The Heart and Soul Behind Our Passion: Meet The Team

Our team is more than instructors; they are mentors, motivators, and champions of your personal growth. With a shared commitment to fostering a positive and empowering environment, each member contributes a unique spark to our vibrant community.

The Heart and Soul Behind Our Passion: Meet The Team

Our team is more than instructors; they are mentors, motivators, and champions of your personal growth. With a shared commitment to fostering a positive and empowering environment, each member contributes a unique spark to our vibrant community.

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Katie Salter

Katie Salter

Programme Director

Professional instructor with over 25 years experience in martial arts. I handle the administration and organise events including graduations, seminars and competitions.

Favourite food: hot dogs, cup cakes, toast

Favourite TV shows: Breaking Bad, Twin Peaks, Stranger Things

Likes: Disney, my pet cats, holidays with my family, horror films

Dislikes: spiders, getting up early

Robert Salter

Chief Instructor

Professional instructor with over forty years experience in the traditional Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do. Happily married to Katie with two daughters, Betty and Hattie.

Favourite food: Cheese Burgers, Hot Dogs, Sea Food, Chocolate Ice Cream and Humble Crumble with frozen custard

Favourite TV show: Man v Food, Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares, Wonders of the Universe, Colombo,

Likes: Travel, National Trust, Scuba Diving, Motorcycles, Cats & Tortoises

Dislikes: shopping, more shopping and reality tv shows

Judy Wells

Judy Wells

Instructor

Professional instructor with over 25 years experience in martial arts. I’m also a seamstress and provide a sewing service for students requiring trim or patches to be sewn onto their uniforms or alterations.

Favourite food: tomatoes, burgers, Lindt chocolate

Favourite TV shows: Death in Paradise, Vera

Likes: sewing, Home Bargains, gardening

Dislikes: spicy food, cold weather

sarah holden

Sarah Holden

Assistant Instructor

With over sixteen years martial arts experience I help teach classes for beginners to advanced.

Favourite food: Bananas, brussel sprouts

Favourite TV shows: Midsomer Murders, Homicide Hunter

Likes: reading and crotchet

Dislikes: smoking

Liam Connelly

Liam Connelly

Assistant Instructor

12+ years martial arts experience

Favourite food: roast dinners, chilis & curries

Favourite TV shows: Star Trek, The night Agent

Likes: hiking/walking, gardening, reading

Dislikes: Scottish midges and shellfish

Shaun Cannon

Assistant Instructor

12+ years martial arts experience

Favourite food: anything Italian

Favourite TV shows: Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders

Likes: martial arts, keeping fit, holidays, eating out

Dislikes: standing in queues, bad manners

Stephen Bradley

Assistant Instructor

11+ years martial arts experience

Favourite food: roast chicken dinner

Favourite TV show: Peaky Blinders

Likes: animals/dogs, watching football/sports, learning new skills, helping people

Dislikes: bullying, being stuck in traffic, long queues at shops, hospitals

Aidan Breen

Assistant Instructor

8+ years martial arts experience

Favourite food: filet steak mignon

Favourite TV shows: Peaky Blinders, Brooklyn 99

Likes: music, films, video games

Dislikes: bad music, bad films, bad video games

Betty Salter

Tiger Tot Assistant

Favourite food: pasta, Nana’s chicken casserole, sugar!

Favourite TV shows: Horrible Histories, anything Disney

Likes: Lego, dinosaurs, swimming, my pet fish, 

Dislikes: Zombie Ants, Queuing, Vegetables

Hattie Salter

Hattie Salter

Tiger Tot Assistant

Favourite food – peperami ,beef jerky, candy spray, curry

Favourite TV show: Masters of the Universe, Henry Danger, Sanjay & Craig, Clarence

Likes: swimming, gaming, cats, vintage figures, Disney World

Dislikes: spiders, breakfast, strawberry milk

Sean Connelly

Sean Connelly

Assistant Instructor

12+ years martial arts experience

Favourite food: full English breakfast and roast dinners

Favourite TV shows: Start Wars Clone Wars, Game of Thrones

Likes: gaming, hiking, football, ultimate frisbee

Dislikes: mushrooms, shopping