About Me.

I have been studying Bushi Kempo Jujitsu for more than 11 years, I first started to train in 2000 at the age of 6 under Sensei Allan at Chapel-en-le-Frith on a Thursday night, as we are based in Romiley this became to far for the family to travel, however following my dad (Sensei Rick) rapidly passing through the ranks and Sensei Allan’s wanting to expand the association, me and my dad opened a Dojo in Hyde at Frames snooker club during 2004, my dad then quickly earned his 1st Dan black belt in 2005. Following this I achieved my Junior black belt, aged 11 I began to teach many people ranging from the ages of 7 to 45. Both my Dad and I continued to run this Dojo for a number of years seeing many new people join and progress to high belts, sadly this Dojo had to close as the snooker club was being shut down. As a result our new pupils needed somewhere else to train, Sensei Nell Brown (whom of which I had previously trained under at a Dojo in Romiley) held the solution, as he had local clubs In Romiley, Hazel Grove and Offerton, so many of us began to train under him at these Dojo’s. Many of my dads pupils still train under Sensei Nell Brown to this day at Hazel Grove Dojo on a Wednesday night which is rapidly expanding as more and more people join and progress to achieve their black belts. Since training with Sensei Nell, I have achieved my Senior 1st and 2nd Dan black belt aged 18.

As well as Jujitsu I followed my Dad into rugby, at age 8 I began training for Stockport Rugby Union Football Club with an old school friend of mine, however as my Dad was a member of Marple Rugby Union Football Club I soon became their newest recruit aged 9. As a result of me joining Marple my Dad became my coach and I met my best friends who soon also became a member of Jujitsu and has currently earned his Senior Brown. After I entered Secondary school I met many new friends many of which I influenced into ever joining my Rugby Team or training at Jujitsu. As my team progressed throughout the age groups fellow team members began to distance themselves from the team and slowly began to give it up. The numbers began to dwindle and so did the team moral as we began to struggle to produce any respectable results. This gave my dad along with the other coaches a problem as we no longer had enough members to uphold a team and we were on our way into the Junior Colts leagues. Quick thinking meant that my team joined Glossop Rugby Club where we then became the Glossop and Marple Titans. We successfully completed our first year in colts rugby by winning the league, but are still looking for new recruits to make our team even stronger. Having gained skills and abilities which have bettered my skills and personalty I wanted to become a member of the club of which younger players could look up to and ask for help, as a result I began to pass on what I had been taught to help improve players abilities.

Jujitsu has given me many skills which have shaped not only my athletic ability but my personality, it has coincided with my Rugby fantastically as both sports require fast reactions and balance. Jujitsu also gave me the confidence to undertake new challenges and inspired me to better myself . As I gain more knowledge and experience from both Rugby and Jujitsu I try to pass on what I have learnt to those who are willing to learn from me.

Sadly as I am in my last year at College, and am looking to move away to University to study Design Architecture Technology, I will not be able to train or teach the people I have began to see as my extended family, however I am open to adaptation and will be looking to ever open my own club or become a member of a different one where ever I end up studying.