Soke JamesMcDade
Professor James McDade has dedicated his entire life to teaching Jitsu. He is internationally recognised as one of the leading exponents of…
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Meet the martial artists whose experience, commitment and teaching support Total Self Defence students across North London and Hertfordshire.
Kyoshi SteveMcDade
First let me welcome you to our website and I hope you enjoy it whether you are a martial artist or novice interested in learning self-defence.
Shihan IbushKabashi
I am from Kosovo, and while I was in my country I have been training in Judo and Karate for more than 5 years. But when I came to England I…
Renshi SteveBrooks
As an instructor, Steve Brooks is very passionate about supporting all students to believe in their individual abilities and realising their…
Renshi SteveAdams
Steve started training at our Stotfold Ju-Jitsu Club in 2003 after watching his children train.
Renshi IoannisAmaslidis
After hearing from friends how fulfilling and enjoyable ju-jitsu is, I decided to join Total Self Defence within a month; I knew ju-jitsu…
Sensei AlanLeslie
I started my Ju-Jitsu career quite late (compared to most), in my early 30’s (not the 1930’s!). A friend of mine was a Black Belt at a club…
Sensei DinoConstantinou
I was born in 1964, I currently live in Southgate and work as a black cab driver in central London. I’ve always trained in some form of…
Sensei MikeBalazy
I started training in martial arts when I was 9 years old where I achieved an orange belt in Tang Soo Do and a first grade in Muay Thai, I…
Sensei WilliamHunt
Like most of us who were very young in the 1970’s I was exposed to the magic of Kung Fu that Bruce Lee brought to our whole generation. Later…
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