I began training in BJC Muay Thai in 1996 as a means of self-defence.  Since then martial arts has come to mean much more than that.  Wanting to expand my knowledge of martial arts, I began training in Zen Do Kai in 2001, which has opened up another whole world of martial arts to me.

In more recent years, I’ve also trained in Brasilian Jiu-Jitsu and Tong Long Kung Fu.  For me, the benefit of cross-training has been two-fold.  Not only has it broadened both my knowledge and skill of the martial arts, but by training in styles with different principles, it has also helped me to differentiate and understand the very principles on which my existing techniques lie.  This is also in keeping with the philosophy of Zen Do Kai as being an adaptive style, constantly evolving and incorporating many different styles of martial art.

What has kept me training in Zen Do Kai is its many dimensions.  I find that the further I go ‘into’ my training, the more it seems to expand out into so many aspects, many of which I never imagined the day I first walked into the dojo.  Not only am I learning more and more techniques, but my knowledge of the ‘old’ techniques is becoming deeper and deeper. 

I first began instructing in 2003.  I thoroughly enjoy working with the students of Chikara Ryu and find it to be one of the most rewarding experiences as a martial artist.

I currently hold the rank of 3^rd  Degree Black Belt in Zen Do Kai and 2^nd Degree Black Singlet in Muay Thai.