Training times
Thursdays
19:30 – 21:00
Studio 6
Location
The Place,
16 Flaxman Terrace,
London,
WC1H 9AT
Cost
About us
The London KDS karate Club was founded in 1988, and for much of the past twenty years was part of Imperial College. The original senior instructor of the club was Phil Morrisey who set up the club with the help of several ex-Durham black belts including Dominique Graham, Giles Murray, current senior instructor Nick Stewart, Ned Perry and Ian Treherne.
We’re a friendly club with male and female members of all grades and we’re always looking out for new members. The first lesson is free, so if you’re interested in learning karate, then give us a try!
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Instructors
Chief Instructor
Nicholas Richard Stewart (4th Dan)
Nick began his training in 1985 at the University of Durham. He graduated from Durham in 1988 and undertook a DPhil at the University of Sussex during which time, along with Giles and others, he was one of the founding members of the Imperial College KDS karate club. On finishing his DPhil Nick held research posts at various places in the UK and abroad where he remained active in the martial arts before moving back to London in 1994. Nick was awarded his 3rd Dan black belt in January 2008.
Nick became the senior instructor at the Imperial College club in 2004.
Instructors
Phil Avis (3rd Dan)
Phil began his training in 1996 at the University of Southampton. After graduation he had his first stint practicing in London before starting a club in Canterbury in 1999 with a local 4th Dan Black Belt. After a job change in 2005 the Canterbury club could no longer operate at which time he returned to the London club where he received his 2nd dan in 2010.
Will Black (2nd Dan)
Will joined KDS in 2004 while at the University of Durham. After receiving his black belt in 2008 he moved to London where he has trained regularly since.
Vicky Simms (2nd Dan)
Vicky has been a member of the London club for many years, having moved to the area from Durham where her training within the KDS began. She founded the Bethnal Green club with Stacey Harris and leads a Monday night practice there.