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The English Contact Karate Association is a Karate / Kickboxing organisation with over 100 well-established academies. All instructors are highly trained Black belts with governing body qualifications. Instructors hold regular gradings normally at tri monthly intervals. The organisation is responsible for five karate and full contact champions. The ECKA teaches both full and semi contact fighting and holds regular competitions as well as competing in the Nationals every year. In grade order ECKA follows this belt colour hierarchy: Red, White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Purple, Blue, Brown, Junior Black, and finally Black. SENIOR INSTRUCTORS Dev Barrett - Dev has been training since 1971 and is the current Chief instructor and grading examiner. In his time Dev has been champion of Europe and Britain. Dev teaches in his gym in Coventry. Ray Hoffman - Ray is the current Treasurer of the ECKA and also a senior instructor. Ray teaches in Sedgley near Wolverhampton. Red Walcott - Red is the Semi contact coordinator, he teaches at his gym in Bristol. Dave Power - Dave is the Coaching officer, Dave teaches in Ludlow, Bridgenorth and Shrewsbury. Asgras Azadien - is the ECKA representative. He is the Former Iranian Karate Champion. Javad Azadien - Javad is also an ECKA representative, he has over 18 years of experience. His academy is located in London. Simon Small - Simon is an A Class ECKA referee. He teaches in Hereford, he has won over 150 trophies. Jeremy Draper - Jeremy is a senior Instructor and ECKA committee member. He teaches in Nottinghamshire. INSTRUCTORS Geoff Aldridge - Training since 2001, his is The Bletchley Club. Mark Featherstone - Five times National champion Mark's club it the Milton Keynes Club. Jacqui Armitt - Jacqui used to be a student of Mark's and still trains regularly, she is responsible for the Drayton Parslow club. Paul Biggs - teaches in Bristol. Paul Bosley - Training for 24 years, now teaches in Enfield. Martin Candelent - Teaches the Tivindale club of the West Midlands. Martin Cole - Martin Teaches the Kingsthorpe Warriors club in Northampton. Sue Douglas - Sue teaches in Long Eaton. Craig Finn - Craig Teaches in Worcester. Hopeton Harmitt - Hopeton teaches in West Bromwich. Steve McMullen - Steve has been running the Telford club for over eight years. Paul Millingbrook - Paul Teaches in Bilbrook and has been training for twenty years. Ian Moody - Ian has been teaching since 1989 he teaches in Bath. Ian Mortlock - Ian Teaches in Bicester. Barry Norman - Barry teaches in Durham. Rob Pickering - Rob is still a regular member of Mark's Milton Keynes club. He opened his own club in 2004 at Tring in Hertfordshire. Dieter Rainer - Dieter teaches in Bromsgrove. SEE ALSO External links |