As usual, our rolling roster of instructors for SHOTORAMA includes skilled and marvellous people from across different organisations, and we are delighted that they have all volunteered their time and expertise to give you a unique and never-to-be-repeated karate experience! Read on to find out more about them and a little snippet from them on karate.
We look forward to welcoming them all for SHOTORAMA 2024, and hope you will enjoy their individual interpretations, specialist topics, and unique outlooks on karate. Let’s meet the team!
Sensei Chris “The Artist” Mulville
4th Dan, Shotokan Connect
Shiseikan, Maidstone
Sensei Chris Mulville started training under Sensei Georges Dussart (5th Dan) at Canterbury Christ Church College SKC in 1994, achieving shodan in 2002 after a break in training. He has taken the opportunity to train with many highly regarded senseis, including Sensei Enoeda, Ohta, and Naylor, more recently Senseis Brennan, Poynton, Rhodes, Higgins, and O’Neill. He is a founder member of Shotokan Connect, currently particularly enjoying training with Senseis Birch, Parnell, and Willis amongst others. Sensei Chris has competed at local and national level.
Sensei Arianna “The Showstopper” Jennings
2nd Dan, Shotokan Connect
Senshi Karate, Greenwich
Sensei Arianna is the classic triple threat: alongside karate training from age 6, she is an actor with years of professional performance training. Learning these different yet connected art forms simultaneously has given her a unique perspective and interpretation on the performance of shotokan, which she brings to her instruction.
Sensei John “The Wizard” Parnell
7th Dan, Shotokan Connect
“Karate has always been a positive influence on my life, and it keeps me balanced and stable. I believe it brings out the best in people. For me, the drills which spontaneously jump to my mind and evolve naturally during training/teaching sessions are usually the best.”
Sensei Kate “The Indomitable” Taylor
3rd Dan, KUGB
Haslemere
“Karate is totally immersive – you have to empty your mind of everything else.”
Sensei Steve “The Nexus” Bailes
4th Dan, HDKI
Blackwater Valley Shotokan Karate
“I look forward to sharing some of my passion for real karate, making it work, with a focus on the principles underlying karate. I have been blessed to train with some of the best karateka in the world and believe in sharing the knowledge regardless of grade or school. Just karate, just train, and enjoy your journey!”
Sensei Lucie “The Contender” Marsh
6th Dan, SKIF
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Sensei Neil “The Whippet” Jerome
6th Dan, HDKI
Kenmei Shotokan, Trondheim (Norway)
“Do your best to be open to new ideas and interpretations, and search internally for the feelings of movements, play around and explore variations. There’s no short cut to good technique, because the process of repeating techniques is where you get to explore, and discover. And there’s no wrong direction when you’re exploring! Your karate will be different to mine, and anyone else’s. Martial arts, and self-defence, are ultimately about understanding and negotiating the interplay between people; it’s important to give the non-physical side of that its full weight.”
Sensei Alice “The Polecat” Guellich
1st Dan, HDKI
Kanshin Fudochi, Guildford
Alice first started karate as a teenager in 2001, and quickly found her love for the shotokan style and discipline. Alice also trains in Krav Maga and enjoys combining the two very different styles into one. She now teaches the kids karate club at Kanshin Karate Club and trains at different karate clubs and workshops around the country as often as possible and is working and training towards 2nd Dan next year.
…and there’s the line-up for SHOTORAMA 2024! Go and find out what they’ve got planned at the programme page and find out what’s in store!
SHOTORAMA! 