Instructors...

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Our instructors are registered with  EKF & WKGB

PETER HOWELLS
Instructor

KIM ADAMS
Club  Instructor

ILIZANE BROKS
Instructor


Kim Adams 3rd Dan Jun Shidoin

Kim Adams has been practicing karate since 1979,  his Training  began in Hereford. He was introduced to and began training with Shihan Tom Beardsley. In 2000 he was awarded  his 1st Dan by Hanshi Paul Mitchell who  also graded him to 2nd Dan in 2002.  Kim Was promoted to 3rd Dan in 2005  by Sensei Paul Mitchell.  Kim was a student of the late Master Kimura Shigeru along with Sensei Tom Beardsley who attended many courses held by Sensei Kimura.

 Kim teaches and promotes traditional Karate and Kata with bunkia, Along with modern self-defence and unarmed combat techniques for today's modern   society   In Aug 2006 Kim went to Japan to train under Sensei Kawata Shigemasa 9th Dan Kaicho and gained his Jun Shidoin qualification


ilizane Broks 2nd Dan

ilizane began training in 1996 at the early age of 11 in the welsh town of Hay on Wye, where Sensei Kim Adams runs a small Dojo.   At the age of 14 she was selected to become part of the Samurai Junior Squad where she was able to take part in some major tournaments around England. ilizane gained her Shodan Ho in 2001 and full Shodan in 2002

In 2002 she was picked to represent Samurai England in Berlin where she fought through several rounds to win bronze with much success.  ilizane gained her 2nd Dan under Paul Mitchell 7th Dan in 2005.  She has recently taken on the role of full time instructor


Peter Howells 2nd Dan

Peter Howells has been practicing karate since 1985 under the watchful eye of sensei Tom Beardsley and sensei Phil Powell, Peter graded to Shodan with sensei Kimura Shigeru 8th Dan in March 1991 and continued with his training till 1994  then again returned in 2004 to train with sensei Kim Adams and Sensei Tom Beardsley in Hay on Wye and Hereford.

Peter graded to Nidan in oct 2006 under Hanshi Paul Mitchell Peter is now a full time sub instructor assisting sensei Kim Adams


 Jake Adams 1st Dan  Assistant Instructor

Jake started his training under sensei Jim Whittington 4th Dan and then under the watchful eye  sensei Tom Beardsley Jake graded to Jnr Shodan in Oct 2000 and senior Shodan in Oct 2006 and is now assisting his father in hay-on-wye and Abergavenny

In 2002 Jake was picked and competed in Berlin the team walked away with a host of medals

In 2007 Jake was selected for Australia  in which the team was very sucessfull


 Charles Billington  1st Dan Assistant Instructor

Charles has been training at Hay-On-Wye under the watchful eye of Sensei Kim Adams since September 2000 and worked his way through the grades to gain his 1st Dan in Oct 2006 under Hanshi Paul Mitchell

In 2007 Charles was picked and competed in Australia


 Thomas Bott   1st Dan Assistant Instructor

Thomas has been training at Hay On Wye under the watchfull eye of Sensei Kim Adams since 2001 Thomas has worked his way through the grades to gain his black Shodan Ho in 2007 under Hanshi Paul Michell and graded to shodan in Oct 2008

                                                                                                                                                                      

 

 

 


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