyone who wishes to hire him. See www.trainingthewrightway.co.uk for details.
Shihan Antonio M. la Salandra (ITALY)
Was born in 1974 Italy. he started martial art in 1978. He won 1 world title in kick boxing low kicks and 1 in Thai boxing. He was in Special Forces of Italian Army, after he work in Airport police, like counter terror unit. Now he is in Metropolitan police. 2007 he was elected WOSD (World Organization of Self Defence) World president, and International Technical Director actually he's Krav Maga expert and Chief Instructor in Italy; -World Director of real operating Krav Maga system; Kapap level C and Director of Kapap Tactical School; 6 Degree in Ju Jitsu and Italian Director of AIFJJ, JKD AND KALI INSTRUCTOR; Karate full contact Master 5th Dan; Thai Boxing and Kick Boxing Master; Operational Shooting Instructor;
Jenny Treasure 5 Dan Taekwondo (Belgium)
"With twenty years of teaching and 30 years training in Tae Kwon Do, Belgium is the most challenging places to run a club and the most transient on the planet. I started Tae Kwon Do in Singapore in 1970 (please see website for other background information) and one of the first women to take up Tae Kwon Do. I practice the international style of Tae Kwon Do created by the late General Choi but during the last 12 years have studied the UTI style in Holland which includes weapons and a more mentally challenging form of Tae Kwon Do.
Sensei Mr. M Arshad Black Belt 4th Dan Shotokan Karate UK
He was born in 1965, sialkot-Pakistan. Started his Japanese Martial Arts
Karate training in 1977.
Did participate in Districts, Division, Punjab and National Kata Kumite
Championships. Chief Instructor M. Arshad did Established Shotokan Karate-do
Eagle Martial Arts Centre in 1983, sialkot Pakistan.
He did teach above 2000 Karate-Ka's (students) of Martial Arts Karate
and self-defence during 1983 To 2005's Period.
Did participate Officially in different International Kata Kumite
training camps, Referring & Judging courses. And learn knowledge of Nunchaku,
Bo, Sword.
Participate European 1st Open World Karate Championship Germany in 2000,
British Open Karate Championship England 2001.
Mr M Arshad Black Belt 4th Dan Officially has been affiliated with
International Karate Associations too.
From long-time doing looked after Disable People by Exercise and
Massaging.
In future would be spent his life in to look after people
with disabilities and new Skills too. And Shotokan Karate training is continue.
Mrs Falak Arshad 2nd Dan Black Belt Karate England
She was born in
Lahore-Pakistan in 1975.
Get Education till College. Married in 1996. After Marriage did start
Karate training with her husband. Get black belt 1st Dan in shotokan Karate. Did
Participate in different Divisional, Punjab, National and International Karate
Championships. Participate in British Open Karate Championship, England in 2001. Get
2nd Dan Black Belt from UK. Did Childcare courses, English Level's and
Computer Course in England.