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Head Coach - David Webb
Born on 29th August 1979, David Webb has always been involved in sport. However, in the early 1990's playing rugby for Bedford and football took a back seat to a new found passion: the martial arts and in particular Shotokan Karate. Introduced by his friend- Darren Adams, David began training in Shotokan Karate under the auspices and expert tutelage of the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB).
"As most people will tell you, Karate simply took over my life says David "I was literally following Karate around everywhere from day one and attended every demonstration, seminar or open course I could find and bought up every Karate video I could, I've never been much of a competitor but did get to represent the Southern region against the rest of England, Scotland and Wales in a few competitions under the guidance of Gary Harford and Mr Ohta. I think my best individual placing happened at a Funakoshi World Championships where I was disqualified for lack of control after 'splatting a big German' in the quarter final more...
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Tokon Academy Apprentice Instructor
Adam Weeks
Karate Kata - Tekki Shodan (Click here to enlarge)