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Olly's Profile
My training since 1990 to 2006 has been solely in Goshinkwai Yawara self-defence.
I have been taught by many instructors over this time. However, the two intructors who have been most influential are Alun Williams and John Warfield. In 1995 I was a brown belt attending the annual course. Alun was taking his 2nd Dan grading and I was his Uki (training partner).
As part of this I presented to John Warfield a pre-grading for my own Dan grade and following this John asked me if I would like to attend the Saturday morning Dan grade training sessions that he was then just restarting. This was the most significant event in my training career. I began training with John following this and continued until the weekend before his death in the summer of 2003.
I would like to pay tribute to him by saying that he was among the most skilful and knowledgeable martial artists in the world. He knew many different styles of fighting and he was able to adapt them very much to suit the individual.
Being instructed by John was an opportunity that few people got and I feel genuinely privileged to have been able to train with him for so long. I will try to pass on as much as I can to the students that I teach.
During 2006, I together with several instructors amalgamated to form a new organisation, Total Body defence
