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· Chief Instructor :
Charles Gidley, 6th Dan, RSA NVQ Assessor,
HBC, IIST, IIHHT, ICHFST, ICHT
SenseiGidley, is a highly acclaimed Shotokan instructor. He is accepted
as being one of the foremost Shotokan stylists in Britain today havingtrained
for nearly 37 years under some of the mostrenowned
Japanese and British instructors. His high standard andin-depth knowledge
of traditional Shotokan is widely recognised both withinthe UK as well as
internationally. It is suggested that Sensei Gidley isone of the top instructors
in Europe for teaching Kata and Bunkai. He has in-depth anatomical knowledge
and is a fully qualified Reflexologist,Body Massage Therapist, and holds
a further qualification in Remedial SportsInjury Therapy, he is extremely
innovative in his approach and much respectedfor his teaching.
Sensei Gidley has taught and refereedin Europe
and Asia on more than a few occasions and has been honored by the Rumanian
Shotokan Karate Association and their national squad as beingone of the best
instructors they had trained with to date.
He has produced top kumite and kata exponents
who have had marked success at National, European and World Championship’s.
A recent triumph was seeing his students,that
were invited to the JKA European Championship’s, take 2nd place inthe
men’s team event, 3rd place in the ladies team kumite and 2nd place
individual male kumite in Holland during 1997.
The first British karateka to be awardedthe
right to assess NVQ’s in karate by the RSA, Sensei Gidley is an E.K.G.B.
accepted independent NVQ assessor and therefore gives the B.S.K. the ability
to carry out in house NVQ assessments.
· Chairman :
Sensei Robert Maher 5th Dan
SenseiMaher has been training in karate for 25 years, he has been a student
ofSensei Charles Gidley since 1976. He was a member of the KUGB England
Squad and represented his country on a number of occasions. He hasbeen
a member of the B.S.K.’s British Squad with many international honors
to his credit. A former police officer and Captain of the PoliceFederation’s
national team, Sensei Maher is now a qualified sociologistfrom Manchester
University working as a Counselor.
As an instructor, Bob has taught outsidethe
UK several times. His kumite experience and his karate abilityis well
sought after. He is renowned for the speed and accuracy ofhis kicking
techniques which have stood him in good stead in many a tournamentsituation.
Sensei Maher holds a 5th Dan in Shotokan Karate and hasbeen B.S.K. Chairman
since 1996 having filled the post of Vice-Chairmanfor 5 years previously.
· Vice Chairman :
Sensei Ian Burndred 5th Dan
SenseiBurndred is seen as one of the UK’s top karate-ka. He has
been trainingin Shotokan for a period of 25 years, since 1974. From
the ages of18 through 21 he was a member of the KUGB’s under 21 national
squad wherehe fought for his country on a number of occasions.
His knowledge of both kata and kumitemakes him
an excellent instructor with the standard of his techniques beingvery sharp
and fast. Once again we have an instructor who is constantlya favorite
of both the students and instructors alike. He has heldthe position
of Technical Officer for 3 years to becoming Vice-Chairmanof the B.S.K. in
1996.
· Technical Director :
Sensei Ian Newsham 4th Dan
Hasbeen training in karate since 1978, a period of 21 years. A member
of the KUGB’s under 21 national squad for 3 years where he was considered
to be a karate-ka with a tournament future.
Sensei Newsham was captain of the Britishteam
which came 2nd in the JKA’s European Championships and came 2nd intheir
senior individual kumite.
A renowned British fighter and instructor,he
has been sought after by students from both inside and outsidethe B.S.K.
for his particular form of tuition. Sensei Newsham hasheld the post
of Technical Director of the B.S.K. since 1994.
· Technical Director :
Sensei Marc Leacock 5th Dan
SenseiLeacock has been training in Shotokan since 1980, a period of over
19 yearsunder the tuition of Sensei Gidley. He has been a kumite champion
in manynational and international karate tournaments in the last few years.
Marc is seen as one of the B.S.K.’s foremost
fighters while holding the position of assistant coach to the B.S.K.’s
national squad.
He was involved in the training of theinternational
teams (senior male, female and children) and the individualswho had reached
the JKA’s semi-finals in Europe. Sensei Leacock isalways concerned
with bringing up junior members within the squad and runsspecial training
sessions, along with Sensei Newsham, for the childrenwithin the organisation.
Marc holds the position of Technical Director
within the B.S.K.
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