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ASDU instructors and staff

Senior Instructor - Roy Williams

 

Roy has been studying traditional Chinese martial and health arts for over 30 years and holds black sash’s (belts) in multiple martial arts including kung fu and tai chi. Roy has studied martial art systems from traditional martial arts of various cultures to modern systems of self-defence and sports systems based on scientific principles.

In addition to martial arts Roy has worked on private contracts for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) providing support and training to military and police personal.

As part of his study of health arts Roy has also taken courses on western medicine to help augment and further his understanding of traditional Chinese medicine. Roy is also a keen student of psychology which he draws upon to improve the effectiveness of health treatments and self-defence.

 

Roy created Active Self-defence UK in order to combine the best of both traditional martial arts and health treatments with modern science based systems of health and self-defence.

 

Positions held.

President and founder - Active Self Defence UK ltd

Chief instructor - Lee Style Taoist Arts association.

Advanced instructor - Tai Chi Union of Great Britain.

 

Accolades

Three time full contact national champion

Inducted into the marital arts illustrated hall of fame (Nov 2014).

Martial Arts illustrated GOLD award recipient (April 2015).

Inducted into the UK marital arts show hall of fame (Nov 2016).

 

Author of: An Introduction to Five Element Qi Gong

 

 

 

 

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Qualifications

7th degree black belt in kung fu awarded by - Cobra martial arts association (CMAA) 2018

4th degree black belt Li Style Tai Chi Chuan awarded by - Cobra martial arts association (CMAA) 2017

 

Recognised by the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain as:

  • Advanced Instructor  - Lee (Li) style Tai Chi

  • Advanced Instructor  - Feng Shou kung fu

  • Advanced Instructor  - Kai Men (Chinese Yoga)

  • Advanced Instructor  - Sun style Bagua

  • Advanced Instructor  - 5 Element Chi Kung (Qi Gong)

 

Additional Qualifications

 

  • Senior Instructor  - Self Defence

  • Senior Instructor  - Control & Restraint

  • Senior Instructor  - Conflict resolution

  • Senior Instructor  - Blunt & edged weapons

  • Senior Instructor  - Stress management

 

  • Senior Instructor - Prevention and management of violence and aggression (PMVA)

 

  • Red belt Dacayana Eskrima

 

  • Sports 1st aid qualified

  • Diploma in signature ritual massage

  • Sports Massage Therapy VTCT level 3

  • Anatomy & Physiology VTCT level 3

  • Health, Safety, Security & Employment Standards VTCT level 3

      VTCT registration No.834827

  • Acupressure - Yin Meridians. (Udemy)

  • Acupressure - Yang Meridians. (Udemy)

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Membership’s

  • Tai Chi Union of Great Britain (TCUGB) - Membership number 915

  • Cobra Martial Arts Association.

  • British National Martial Arts Association (BNMA) - Membership number: LSTAARW 90192UK

  • Black Belt international (BBI)

  • DBS checked.

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Instructor - Carl Fitzpatrick

 

Carl started boxing as a teenager and progressed onto kickboxing and from there onto mixed martial arts and “Rage cage”. He has been training in traditional kung fu for 11 years and tai chi for 9. As well as continuing to train in kung fu, tai chi and boxing Carl is also heavily into the military based martial art Krav maga. Carl continues to work on developing his skill and understanding of martial arts and blending his roots in western boxing with traditional martial arts and with “Street Realism” military based modern self-defence. In addition Carl maintains a high level of physical fitness and enjoys taking on intense physical challenges such as endurance runs and obstical courses

  

Qualifications

 

  • 1st degree black belt in kung fu awarded by LSTA and recognised by the Cobra martial arts association (CMAA) and Active Self Defence UK (ASDU).

 

  • 1st degree black belt in Lee style Tai Chi Chuan, awarded by Active Self Defence UK (ASDU).

 

  • 1st Degree black belt Krav Maga awarded by Kontakt Kombat Krav Maga.

 

  • Instructor  - Self Defence 

  • Instructor  - Control & restraint

  • Instructor  - Conflict resolution

  • Instructor  - Blunt & edged weapons

 

  • Instructor - Prevention and management of violence and aggression (PMVA)

 

Additional Qualifications

 

  • Brown belt Dacayana Eskrima

 

  • 1st aid qualified

 

Membership’s

 

  • Cobra Martial Arts association.

 

    

 

Instructor - Gethin Down

 

 

I started to train in the internal arts in 2012, after seeing a poster in my local shop.  After attending my first few sessions in Tai Chi and Kung Fu, I quickly became obsessed with the Lee family internal arts system. Since attending  classes, my physical and mental health and wellbeing have greatly improved, and this has inspired me to want to pass on the art, and it’s positive effects on to other students.  In addition to the Lee style internal arts, I also practice Yoga, Aikido, and take part in other general fitness activities.

  

Qualifications

 

1st degree black belt in kung fu awarded by ASDU and recognised by the Cobra martial arts association (CMAA).

 

1st degree black belt in Lee style Tai Chi Chuan, awarded by Active Self Defence UK (ASDU).

 

Additional Qualifications

 

6th Kyu Aikido

 

Awards

UK martials arts hall of fame student award

 

Memberships

Cobra Martial Arts association.

 

 

Gethin was featured in a short

documentary by Dojo TV

Please click on the Dojo TV logo

to see the film.

 

 

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