I founded the City & Islington Club in 1998, and since then have taught FWC to thousands of students over the years. Recognising that most of the people who start in my classes are young professionals (though I also teach children and older persons), who have no previous experience of martial arts, and little or no understanding of Chinese culture, teaching them Kung Fu correctly is quite an interesting challenge! Kung Fu is about change, it's learning about oneself continuously - and always coming out of your comfort zone. And to keep doing this, year after year. All of this, of course, within the structure of an effective self-defence system.

My background is in engineering, gaining my degree from Imperial College, London, and going on to become a Chartered Mechanical Engineer before changing careers more than ten years ago to run my own business as an FWC Kung Fu Instructor. Kung Fu has been there through all this, and it came before everything else because it enabled me to do everything else well.

As for my own life - I want to see how far I can take myself. My ambition is to get as good at Kung Fu as I possibly can. By teaching in this club I have been able to immerse myself in all things related to Kung Fu, and continue to deepen my understanding of strategy, philosophy, culture (including food!), language, history, medicine and religion. Unlike many 40 year old professional athletes I am still going strong, because FWC Kung Fu is designed to be practised into old age, keeping you healthy and strong throughout.

Part of the responsibility of a Kung Fu stylist is to continue to pass on the rich heritage of the style and the club into the future. The club has a great history and heritage, and it is an honour to have the responsibility to continue to perpetuate that heritage , and to inculcate my students with the tenets and values that make up a traditional kung fu stylist.

As for my students, some of them will go on to become the Kung Fu masters of tomorrow, and they will continue to make this club even greater through their lifetimes.