Senpai Jason

I have always wanted to do something worthwhile. To “better” myself and others. Karate has focused that into training and instructing.

 

"I started Kyokushin karate at a young age, with the BKK, under Sensei Barry Bergin. I trained into my late teenage years and gradually stopped training altogether.

 

After getting out of my teenage years I started training with a few local Kyokushin dojos, kickboxing and self-defence clubs. Eventually, I decided to re-join the BKK, fully dedicate myself to training and gained my Shodan December 2021.

 

In 2021 I also began a relationship with an organisation called So-Kyokushin UK - through  Shihan Mac Robertson - and found a new, practical outlook through the traditional roots of Kyokushin training…

 

Politics is in all things, even martial arts. I felt that politics and organisational structures were interfering with my growth and training, certain aspects of karate were being either ignored or forgotten. I felt I had to create a chance to remedy this.

 

With the help of those who felt the same way and believed in me - we opened Mirai (The future) Karate Dojo in Folkestone with So-Kyokushin, as a place for all karateka to experience all of what Kyokushin offers.