Luke has studied martial arts for over 15
Years and holds Black Belts and coaching qualifications
in various Martial Arts and Self Protection systems. He
has studied Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Judo, Ju Jitsu, BJJ,
Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Western Boxing and
Submission Grappling.
He is a former member of the Parachute Regiment
and saw active service in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Northern
Ireland and Iraq. Luke represented the Army and Combined
Services (best from Army, Navy and RAF) at Martial Arts
during this time.
Luke is also a qualified personal trainer
so you can be assured any teaching methods are cutting
edge.
“I have known
Luke for several years and have found him to be vastly
skilled in both Martial Arts and Personal Security. A
wealth of "real-life" experience which he can
professionally and intellectually bring to any course
or seminar he teaches. Great fun to be around and very
inspirational.”
Al Peasland, Owner, Complete Self Protection
“I am delighted to
recommend Luke Mannion, not just as a great MA instructor,
but as a great man. He was one of the stars of my masterclass,
matriculating top of the class.”
Geoff Thompson Lukes Qualifications include..
MARTIAL ARTS
• 5th DAN FREESTYLE JU JITSU
• 4th DAN KICKBOXING
• 10TH KHAN MUAY THAI (BLACK BELT EQUIVALENT)
• MUAY THAI INSTRUCTOR
• 1ST DAN TAE KWON DO
• AMATUER BOXING ASSOCIATION FULL COACH
• REPRESENTED ARMY AND COMBINED SERVICES
SELF PROTECTION
• BRITISH COMBAT ASSOCIATION INSTRUCTOR
• ULTIMATE SELF PROTECTION INSTRUCTOR
• GEOFF THOMSON LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR
• 1st DAN REAL COMBAT SYSTEM
RELATED QUALIFICATIONS
• NLP PRACTITIONER
• QUALIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER
• FIRST AID AT WORK
• CRB CHECKED
Kru Bob Spour – Muay Thai and
Kickboxing Grading Examiner
Bob Spour has more than forty-four
years experience of the martial arts starting training
in traditional Karate (Shotokan and Goju ryu) and has
spent over thirty years studying Muay Thai both in Thailand
and UK. He has an international reputation as a self protection
and NLP instructor.
He is also Chief Instructor to over seventy
camps worldwide, collectively known as the Phraya Pichai
Camps International. Bob qualified as a senior judge and
referee in Thailand in 1994 at The Kings Cup in Uttaradit,
he is one of the most highly qualified Muay Thai experts
in the world.
I am please to announce Bob will be
overseeing our Muay Thai and Kickboxing development and
will be conducting gradings in these arts.
Shihan Trevor Roberts – Submission Grappling Grading
Examiner
Trevor, acknowledged as being the 'Hard
Man' of British Martial Arts, remains probably the finest
exponent of transposing traditional systems to practical,
real world situations. Trevor holds the following grades,
8th Dan Ju-Jitsu,6th Dan Shiai-Jitsu, 6th Dan Combat Sambo,
Russian Master of Sport
Starting in Judo aged nine, and now an 8th
Dan in Ju-Jitsu, Trevor has wrestled against some of the
best ever, as well as being a skilled Sambo practitioner.
With over 30 years of continuous doorwork and personal
bodyguarding, his experience have shaped not only his
art, but both his mental resolve and his pain control
I am please to announce Trevor will
be overseeing our Submission Grappling development and
will be conducting gradings in these arts.
