People - F
Important people within Karate
Ray Field 4th Dan
Chief Instructor of the WBKK - West Bromwich Karate Kai
Mobile: 07984 695432
Email: rayfield@talktalk.net
Website: www.wbkarate.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Alan Flook 7th Dan
Chief Instructor of the WKU - Western Karate Union
Telephone: 01179 779029
Email: alanflook52@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.wku.org.uk
Greg Francis 5th Dan
Former International and Founder of 'Fit2fite'
Sensei Greg Francis is a former British Karate International with over thirty years experience.
Greg has devised his own martial arts based aerobic workout fit2fite around practised fighting techniques merged with aerobic movement. It is intense but easy to follow and the music that it is set around is designed to be uplifting to energise you ready for training. It more than does that!
It is evident that Greg has thought very carefully about exactly the type of music to put with his workout or vice versa. It lifts and energises and relaxes at exactly the right beat to maximise both workout potential and enjoyment. Greg is also an instructor on Ticky Donovan's annual Summer Course.
Fit2fite sessions can be experienced here
- Monday - 8pm
Newham Leisure Centre, London E6
Corner of Price Regents Lane and the A13 - Thursday - 5.30pm (from 5/04/07)
Oasis Leisure Centre, Endell St, WC2
Corner of High Holborn and Shaftesbury Ave - Saturday - 9.15am
Balaam St Leisure Centre
Balaam Str, London E6
Telephone: 0208 594 0860
Website: www.fit2fite.com
Phil Francis 6th Dan
Chief Instructor of Barking and Dagenham Ishinryu and Eltham Ishinryu.
He offers the use of his Dojo, in Barking, to Sensei Ticky Donovan O.B.E 8th Dan who is the England National Squad Director for his fortnightly ‘All Styles Open Squad’ training sessions.
Phil is a practising 6th Dan with over 28 years experience and is also an ex British & English International. He is a former English Champion, British Champion, European Senior Bronze Medallist and a European Junior Team Silver Medallist. He is also an instructor on Ticky Donovan's annual Summer Course.
Telephone: 0208 491 5210
Email: parkvfit@aol.com
Website: www.parkviewfitness.co.uk
Janice Francis-Irvin 4th Dan
Chief Instructor of Goodmayes Ishinryu
One fifth of the famous Francis Janice is a former English Champion, British Champion, European Gold Medallist and World Team Champion. She is also the organiser of the annual Champions Training Day.
Hiroji Fukazawa 7th Dan
World Chief Instructor to the Wado International Karate-do Federation
Mr. Fukazawa started his persuit of the martial arts at a young age, starting with Kendo and then later moving to Judo. It was at the age of 14 when he began the practice of Wadoryu Karate-do.
During his first 18 months of Karate training Sensei Fukazawa trained at a Dojo in Inoue before moving on to Sensei Minoru Mochizuki's Dojo where he trained there for several years.
Fukazawa Sensei was also privileged to study Aiki Jutsu, Aikido and Katori Chinto Ryu.
In 1974 he travelled to France to help Sensei Mochizuki's son, Hiroo to spread Wado-ryu Karate-do. He soon moved to the north of Italy where he lived for two years and established some Wado karate Dojo there.
Sensei Fukazawa now lives in France where he is the Chief Instructor of the WIKF Federation in France also he is an active member of the French Karate Federation, holding several positions such as Federal Expert and he is a member of the French grading panel.
He is well known for his expertise of Wado Kata and his explanation of the moves within these Kata (Bunkai). This can be seen on his CD Rom or DVD, which was commissioned by the FFK the French All Styles Federation.
Also Fukazawa Sensei is a founder member of the WIKF and in 2001 he was appointed World Chief Instructor to the Wado International Karate-do Federation by Professor Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi.
