BSK Instructors
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Name: Charles Gidley 9th Dan
Position: Association Founder and Chief Instructor
Training since: 1964
Referee: Chief Referee JSKA
Worlds 2008
Club location: Middleton
Manchester & all over UK/World on courses.
A former shihankai member of the JSKA under Abe sensei, holding grades
from the JKA, JSKA, WJKA and WKF, he was a founding member of the KUGB
and is renowned for both his indepth knowledge and understanding of kata
bunkai and oyo as well as having trained both national and
international/world champions. He was awarded Kyoshi from the ISKS in
2004.
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Name: Marc Leacock 8th Dan Contact: Tel 07877 081101 - email
Position: Senior Instructor - Technical officer - Vice chairman - England Coach
Training since: 1980 with sensei Gidley
Club
location: Second floor 15 - 21 Market Street, Heywood OL10 1HX (above Boots the chemist)
Training Times:
Tuesday: beginners 5pm to 6pm, graded members 6pm to 7.30pm
Thursday: beginners 4.30pm to 5.30pm, graded members 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Saturday: Brown and black belts 10am to 11.30am, kyu grades 11.30am to 13.00pm |

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Name: Fred Jones 8th
Dan Contact: Tel 01706 290491 or mobile 07886 585466 - email
Position: Licencing/Finance officer - Events organiser - Technical Officer
Training since: 1979 with sensei Gidley
Referee: Referee JSKA Worlds 2008 - BSK Chief Referee 2009
Club location: Oldham Leisure Centre, 1 Middleton Road, Oldham OL9 6AH
Training Times: Tuesday & Friday 7.00pm to 8.30pm at Oldham Leisure Centre.
Club Website: www.karate1st.com
Sensei Fred Jones was successful in achieving his 5th Dan on 5th May 2003. Where he showed his technical ability by demonstrating how to perform and land the 360° jumping kick, in the Kata Unsu. Sensei Jones has competed in many Regional and National Championships, and has been placed on numerous occasions, including BSK Grand Champion 1993, held at St Helens.
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Name: George Cheshire 6th Dan Contact: Tel mobile 07764 836432 - email
Position: Chairman/Technical Officer
Training since: 1972
Referee: Referee
Club location: Alsager Leisure Centre, Hassall Road, Stoke-On-Trent
Training Times: Tuesday & Friday 6pm to 8pm |

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Name: Ian Newsham 6th Dan
Position: Technical Officer
Training since: 1977 with sensei Gidley
Referee: Referee
Club location: N/A |

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Name: Lee Power 5th Dan JSKA - BSK Contact: Tel mobile 07 - email
Position: Assistant instructor
Training since:
Club location: Manchester Main Dojo Hq |

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Name: Emma Reid 4th Dan
Position: Assistant events organiser - Committee member
Training since: 1995
Referee: Judge
Club Location: Oldham |

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Name: Nick Broadbent 3rd Dan Contact: Tel mobile 07788 975068 - email
Position: Instructor
Training since: Since 2005 , with Sensei Gidley since 2012
Referee: Bski Nationals, JSKA European championships 2015
Club location: Shugyou Karate Do, Bandroom 1 corporation Street, Deanclough Mill, Halifax HX3 5AX
Club Website: www.shugyoukarate.co.uk
Training Times: Monday to Friday 17:00 -20:00 Saturday - Sunday 09:30 -12:00
Training since 2005 achieved 2 UK championship Gold Medals for kumite in 2006, 2007, plus numerous golds in regional competitions, was introduced to Sensei Gidley in 2012 where he has been training since and in 2015 achieved his 2nd Dan grade, continues to train weekly with instruction from Sensei Gidley and Sensei Leacock at the BSKI Honbu |
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