The Fudoshin Karate Club was originally started in Comberton in 1994 and has been established for 14 years. We relocated to Cottenham Village College in 1999.

The club instructor is now Sensei Jeff Rand (Nidan) who has been involved in Karate for over 26 years.

Originally trained under Sensei John Van Weenan (6th Dan), Jeff joined ESKB in 1994 training under Sensei Mick Nursey (6th Dan) and subsequently joined the Martial Arts Academy training under Paul Toby (4th Dan). He moved to the IASK in Cottenham in 2003 training under Steve Austin (5th Dan)

Not only is he a fully qualified and insured instructor, he is also a qualified further education teacher and holds a current enhanced CRB check.

The clubs 2^nd instructor & Secretary is now Sensei Claire Leggott (Shodan).

Claire has been involved in Martial arts for as long as she can remember doing some training in Judo, Kuk Sool & Goyararu before joining Steve Austin (5th Dan) in 1995, and beginning her journey in Shotokan Karate gaining her Shodan in January 2006.

 

Photograph courtesy of Robin Bailey