About

A lifelong enthusiast and multi award winning Martial artist, I have been training people in fitness and martial arts for over 20 years.

My qualifications include:

• Glima Senior Instructor (Sport & Combat Viking Martial Arts)

• Bataireacht Full Instructor (Irish Stick Fighting)

• Adaptive Fighting Arts Coach (FMA)

• Avictus Senior Instructor

• WW2 Combatives Instructor

• Tactix Instructor (MMA for fitness)

• Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Coach

• Underground Strength Coach

• Shi Kon Tai Chi Instructor

• Assistant Coach British Weight Lifting Association

• CYQ – Resistance Training

• CYQ – Cardio-Vascular Machine Training

• CYQ – Spin Instructor

Some notable achievments include: 

• I am the Founder and Head Instructor of The Paper Street Combat Club. 

• I'm a founding member of the UK Glima Federation and sit on its Council. 

• I was the first person to travel to Ireland and earn an instructor rank under Doyle Chieftain Bernard Leddy. 

• I've been inducted into the UK Martial Arts Show Hall of Fame and the UK Black Belt Hall of Fame

Our classes are set up to be suitable for all abilities, complete beginners and experienced martial artist will find value in training with us.

The training is open to everyone. We emphasise a NO EGO approach, meaning we are all here to support one another and train and grow together. This has always been a main emphasis within our club.

The arts that we practice are incredibly diverse and cover everything from weapons to striking and grappling. While the training is practical and effective it must also be enjoyable and promote personal growth and wellbeing. We keep the training fun but also train with intention to ensure the techniques will work in a live situation. The goal is to produce confident and functional martial artists.