School
Director:
Neil Holden
Trainer of Several
National,
two European and two
World Amateur Champions.
Certified Muaythai
( Thai-Kickboxing )
Instructor
by Grand Master
Sken
( Thailand ).
Certified Blackbelt in
KUDO
( Japanese M.M.A. System )
by Grand Master
Azuma
( Japan ).
Certified 5th Dan Black Belt
Kakuto ( Combat ) Karate
( Shihan - Master Grade ).
Career Professional
Martial Arts Instructor
Since 1991
( Over 20 Years
Experience ).
Craig
Booth
Senior Instructor -
Shihan.
Level 5 ( 5th Dan ) Instructor.
'World
Class' Referee & Judge.
Shihan = Master Level Coach, which is awarded
one a trainer gains his 5th Dan or 5th Level.
A grade only awarded after more than 15 years
experience as a certified martial arts teacher.
Craig began teaching as an ‘Assistant
Instructor’ in 1996, and has
competed in both the Amateur and the Professional
divisions as a Lightweight.
He
was certified as a Muaythai Instructor by Grand
Master Sken ( Thailand ) receiving his
'Instructor Insignia' (
RED BAND ) in March
1997.
Craig
is also a highly experienced 'World
Class' Referee and Chief-Judge, and
has officiated well over 1000 contests in
the ring.
In this photo, Craig awards the prestigious
I.K.F. World Title
belt to Sam Bainbridge following his succesfull
bout.
Grade
/ Promotions
1996 - Started teaching as an
Apprentice Instructor
under Neil Holden.
1997 - Instructor Level 1 - Red
Band Instructor certification
from Master Sken.
1999 - Instructor Level 2 - (
2nd Dan
) Red + White Band.
2002 - Instructor Level 3 - (
3rd Dan
) Red + Yellow Band.
2006 - Instructor Level 4 - (
4th Dan
) Red + Green Band.
2011 - Instructor Level 5 - (
5th Dan
) "Red
+ Silver" Band.
Notes on Instructor Grades:
'Dan'
simply means 'Level'.
A 1st Dan is next
promoted to 2nd Dan,
after a minimum 2
Years teaching.
A 2nd
Dan is next promoted to
3rd Dan, after a minimum
3
years teaching.
A 3rd Dan is next
promoted to 4th Dan
after a minimum
4 years
teaching.
A 4th Dan is next
promoted to 5th Dan
after a minimum
5 years teaching.
In total it takes 15
years to get to become a Level 5 (
5th Dan ) Instructor.
5th Dans, in Japan, are giving the title of SHIHAN,
which means Master Level / Expert Level Instructor.
This is the same as a person
getting a 'Degree' in a particular subject, and
at a later stage advancing onto a 'Masters Degree'
( eg. a person may have a Degree in Economics
or a Masters Degree in Economics ).
Craig
Booth
