Richmond Academy Of Martial Arts

Years of Training: 24 years
Years of Teaching: 15 years

Beginning training at a young age Mr Lucas quickly discovered martial arts would be a constant in his life.

Like many smaller children he was targeted by bullies and yet still wouldnt let them keep him down. This irripresable nature spawned the formidable competitor and proud instructor we have today.

Specialist Areas:

• Kickboxing
• Sports specific conditioning
• Competitive fighting
• Submission fighting

Achievements:

• Opening and growth of Richmond Martial Arts academy
• Cimac Nation league grand champion
• BSMAP Grand champion
• NSCSL Hall of fame
• Launching Lucas Elite business solutions
• Training 3x world champions and 4x british champions
• W.K.A. 2009 5 nations Champion
• Mixed martial arts record 3-1-0 (amature and semi pro)

Certification:

• First Aid trained
• GBMAA Sports martial arts instructor level 5
• GBMAA Traditional martial arts instrucor level 4
• GBMAA Forms instructor level 2a
• Premier Personnel Trainer lvl 3
• CRB Checked
• Massage Therapy
• GBMAA CIT Training trainers
• GBMAA First Aid, Child Protection, Equality in Sport, Health & Safety

Years of Training: 3 years
Years of Teaching: 2 years

Grade: Kickboxing Blackbelt

Why you started: After dancing for most of her life and being involved in many diferent sports Helena Martin decided to give kickboxing a try, she found martial arts really suited her and has fallen i love with it. 

"The impact martial arts has had on me has changed my life forever."

 
Specialists Areas: Mixed martial arts, Submission fighting and Kickboxing

Certification: 

Years of Training: 11 years  

Years of Teaching: 5 years

Grade: senior instructor / pro competitor

Why you started: i was into pro wrestling from about the age of 5 and noticed a video with ken shamrock and dan severn on the cover i bought it and it turned out be ufc 5 from then on i was hooked and went from wrestling to mma overnight. i started training karate and submission wrestling and first competed at 15 years old since then i have trained in various martial arts such as bjj and muay thai and have been fighting pro mma for the last 3 years

 
Specialists Areas: Brazillain Jujitsu, Muay Thai, Full contact
 

Certification:  First aid trained, crb checked

Years of Training: 12 years
Years of Teaching: 6 years

Grade: Professor of Capoeira (red chord level 8)
Why you started: I did not have the opportunity to study much in my home country of Colombia and a way for me to get phyisical education was through capoeira. It also helped me say away from trouble and focus my energy on a healthy alternative. After a few years Capoeira became my way of life and gave me the opportunity to travel around the world.

Specialists Areas: Capoeira

Certification:  REPS level 3, First Aid trained CRB checked, protecting and safeguarding children, certified youth worker, mentoring coaches

Achievements: Founded Capoeira Youth (short listed by Mayor Boris Johnson for best sports project) together with Youth For Youth (http://www.youthforyouth.org.uk/), developed Capoeira Abolicao UK http://www.capoeiralondon.com/

Years of Training: 18 years

Years of Teaching: 10 years

Grade: 1st dan Traditional Shotokan Karate

Specialists Areas: Shotokan Karate , Kickboxing , self defence

Certification:  1st dan Shotokan Karate WKGB instructor , C.I.T. Instrucotr GBMAA lvl 3, diploma of psycological sciences, graduated harvard school of managment.

Achievements:  3 x TSKAGB Kata champion, 2 x TSKAGB Kumite champion, Senior instructor for university of hertfordshire kickboxing society.

Years of Training: 8 years
 Years of Teaching: 1 year

Grade: Purple belt
 

Why you started: I began training at 9 years old in Karate after being inspired by martial arts in media.I studied with my sensei until the age of 14.

After a long break i returned to the matial arts way after attending a free trial at Richmond Martial arts where i now teach.

Specialists Areas: Competetive fighting, Kickboxing

Certification: CIT Instructor lvl 3

Achievements: Completed The London Marathon, starting the first programme for children with autisim and downs syndrome.