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Graham Buckley 4th Dan and chief instructor
I started karate in 1989, training for 7 years under sensei Mike
Pettifer at the Norfolk Wadoryu Karate Club before gaining my 1st Dan in
1996 with Shindo-Kai association under guidance from Ged & John Tuman. I
gained my 2nd Dan in 1998 with the EKO (English Karate Organisation) under
the guidance of Dave Sharkey and in 2001 I gained my 3rd Dan also with the
EKO and under the guidance of Dave Sharkey. After a short break from
training I found the Kazoku-Kai association headed by sensai Derek Ridgway.
He has opened my eyes to a whole new world of karate. His knowledge of
katas, kihon and bunkai is superb. I would say that I have learned more in
the five years we have been training with him then in the previous 18 years.
I'm very pleased I passed my 4th Dan with him on the 11th September 2011.
I currently instruct with the Norfolk Wadoryu Karate club in
Fakenham, where I first started instructing in 1996.
