Instructors

Sean Connley

Owner of Kaisho

I have been in the martial arts for over 40 years. Firstly learning Karate where I obtained 1st Dan Black Belt, followed by Kickboxing, also obtaining 1st Dan Black Belt 6th Dan in Ju-Jitsu, which I was given on the 23rd September 2015 by Cobra Martial Arts.

I worked in the security industry for 6 years and have competed in tournaments around the UK being crowned. I have trained with some experienced instructors in and around the UK for many years. I have also been invited to teach at number of seminars throughout the country, and in December 2004 I was privileged to receive an award in the Black Belt Hall of Fame for my services to the Martial Arts.

I have been very lucky to still have Sensei Rolo as my sensei for these past 40 years

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Richard Stunt

Director, 2nd Dan Instructor

My name is sensei Richard and I have been training with Kaisho Academy of Martial Arts since 2008.

In that time I have reached my 2nd in jujitsu and 1st Dan in kickboxing and am currently training towards my 3rd Dan. In addition I am a verified Cobra Level 1 Instructor.

For the last 5 years I have been teaching students from the age of 4-7, in the Little samurai warrior class', up to adult class.

I am also a qualified personal trainer and the Director of RDS Fitness

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Michael Doran

2nd Dan Instructor

My role at Kaisho is to teach all groups from infants, juniors, teenagers to adults.

I resentley recieved my 2nd dan in Ju-Jitsu. I like to train more in Kickboxing and enjoy that side of training. I am currently studying business studies at college

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Lisa Herbert

2nd Dan Instructor

I have now been at Kaisho for 7+ years and I have enjoyed every single minute! I have worked hard and made it through all my gradings. I then trained 2-4 times a week for 12 months (with a 2 week rest in between to get married), training for my black belt 1st Dan. I even had the honour of being taught and trained with my Grand Master.

There has been blood, sweat and tears but throughout it all, I have had the support and encouragement from Sensei Sean and my fellow students who went through all that training with me, I would never have made it through without them!! I am now a 2nd Dan, and I have the privilege of teaching fantastic children and adults and passing on my knowledge to them, and learning new things from my students.

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Matthew Watson

2nd Dan Instructor

I have been at Kaisho for 10 years now and hold 2nd Dan in Ju-Jitsu. I teach the infant & junior children and have been doing this for 2 year.

One of my other hobbies is cycling in tournament in and around Hertfordshire

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Steve Jeffs

2nd Dan Instructor

I have been with Kaisho Martial Arts for 8 Years. I started training once a week, then moved on to 3 times a week plus every other sunday when we started training for our dan grades.

I have always been into some sort of martial arts since i was young, Kaisho was the only one I have stuck with mainly because I think It would actually be useful should i need to defend myself or someone else.

I have been very lucky to be Mentored by Sensei Sean & to be Taught by his Sensei, 9th Dan Sensei Rolo. Not many clubs were you can do that.

I was very proud to receive my Dan Grade, probably the the hardest thing I have done.

I now run my own club through kaisho in Hitchin teaching 4 to 11 year olds, which I never thought I would be confident enough to do when I started.