About Martin

Martin is a 7th Degree Master black belt and has been training in Taekwon Do for over 40 years, He served in the British Military and works as a Close Protection Operative (bodyguard) working around the globe.  His background gives him a unique and thorough and real life understanding of threat situations and violence and how to deal with it from conflict management to effective physical intervention. Not just theory based knowledge or untested techniques.

He is also a qualified sports and exercise scientist and has trained many international sports people as well as Formula 1 drivers.

Martin is also FREC3 medically trained which means that you are in very safe hands in his classes.  As well as TaeKwon-Do he has also trained in many other martial arts, Ju-jitsu, Lou gar, Karate, full contact karate, Muay Thai and combatives systems Tactical Edge, Krav Maga and Kalah allowing him to teach effective, practical self-defence.

He was formally captain of the England TKD team and a member of the Great Britain team and has competed in many international, national and regional championships. He was formally the European Champion and has numerous national titles to his name, he also held the European destruction record for jumping high kick breaking an inch of wood at 2 meters 88 cm’s high and is the squad coach for the Central region.

Martin is the Chief Instructor at Warwick & Leamington -TKD and also runs a regional Black Belt club as well as numerous self-defence courses for TKD students and members of the public. He also delivers 121 sessions at his personal training studio in Warwick for martial arts improvement, sports performance, pre-military enlistment training and conditioning, general fitness and weight loss as well as injury rehabilitation.

About Brian

Brian is an Assistant Instructor at Warwick-TKD.   He is a 4th Degree Black Belt who has been training and competing in TaeKwon-Do since 2003.  He has previously acted as an assistant instructor in his native Ireland since the age of 16 when he passed his Black Belt, firstly with Midland’s TaeKwon-Do in Mulingar, then with Trinity College Dublin TaeKwon-Do Club.  Brian has competed successfully in numerous Irish and English national championships and open international competitions and has had trials for the England team.  At the First T-UK Black Belt Championships in Manchester, he took Gold for destruction, and Bronze in both sparring and patterns.  Brian brings with him a wealth of experience in TaeKwon-Do, Tactical Edge self-defence, Ninjutsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing & Boxing as well as his enthusiasm, friendly attitude and a keen eye for detail.

About Anthony

Anthony is a 4th Degree Expert Black Belt and the Senior Assistant Instructor at Warwick Taekwondo bringing a tremendous amount of experience to the instructional team. Anthony started training at the age of 13 in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. Through his 30 year Taekwon do career Anthony has trained with some of the most respected UK instructors and has attended numerous technical seminars under the tuition of the early Taekwon do pioneers. Anthony has competed at national championships specialising at patterns and has represented Wales at international level. Along with his Taekwon-Do experience, he brings a wealth of experience in traditional Japanese weapon arts, notably Iaido and Jodo and maintains a frequent Ashtanga yoga practice. He works at the University of Oxford as a Senior Research Scientist and brings this diligent, intelligent approach to his Taekwon do teaching. Anthony aims to go for promotion to 5th degree this year.

About JOHN

John is an Assistant Instructor at Warwick-TKD. He is a 3rd Degree Black Belt who has been training and competing in TaeKwon-Do since 2015. John brings over 20 years of corporate leadership, maturity and mentoring experience to his role as Assistant Instructor and has competed successfully in numerous English, regional and national championships for sparring, patterns and destruction.

About RACHEL

Rachel is an Assistant Instructor at Warwick-TKD and leads the adult beginners development team, she also has the position of club Secretary. She is a 3rd Degree Black Belt who has been training and competing in TaeKwon-Do since 2015.  Rachel has competed successfully in numerous English national competitions for patterns and sparring. By profession Rachel is an IT Manager, bringing a keen eye for detail and an analytical mindset to her Assistant Instructor skill set.

About Julia

Julia is a 2nd Degree Black Belt and leads our junior members development team, a dedicated team of instructors who concentrate on the junior members TKD journey with specialised skills and understand in how to develop them and train them and get the best from them.  

Julia began training when she was 13 and has competed at national and international level, winning in sparring, patterns and destruction at English, Welsh, and British Championships.  After leaving university, Julia ran classes for children and adults in Exeter and Cornwall, and this, alongside with her previous career as a Primary School Teacher, means she brings a wealth of experience teaching to the club as part of the junior members development team. 

Currently working as a Community Rail Officer working on projects designed to integrate stations and the railways into their local communities, Julia enjoys applying the creative approach she uses working on community projects in her day-to-day job to finding new ways to teach TKD to the younger members of the club.  

About Seb

Seb has over 30 years of experience in martial arts, with extensive experience across various disciplines. Holding a black belt in Shotokan Karate and a second degree black belt in Taekwon-Do.  He serves as the Competition Lead in our assistant instructors’ team. His martial arts journey includes Judo, Jujutsu, Kobudo (specialty Nunchaku), and Kickboxing. Seb has won medals at numerous competitions in both Shotokan Karate and Taekwondo. 

His dedication to martial arts is matched by his commitment to education, as he is also a professor at the University of Warwick. Through his teaching, he strives to inspire students with his passion for the martial arts and his dedication to personal growth.

About peter

Peter began training ITF Taekwondo in his teens, before switching to the WT style during his time at university. He earned his Black Belt before graduation, and then took a break from training before returning to his ITF roots. Since coming back, he has progressed to his 2nd Degree Black Belt and joined the team of assistant instructors.

Peter has competed in numerous national events, building a strong competition record in both patterns and sparring. He is also committed to continuous learning, and most recently qualified as an ITF-certified tournament official, bringing an informed and professional perspective to events and coaching members at the club.

Away from the dojang, Peter is a regular at the gym and trains primarily in powerlifting. He is a long-standing member of the 1000lb club, demonstrating both discipline and consistency in his own training.

As a former schoolteacher, corporate trainer, and strength coach, Peter brings a wealth of experience in training, development, and coaching methods to the Assistant Instructor team.