Instructor 

Bio - 

I started exploring Martial Arts like many others in popular styles like karate and kickboxing before finding a tai chi class and then trying Wing Chun with then Sifu Bryant and Sifu Weatherall now a bjj Professor we trained wing chum, boxing and early MMA in Somerset.

In Bournemouth and Southampton I trained with Wing Chun Sifu Friskney,  a 6th Degree Black Belt in Wado Karate and 4th Degree Black Sash in Wing Chun, Dave taught a realistic approach focused on experience. He learnt from Masters such as Robin Gardener - William Chung Style. Samuel Kwok and Ip Chun in the UK and Moy Yat in New York,  he taught many security services at the time even the NYPD.

I trained with Sifu Dave in his Wing Chun and Yang Style Tai Chi until i reached 3rd Degree Black Belt,  and then training with him and his teacher Li Xuelong at Southampton School of Tai Chi Southampton in Yang Style and Chen Style Tai Chi. I love training with Xuelong whenever possible he is one of the most skilled instructors i could find in th UK.

I briefly trained with Sifu Packnhurst Fong Style of Wing Chun in Bournemouth, a student of his interviewed me for an article published in the Wing Chun Archive.

I trained with Wu Tan Institute Of Kung Fu and Shaolin Society Bournemouth in Weapons, and with Guru Shaun Osbourne in Tiger - Crocodile Pentjak Silat as an early member of the British Silat Organization.  

I trained with Judo and Karate Sensiei Greg Holloway now 7th Degree Wing Chun Master with Austin Goh - Lee Shing Wing Chun Brixton and Clapham London. I continue training with him whenever possible, himself and sifu friskney are the best wing chun teachers ive ever met.

I have enjoyed some classes and seminars in JKD, Thai Boxing, MMA, Catch, BJJ, Sambo with various Clubs in the UK. Meeting many great Instructors such as Hataisantiwong.  Mo Teque, Phil Norman, Dan Inosanto, Matt Follian, Sken, Chris Crudelli, James Thompson, Vik Holti and many Others.  

I trained Shaolin Black Flag with Benny Meng and the infamous Sifu Lin in America becoming UK Representative, I learned that the Black Flag Style originates from Sifu Tio TeK KIwe - Lo Han Kung Fu.

Always favouring training Tai Chi with Li Xuelong , being so inspired by him, I travelled to China to train with Liu Yong Student of Grand Master Chen Zheng Lei, and trained extensively with Liu Yong in China on two visits for a few months and visited other Masters in Shanghia and Bejing and In the UK for several months with him over serveral years and his other students Sue Johnson in Manchester Ali Warmsley in Brighton and Marc Ditcher in Poole and many others. I also trained with Master Jesse Tsao on his visits to Somerset.  

I have taught at several events and have been featured in martial arts articles, I have also performed stunts on stage for musical and movie performance and done some work in Security for valuable experience

I personally prefer to train for fun, health, fitness, self defence, on occasion we might compete at amateur level, but if you want to seriously train for full contact fight competition or spread your wings further i would highly recommend any of the instructors i have mentioned and many more, they are great people and very knowledgeable.

Qualifications -

Wing Chun ( Black Belt ) - Sifu Friskney - F.A.S.T Wing Chun Bournemouth 2002

SSTTM ( Instructor Level 1 )  - Mo Teague JKD - World Combat Arts Weymouth. 2003

Shaolin Gung Fu ( Instructor Level 1 ) - Weapons - Society of Shaolin Gung Fu Bournemouth 2004

Wing Chun ( Black Belt Level 2 ) - Sifu Friskney - F.A.S.T Wing Chun Bournemouth 2004

Kick Boxing ( Black Belt Honorary ) - Amateur Martial Association GB 2004

Chen Tai Chi ( Instructor Certificate ) - Master Liu Yong China 2005

Yang Tai Chi ( Instructor Certificate )  - Tai Chi Union GB 2005

Wing Chun ( Black Belt Level 3 ) - Sifu Friskney - F.A.S.T Wing Chun Southampton 2009

Shaolin Black Flag  ( Instructor Level 1 ) - Sifu Lin -  USA. 2013

4th Duan Instructor Recommendation - Master Jesse Tsao PHD  Beijing Wushu Team  - 2015

I Competed at - 

Wu Tan Institute Kickboxing - Southampton. 2002 - 2004 - 2nd and 3rd in category 

Tai Chi Union British Open - Oxford. 2005 - 2007 - 2nd and 3rd in category

SENI Combat Show - London. 2010 - 3rd and 3rd in category 

BCCMMA Competition - High Wycombe 2025 - 1st and 3rd in category.

Some of my Students have won 1st, 2nd and 3rd at competitions and become instructors.