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Teaching martial arts is a
great responsibility. All our instructors
are highly trained professionals who care about
the students in their care. They believe
that martial arts is more than just punching and
kicking.
They are patient and
enthusiastic, caring deeply about the safety and
quality of their classes.
Louise and Dik are ably
assisted by an adult and junior leadership team
who assist with teaching duties within each
class, ensuring you or your child receives the
highest possibly quality of instruction and
attention.
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Louise
Reeve is the chief instructor at Clifton
and Henleaze.
She had been a successful international
archer, winning gold for England in the
Maine & New York State Open Archery
Championships. After suffering an injury
to her hand, she was forced to abandon dreams
of the Olympics and started Taekwon-Do instead.
She started training in
Exeter in 1994 where she quickly became
involved in the competition circuit.
By 1996 she had won gold
medals for both patterns and sparring,
culminating in winning a gold at the Taekwon-Do
Open European Championships.
Louise moved to Bristol
in 1999 where she continues to train
under Master Ray Gayle, 7th Degree Blackbelt. She
has a keen interest in weapons training
and self defence & grappling. She
regularly attends seminars run by P.U.M.A.
Louise is a qualified
paediatric nurse. She currently holds
the P.U.M.A. child protection officer
post and carries out all of P.U.M.A's
instructor child protection training.
She has forged links between P.U.M.A.
and the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport
Unit.
Louise is currently the
only lady in the UK trained as a F.A.S.T.
Defence Instructor.
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Dik
Chance is the Chief Instructor at Brentry Taekwon-Do.
He is also the Executive Director for FAST
Defence Worldwide and one of only two people in the world that can train and certify new instructor teams.
His interests and background means that
he works hard to ensure that his classes
are well balanced between the traditional
aspects, learning useful self-defence, and
improving fitness & confidence.
Dik has developed a lot of the most recent
FAST Defence programme that is
now taught by martial arts schools
worldwide.
He is
also one of the highest qualified Defendo
instructors in the UK, a special forces
method of self-protection.
He is also a firm believer
in the P.U.M.A. ethos of inclusiveness.
"I want to make sure
that my classes have something for everyone,
whatever their age, sex, background or
needs."
Dik continues his training
in Taekwon-Do with Master Ray Gayle, Chairman
of P.U.M.A. He works alongside FAST Defence founder Bill Kipp to train instructors worldwide.
He is a qualified SCUBA diving
instructor & has taught at national
levels. He also holds qualifications in
First Aid & Risk Assessment and currently
holds the P.U.M.A. safety officer post.
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