Instructors

Sensei Mark Fry

Sensei Mark Fry founded the style of Te-Ashi-Do Karate in 1997 after studying Hon-Te-Ashi-Do under Sensei Gary Robbins.

Mark has grown Te-Ashi-Do into a modern, effective self defence system, and specialises in all the areas that Te-Ashi-Do teaches.

Mark Fry has trained as part of both the WAKO and WKA England teams, representing England at the Killarney and Florida WKA world championships. His highest acheivments in competition karate have been Gold medals in MIA open (light continuous) and the Fighters open (semi contact), silver medals in WKA English championships, and bronze medals in WKA and WAKO English championships, amongst other medals at local levels.

Mark has also trained many fighters to International level, and the Academy has seen good success for its members.

This give Mark Fry excellent experience in both point fighting and continuous sports karate disciplines, and over 14 years teaching experience in all forms that Te-Ashi-Do offers.

Amongst his qualifications, Mark Fry is one of only a handful of instructors in the UK qualified to teach the Rapid Assult Tactics system, created for and used by Us Navy Seals. The system is based on Jeet Kune Do concepts, and is seperate, but compliments and reaffirms, Te-Ashi-Do philosophies.

This level of teaching means that anyone interested in sports karate, self defence, fitness, personal protection or any other element of Martial Arts, Sensei Mark Fry is well qualified for all these areas.