Instructors

Meet our instructors

Every instructor holds a current qualification within our style and a valid DBS check where they work with children.

Mark Yelland

Chief instructor

Mark founded the club and has taught here for close to two decades. He still trains alongside the students he teaches every week.

Sian Pengelly

Children's classes instructor

Sian leads our children's programme and has a particular focus on building confidence alongside technique. She has taught children's classes for over ten years.

Callum Bray

Adult classes instructor

Callum teaches our adult evening classes and works closely with students preparing for grading. He also runs our self defence courses.

Naomi Furse

Assistant instructor

Naomi progressed from student to assistant instructor and now helps run warm ups and grading preparation across several classes.

Reviews

What our customers say

★★★★★

My son has trained here for three years and the change in his confidence has been remarkable. The instructors are strict but fair and he has huge respect for them.

Helen RParent, Torquay
★★★★★

I came back to training after a ten year gap expecting to feel out of place. Instead the instructors picked up exactly where I left off and made the whole process easy.

James PMember, Paignton
★★★★★

The self defence course gave me far more confidence than I expected from six weeks of classes. I ended up joining the main club afterwards and have not looked back.

Amy LMember, Brixham