Kiyoshi Yamazaki 8th DAN JKR
Kiyoshi Yamazaki the son of a kendo teacher, was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on August 16, 1940. His martial arts training began during his childhood days under his father. more...
Terry O'Neill 7th DAN KUGB
Terry O'Neill was born in Liverpool on 27th February 1948, the son of a Police Officer. From an early age he had always been fascinated by stories of people with great physical strength - the "super-heroes", and this soon led to an interest in the martial arts more...
Simon Oliver 6th DAN JKR
Simon Oliver comes from a background of Martial Artists. His father (5th Dan) and uncles studied various styles including Judo and Ju-Jitsu. Simon originally started training under the guidance of his grandfather, who had studied Ju-Jitsu with Yukio Tani Sensei. But when the front lounge became too small his father enrolled him in the local boys Judo Club. more...
Basil Leeshue 5th DAN JKS
In the early days around 1972 Leeshue Sensei trained with a small group in the south of Nottingham, twice a week. As the club grew this became 3 or 4 times. Training with Steve Cattle, Harvey Barker, Takamizawa Sensei of the Wado Ryu and Asano Sensei of the SKI. more...
Bob Rhodes 7th DAN KUGB
Sensei Bob Rhodes is a leading practitioner and teacher of Shotokan karate in Great Britain and Europe. Born in Middleton, Leeds on the 3rd March 1946. He was educated at Harehills School, Leeds and he quotes his early interests a "Sports in general, swimming, cricket, and football in particular". more...