Marc Eagles
1st Dan

I had always wanted to learn karate but never had got around to it, always feeling as I got older, that I had wasted the opportunity to do so. When my sons were old enough, I was keen to encourage them to learn a martial art & keen for them to develop the skills, control and ability to defend themselves if ever required. I started training with them under Shihan Clarry in 1998 and soon became hooked. Inspired by the skills & obvious ability of our teacher I enthusiastically started Yoseikan Karate. Each week posed a new challenge and set new targets both physically & mentally. Slowly but surely, I worked my way through the Kyu Grades eventually achieving my Black Belt 1st Dan Grade in 2007. Whilst the syllabus is varied and covers all aspects of Karate, Aikijutsu, Jujitsu & Kobudo techniques, I began to favour the applications of Aikijutsu that enable you to disarm and neutralise your opponent. This remains my motivation, wanting to improve and develop my fighting technique. My progress has been slower than some however, I have come to realise that there is no rush and there is no short cut to learning, developing and fine tuning my technique.