Frank Jennings, 2nd Dan

Frank is another one of our southern regioners who made the move from training into teaching after finding himself without a local KUGB club; he now runs Senshi karate in London, actively cultivates relationships with other clubs and guest instructors, and particularly encourages families to train together. Frank’s friendly and easy-going nature makes him a […]

Neil Jerome, 5th Dan

Finishing off the instructor profiles for the SHOTORAMA committee, but certainly not the last from our line-up, this one is from me! I also wrote the questions, so basically I am interviewing myself. I’m excited to be here 🙂 I think I’m going to be the instructor who is travelling the furthest to come to […]

Avi Wolfsthal, 1st Dan

Avi is, without question, a karate scholar. Whatever your query, you can bet he’s already done the research, and if you get a question from him, you know it’s going to be one that you probably don’t have a ready answer for, but you will be glad he asked. As well as bringing a thoughtful […]

Kate Taylor, 3rd Dan

Kate Taylor is one of SHOTORAMA’s more experienced instructors, not only in karate itself but also in the subtly different skill – some say art – of teaching. Kate combines a depth of knowledge with a wealth of insight to go with her high quality technique. She was high on the wish list of instructors, […]

John Parnell, 6th Dan

Welcome to our series of posts giving some background to our SHOTORAMA instructors! We sent out a list of vague and open-ended questions to our panel of instructors, hoping to shed some light on their experience and passion for karate. Read on below to find out more about our first instructor, John Parnell (rokyudan). John […]