NAME - GARY JAMISON
A dedicated Martial Artist and Shotokan Karate/Wing Chun /Krav Maga practitioner with over 25 years experience.

Gary has been training consistently since he was four years old, first in shotokan karate competing in numerous kata and kumite competitions throughout the UK. It was whilst serving in the army that his training in Wing Chun began. At the time no formal self-defense was taught in UK forces. Serving in Northern Ireland meant constant exposure to insurgency threats, civilian unrest and paramilitary attacks. Therefore, a high level of personal protection skills were required.

Training was undertaken with Sifu Gary Payne of the RSDA a 4th generation Wing Chun expert whose lineage includes Master Samuel Kwok, Grand Master Ip Chun, Grand master IP Man.

Gary achieved his Sifu (instructor) level in the spring of 2003. He has been teaching professionally for seven years. Much time is spent researching new training methods, developing fitness regimes and refining the training process.

Areas of Professional Qualification - 2003 - Qualified personal trainer/sports massage therapist. Dip PT, IIST, IIHT fully insured, fitness training, first aid, optimum nutrition for health and fitness, circuit training, body massage, sports massage therapy.

Sifu - Wing Chun Kung Fu - 2003

Level 1 instructor Krav Maga - 2010

Military Career
1st Bn the Royal Green Jackets >

CLASS 1 INFANTEER HM FORCES 1995 - 2003
- Seven years Army experience.
- Medium weapons specialist.
- Army Marksmen, was selected for the shooting teams every year.
- First Aid trained up to Team Medic level. Includes battlefield First Aid and trauma.
- All Arms Search Team trained.
- Trained in the use of photographic skills.
- Team leader in charge of a four man team.
- Encountered various situations from riots to patrolling some of the world's most hostile environment's.

Why I do what I do

"When I left the forces back in 2003, I had very little experience in actually training using weights or bodyweight exercises. During the PT sessions you get shown how to do a push up, a pull up and those cursed burpee's, but as far actually understanding how they work and why they work and the various progressions to get to advanced strength, that was not happening. I knew I wanted to be stronger, faster and build a strong physique".

"I began to teach Wing Chun privately and qualified as a personal trainer. I believe the conditioning of people involved within martial arts and self protection is of paramount importance.

You can drill a number of techniques that will give a person the ability to defend themselves, but without a good level of fitness they will be still at a disadvantage".

"I started to learn how to train with weights, slowly building my strength up. I experimented with lots of training styles and routines and as a direct result I have a vast working knowledge of how to train the body for all manners of activities, from people who participate in sports to those want to get in shape just to enjoy everyday life that much more. I also train the trainers who get people in shape".

"My areas of interest lay in why things work! This is a direct result of my Wing Chun and combatives training. You can show someone how to do the movement but by getting them to learn key references about the exercise will greatly enhance their performance of it".

"We have recently added Krav Maga to our martial arts portfolio. This is as a level one instructor affiliated to Israeli Krav International. "My military background now has new meaning - much of the training principles, discipline and camaraderie combine to forge our training methods and routines".

"We may not be doing square-bashing, but training with a military edge will help create a positive mind-set, a desire not to be beaten. The old fashioned KISS method".