FBMA All Styles Training Camp

Richard Smith

I was a delayed starter in my late 20s, The benefits and life skills in martial arts have shaped and defined my life for the past 20+ years. One of my biggest joys is the ability to give back, both within our own school and with the creation of the FBMA Training Weekend, Friday & Saturday you'll normally see me running around making sure everything is running smoothly, on Sunday I get chance to take to the mats. With Black Belts in 3 disciplines, you may get the taste of Taekwondo, Hapkido or Krav Maga.

Lisa Smith

Through hard work and determination, Lisa has worked through the ranks to gain Black Belts in Taekwondo and Kickboxing. She run's Twin Tigers successful fight team and alongslide Jack 'Hicko' Hickson is the face and brains behide WKA England. She runs the Kettlebells class which always has a great turnout and the rest of the time running after family, keeping things running and stopping Richard from failing apart.

Steve Smith

Emma Smith

Ian Cleveland

Hi, my name is Ian Cleveland and I teach Jujitsu. I call it Japanese Jujitsu as people mostly think of Brazilian Jujitsu and the majority of what I teach is from standing. I have been training for 38 years starting in Katho Ryu Jujitsu with a 4 year spell at Wing Chun. About 4 years ago I put a white belt on again and in addition to my teaching, started learning Kaze Arashi Ryu with Andy Abernethie. My mantra is to constantly question what you do and why you do it. I mainly focus on the principle of harmony within combat, going with the aggressor’s energy rather than fighting against it

Sophie Thompson

Simon Stockdale

Alan Cook

Clive Lee

Tina Parker

John Goldson

Jack Hickson

Jack 'Hicko' Hickson discovered his passion for kickboxing at the young age of 8, and has since dedicated his life to the sport. He is a well-regarded coach at Twin Tigers, known for his ability to inspire and instruct fighters to reach their full potential. Alongside his coaching duties, Hickson also manages WKA English with Lisa Smith, contributing significantly to the kickboxing community at a regional level. In addition, he holds a prominent position as one of the lead WKA squad coaches, where he plays a pivotal role in training and preparing athletes for competition. Through his various roles, Hickson showcases his deep commitment to promoting and developing the sport of kickboxing.

Adam Barlow

I began my Martial Arts journey in 1989 training in Taekwondo and gained my 1st Dan Black belt in 1994. In my late teenage years I became fascinated with learning more about Martial arts and took up training in the Tonfa and Nunchaku. I found both training systems were complimentary to traditional Taekwondo drills and then i started to pass on my knowledge to my fellow students. I am now a 4th Dan in Taekwondo and lead the Weapons training programme at the Dojang Martial Arts centre in Lincoln, as well as assisting with Taekwondo coaching and mentoring my junior Nunchaku leader.

Dave Sibley

I began my kickboxing training (Lau Gar style) in Stirling in 2003 under multiple kickboxing World Champion Craig Foster. In 2005 I relocated to Dumfries & Galloway and continued my training under Lau Gar Kickboxing and Kung Fu Instructor Bryan Swales. In 2009 I was awarded my 1st Dan by Master Jeremy Yau. I was awarded my 2nd Dan through the CMAA. I have regularly competed over the last 20 years in both light contact and semi contact winning a number of national open titles. I have also competed abroad with WKU Scotland under David Baptist and have fought on fight nights. I trained for several years in Thai boxing to supplement my kickboxing training. For the last 13 years I have run my own freestyle kickboxing club Cold Fury Kickboxing Academy in Dumfries together with my wife Debbie. I am blessed to have an amazing team of instructors around me, many of whom have trained in a wide range of martial arts disciplines and our syllabus reflects this. I encourage my instructors and students to train with other clubs/styles and bring their learning back into the club. Indeed, this is a requirement for senior gradings.