Meet our head instructor: Jamie Hubbard
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BiographyI have been practicing different styles of martial arts for over 30 years, I started off training in the style of Shotokan Karate at the local youth center and was hooked straight away, some time later I moved on to study Korean karate under the instruction of John Gannon at the leisure on saffron lane in Leicester.
As I started to move up through the grades I began to look into other styles and what they may offer me as a martial artist. I started a plumbing course at Leicester South Fields College and came across an advertisement for a style of Korean martial arts called Kuk Sool Won and decided to pop along and take a look. I was amazed by the diversity of the style from its application of pressure points; joint locks, throws and weapons, it seemed to be just what I had been looking for and decided to join up under the excellent tuition of David Johnson. After studying Kuk Sool Won for a while, I unfortunately had to take a break from training and focus on work, and eventually moved to Cornwall. Upon my arrival, I decided I had to get back into training and searched around for a suitable club. That's when I came across Maher's Martial Arts Academy in Truro. The Academy’s core style was another Korean art called Taekwondo, but Master Maher also skilfully included elements from other martial arts into his Taekwondo syllabus to compliment the art, this comprehensive syllabus was similar to Kuk Sool Won and I was hooked straight away. |
I have been studying and teaching Master Maher’s Taekwondo there since 2005 and so far have attained my 4th degree black belt under the tuition of Master Peter Maher. After receiving my 3rd Dan grade from Master Ken Pankiewicz, I felt that once again I needed to advance my skills further and joined a Jujutsu club in St Austell under the exceptional instruction of Dave Remnant. I have found many similarities in Jujutsu and how the techniques integrate well with my existing repertoire.
Around the same time as starting to practice with Dave Remnant I had the very good fortune to meet Dr Haru-Hisa Takamatsu (or Harry as he prefers to be called). Harry has practiced Iaido for many years and offered personal tuition to myself in the style of Hasegawa Eishin Ryu and Yamamoto Ke Den Touhou Kodachi Batto (Harry's family style) which incorporates Kendo practice to advance my technique.
I continue under Master Peter Maher; Sensei Dave Remnant and Harry's guidance to further develop my martial art skills and seeking a better understanding of the arts, enhancing my understanding of Taekwondo and teaching it alongside Jujutsu, Kenpo Karate and Iaido in my own form of mixed martial arts. Schools teaching multiple styles can be referred to as “Taijutsu” in Japanese or “Honhab Musul” in Korean, adding elements from different sources together can enhance the martial arts as a whole providing a better understanding and experience for the practitioner. I now offer lessons at my own club: Flying Dragon Martial Arts Club (Hiryu Budou-Jyo).
Our club is also now accredited with the International Taekwondo Council, which includes myself and Sensei Emma being DBS checked and First aid trained.
Around the same time as starting to practice with Dave Remnant I had the very good fortune to meet Dr Haru-Hisa Takamatsu (or Harry as he prefers to be called). Harry has practiced Iaido for many years and offered personal tuition to myself in the style of Hasegawa Eishin Ryu and Yamamoto Ke Den Touhou Kodachi Batto (Harry's family style) which incorporates Kendo practice to advance my technique.
I continue under Master Peter Maher; Sensei Dave Remnant and Harry's guidance to further develop my martial art skills and seeking a better understanding of the arts, enhancing my understanding of Taekwondo and teaching it alongside Jujutsu, Kenpo Karate and Iaido in my own form of mixed martial arts. Schools teaching multiple styles can be referred to as “Taijutsu” in Japanese or “Honhab Musul” in Korean, adding elements from different sources together can enhance the martial arts as a whole providing a better understanding and experience for the practitioner. I now offer lessons at my own club: Flying Dragon Martial Arts Club (Hiryu Budou-Jyo).
Our club is also now accredited with the International Taekwondo Council, which includes myself and Sensei Emma being DBS checked and First aid trained.